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World's Rarest Gorilla Caught on Film

tags: Cross River, gorillas, endangered species, gorilla, rarest gorillas, Cameroon

For the first time ever, conservationists have captured video footage of Cross River gorillas in their natural environment, thanks to a camera trap secreted in a forest in Cameroon. The elusive gorillas... more inside
posted by cricket  3 days 11 hours 55 minutes ago • 3 comments
422 views • length 1:55
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Catherine Destivelle - amazing solo climb in Mali

tags: climbing, freestyle, catherine destivelle, mali, mountain

YouTube Description: Another sublime climb from Catherine the great.
posted by Deano  5 months 1 week ago • 4 comments
536 views • length 9:36
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Fela Kuti - Monkey Banana

tags: Fela Kuti, Afrika 70, Monkey Banana

Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 perform, "Monkey Banana" (1976)
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posted by UsesProzac  1 month 1 week ago • 0 comments
302 views • length 10:01
 
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African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes.

tags: africa, hollywood, men, stereotype, movies

YouTube Description: Wouldn't it be better if African men weren't always depicted as warlords or victims? http://www.stayclassy.org/events/build-future-50k-50-days/e16054 After viewing Mama Hope's... more inside
posted by Zifnab  2 weeks 6 days ago • 7 comments
492 views • length 2:41
 
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A chairmaker without arms

tags: Sentayehu Teshale, woodworking, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Sentayehu Teshale is a woodworker like no other.
posted by fissionchips  3 weeks 2 days ago • 3 comments
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South Sudan vs. Sudan: Interview

tags: sudan, south sudan, interview, talks, oil, war, politics, military

Sudan has recently declared war on South Sudan, soon after South Sudan has begun nationhood. Anne Kiguta interviews the ambassadors from both countries. Among the topics of discussion is the disputed border... more inside
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posted by longde  3 weeks 5 days ago • 4 comments
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Malcolm X interrogated on "City Desk"

tags: malcolm x, city desk, chicago, billy graham

Back before he left the Nation of Islam. A rare view of Malcolm X in a tough interview format. He answers a few questions on contemporary issues including slave names, a plane crash, and the integration of universities.
posted by longde  2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2 comments
811 views • length 9:42
 
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Human Mammal, Human Hunter, art of persistence hunting

tags: Attenborough, Life of Mammals, hunting, animals

YouTube Description: Human beings are a particular type of mammal. In this compelling clip, we see a tribesman runner persue his prey through the most harsh conditions in a gruelling eight hour chase.... more inside
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posted by Deano  1 month ago • 2 comments
490 views • length 7:10
 
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Kenyan Guy In Wheelchair Hangs On To The Back Of A Truck.

tags: Nairobi, Disabled, Fearless, Transport

Disability Improvisation. This guy knows how to get from A to B as easily as possible. Reluctant NSFW for a couple of "F" bombs.
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posted by Barseps  1 month ago • 0 comments
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Mass Transit Porn - do you like it like that, baby? Oh yeah!

tags: gautrain, johnnesburg

from stranger blog: The Gautrain, a part of which opened in the middle of 2010, just in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, links Johannesburg, Pretoria, and OR Tambo International Airport. It is, as you can see, a thing of beauty.
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posted by bareboards2  2 months 3 weeks ago • 4 comments
773 views • length 46 secs
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Blakk Rasta - Barack Obama

tags: Africa, Reggae, Theme Song, Celebration, Ghana

From the New York Times - this is the unofficial Obama theme song during his trip to Ghana.
posted by Throbbin  2 years 10 months 1 week ago • 5 comments
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10

Darwin's Nightmare - Documentary

tags: Tanzania, Fishing, Lake Victoria, Europe, Arms Dealing

Part II http://www.darwinsnightmare.com/darwin/html/startset.htm
posted by Fedquip  3 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 3 comments
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Werner Herzog's film "Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun"

tags: Wodaabe, Bororo, Fulani, ethnic, africa, Werner Herzog, Herdsmen, of the Sun

"The Wodaabe (or Bororo) are a small subgroup of the Fulani ethnic group. They are traditionally nomadic cattle-herders and traders in the Sahel, with migrations stretching from southern Niger, through... more inside
posted by vaporlock  1 year 4 months 4 weeks ago • 3 comments
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China gifts the African Union with an HQ

tags: africa, african union, china, ethiopia, building, alliance

It's a $200 million building, the tallest in the Ethiopian capital and the new headquarters of the African Union. It also happens to be entirely the work of China. Paid for with Chinese money and constructed... more inside
posted by longde  3 months 1 week ago • 0 comments
323 views • length 1:41
 
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Hippo Attack in Okavango Delta

tags: hippo, attack, charge, jeep, okavango, whoa shit

A fully grown large adult bull attacked our game vehicle whilst on safari. Piercing a hole in the side of the truck and almost taking a chunk out of my leg!! -yt
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posted by eric3579  1 month 1 week ago • 9 comments
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Protester Beatings in Cairo by Egyptian Army

tags: holy fucking shit, uprising, violence

How brainwashed do you have to be to severely beat innocents because you are told to? This scares me : (
posted by alien_concept  5 months ago • 2 comments
649 views • length 6:14
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Nut Harvest - Foodskey

tags: bambara groundnut, groundnut, bambara, university of nottingham, harvest, foodskey

per YT: Harvesting bambara groundnuts at the University of Nottingham glass houses. These nuts are being tested for their reaction to different photo-periods (ie: day lengths)
posted by BoneRemake  3 months 1 week ago • 2 comments
693 views • length 5:51
 
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Young, Self-Taught Engineer Powers Village

tags: malawi, engineer, renewable, electricity, farming

Around the age of 14 through only reading books and observing pictures and diagrams, a young man created windmills to generate electricity for his village.
posted by longde  1 month 3 weeks ago • 4 comments
641 views • length 6:08
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"Colonialism in 10 Minutes" - (The Origin Of Joseph Kony)

tags: Africa, Uganda, Britain, Amin, Divide And Rule, Making Of

Opening 10 minutes of "Uganda Rising". Kony's (pronounced "coin") entry into the limelight is explained in the last couple of minutes.
posted by Barseps  1 month 4 weeks ago • 2 comments
1086 views • length 9:49
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Face-Off with a Lion

tags: lion, face off, photographer, national geographic

From YT: Photographer Mattias Klum experiences a face-to-face encounter with a lioness... a little too close for comfort.
posted by IronDwarf  2 months 1 week ago • 5 comments
724 views • length 4:58

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