Experience the diverse people andcultures of Africa.
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Take an adventure through Africa's history geography and culture as you challengethe actual 12000-mile world-record setting bike trek. Make critical decisionsas you plan and execute your trip. Choose your team members supplies andequipment. Learn to use the many maps and keep a travel log as you go.With road-rally action bike repairs and tests of endurance there's nevera shortage of fun.
Join a family of giraffe as they have breakfast; some 20 feet off the groundwhile waterbuck and tommies graze warily in the background. A group of African crown cranes busily stomp the grass teaching their chickshow to snatch up bugs while the griffons vultures perch on a rock outcropwaiting for the inevitable. This will introduce you to the wonders of life onthe savanna as you venture through the African Trail. A spectacular array of vegetation depicts the greatest power"plant" on earth. This is the energy that makes everything elsepossible. Follow this energy through all the living inhabitants of the trail asyou walk the path.
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See how specializations let different animals get their food. The speedycheetah lies in disguise in the savanna grass as gerenuk stand tall to reachthose tender leaves that are just out of reach of other antelopes. Watch thebaboons and mandrills socialize and play to strengthen their family group.
The longest zoo resident Khetla the Rhino will be laying in the sun orworking on knocking down the log pile the keepers spent so much time buildingfor him. He spends a lot of time at his feed pad to fuel his 5000 lbs. aroundhis habitat. The inquisitive meerkats will always have an eye out for dangerwhen you see them scurrying about digging for insects. But they will eat justabout anything they can find to keep their bodies going.
The lions are not really lazy they are just conserving their energy becausethey don't know when they will catch their next meal. The clean up crew is next.Vultures are sure that nothing is wasted on the savanna. You can see themperched on their nest where chicks are visible in the winter. After all is saidand done the soil takes back anything left over and become the source ofnutrient for the next wave of plants that will fuel the engine of life
Educational Features
- Strengthen decision-making problem-solving and planning skills
- Learn about the people cultures and many countries of Africa
- Includes over 1000 photos and video clips from the actual bike trek
- Contains detailed maps and a guide book of entries from the trek leader's journal
- Includes authentic music score and sound effects
Windows Requirements - Windows 98 Me XP
- 486 processor or faster
- 8MB of RAM
- 4MB of free hard disk space
- 640x480 monitor 256 colors
- Windows-compatible sound card and speakers
- 2X CD-ROM drive
Macintosh Requirements
- Mac OS 7.1 to 9.2 OSX Classic mode
- 68030 processor or better
- 8MB of RAM
- 4MB free hard disk space - 640x480 monitor 256 colors
- 2X CD-ROM drive
