Interdependence in Action: The Journeys of the Serengeti
One of my favourite things about Africa is seeing the sun set over flat savannah landscape often with silhouettes of acacia trees and sometimes animals roaming in the distance. As the stunning glow of the sunset fades, Jupiter, over 350 million miles away, comes into view dominating the early evening sky, until becoming submerged by many thousands of stars visible in the absence of light pollution. Within them, the most distant object visible to the human eye, the Andromeda Galaxy at around two-and-a half million light year away, can also be seen. What is less immediately apparent though is how despite being so far away, they both have a connection to the origin and development of humankind, as well as perhaps also to its immediate present and future. Sunrise above the Serengeti After experiencing the Mountain Gorillas in the dense, thick vegetation of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, travelling across the equator, the thick forests along rugged terrain gradually began to fade in