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Africa is bigger than all of Europe, China and the USA together.

Africa is truly like another planet ~ A Thread 🧵

1. Magnificent visual of the River basins of Africa Image
2. This photo was taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, one of the oldest protected areas in Africa, where these rangers protect gorillas from poachers. Image
3. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean
4. Africa compared to some countries and continents. Image
5. African Renaissance Monument in Senegal (2010)

At 54 metres tall, this bronze statue is the tallest in Africa.
6. Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world, even more than Egypt.
More than 200 pyramids were built in Sudan, as opposed to the 118 pyramids in all of Egypt, during the ancient reign.
7. Lions in snow during a snowfall in South Africa

8. Khoisan indigenous people of Southern Africa. They're known for their distinct tall, slender bodies and are distinguished by their unique languages, which are tonal and click-based
9. Population Density of Africa Image
10. One of the oldest living things on Earth..!
Popularly known as “The Tree of Life.”
11. The San peoples, aka the "Bushmen", are various indigenous hunter-gatherer groups of Southern Africa

Two of them, with only a stick, demonstrate how humans can keep wildlife under control even without technology.
12. The Hydnora africana seems almost extraterrestrial, but in fact it is finely adapted for pollination in its arid habitat. This plant, resident of southern Africa, only emerges from the soil to flower. Image
13. The white ghost elephant of Etosha National Park, Namibia 🇳🇦

14. Biking in Africa

15. Driving through the avenue of the Baobabs at sunrise. Madagascar.
16. Nothing has been the same since the World Cup in South Africa 2010
17. The Dragon's Breath Cave in Namibia 🇳🇦, Africa is one of the largest underground lakes in the world.
18. Interesting video from Africa.

Four vultures, two lions, a hyena and a giraffe met on the same road.

19. African beauties from South Sudan Image
20. Golfing in Cape Town, South Africa.

A cape cobra seems worried as a banded mongoose pops up behind it.
21. Volcanic crater in Dallol, Ethiopia 🇪🇹
22. Africa is Massive Image
23. The Giant Groundsel is a prehistoric plants found on top of Mt Kilimanjaro Image
24. Victoria Falls, Devil's Pool, Zambia 🇿🇲

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