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Wildebeeste, made by the gods from different left over parts of other animal, aka gnu, large migration in the Serengeti, blue

WILDEBEEST

Moroni Harbour and Mosque, capitol and center of Grande Comore, on all the postcards

MORONI MOSQUE & HARBOUR

Lagonda Rapide 1938, classic car, known for its speed at the time, elegant, pre-WWII

LAGONDA RAPIDE 1938

Mobylette, French, old school, functional scooter, used by Dr. Hertoghe, stolen by Iain

MOBYLETTE

Tigermoth, WWI aircraft, sold as surplus all over the British Empire, easy to fly, adapted for cropdusting

TIGER MOTH

Lake Kariba at sunset, houseboats, booze cruises, tiger fishing, wild game on the shores, Kariba weed

LAKE KARIBA AT SUNSET

Coelacanth, thought to be extinct, related to the lung fish, aka Gombessa

COELACANTH

Ylang ylang, essence of perfume, used in Chanel #5, grown in Comoros, flower picked from a low shrub

YLANG YLANG

Tigerfish, top game fish in Africa, elusive, aggressive, vicious teeth, can grow up to 20 kilos, piranha of Africa

TIGERFISH

Absinthe, the Green Fairy, thought to be hallucinogenic, was outlawed in Europe for a time, set a sugar cube on fire

ABSINTHE

Fieseler Storch, used by Otto Skorenzy to escape Mussolini from being a prisoner in a mountain top fortress in Italy, STOL

FIESELER STORCH

Quirimbas Archipelago, beautiful white sand dunes, azure blue waters, marling fishing, tropical paradise

QUIRIMBAS ARCHIPELAGO

Petanque or Boules, played in France, in the later afternoon, on sand, by old men, sometimes for money

PETANQUE

Typical Cape Dutch Wine Estate, near Stellenbosch, Paarl, excellent wine, pinotage originated nearby, beautiful, touristic

CAPE DUTCH WINE ESTATE

Kudu, hunted for its meat, which is best served medium-rare, antelope family

KUDU

Eland, hunted and farmed for its meat, best served medium rare, larger than a kudu

ELAND

Boerbol, Rhodesian mastiff, typical dog of an Afrikaner in South Africa, built to hunt and protect

BOERBOL, SOUTH AFRICAN MASTIFF

Mopane worm, if you squeeze the guts out and then fry it up, good protein source, colorful

MOPANE WORM

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