 Africa is called the Dark

Continent not because of

the complexion of the
original inhabitants but
because most people know
very little about it.
 Africa is not a dark continent;
it is a land flush with sunshine
and vivid light. It is the last of
the continents to feel the
influence of Western
civilization; therefore many
people consider it a backward
continent.
 Africa covers an area as
large as the United
States, Western Europe,
India and China put
together. It has one-fifth
of the entire land surface
of the globe.
 It is an unbelievably rich
continent. It contains 98
percent of the diamond
mines of the world and
55 percent of the gold
mines.
It produces two-thirds
of the world's supply
palm oil. It has
immense reserves of
water power.
 Archeologist are now becoming
increasingly sure that the first man
appeared in Africa. Fossilized remains
of man have found there that, when
given the carbon dating test, show
man roamed the African continent
two million years ago. No such
fossilized testimony is available
anywhere else in the world.
 Stone implements have also
been found in certain parts
of Africa that testify to two
million years of human
occupation.
National Parks in Africa
 The animals alone in
Africa make the
continent extremely
interesting and unique
among all continents.
 Nowhere else in the world
are they found in such
variety and abundance.
There is also no other places
where man can see them in
their natural habitat and not
in zoos.
 The Africans have always
lived very closed to wild,
savage animals. The people
fear them, eat them, and
worship them. Animals play
a dominant role in African
mythology and folk stories.
 At the national parks,
you can see wild animals
in their natural habitats
without risk of being
harmed. The national
parks are zoos in reverse.
 At a zoo, animals are caged and
the men are free to walk around.
At the African national parks, wild
animals roam around freely
without wires or cages and people
have to remain safely enclosed in
cars or trucks.
 The animals can approach the cars,
but as long as the people remain
inside, no animal will attack a car or
any vehicle- with the exception of the
rhinoceros that sometimes do so. This
might be because they dislike the
smell of metal and gas. These smells
conceal the smell of men. The smell of
rubber also offends them.
Two basic rules to follow
when in national parks;
Never get out of your
car
Never use, fire off,
discharge, or explode
any kind of firearm.
 Since animals are never shot
at and have probably never
heard the sound of gun,
they feel secure and feel no
threat from them.
 The parks are very extensive,
some are over forty square miles.
The animals are not accustomed
to people on foot, so visitors at
the parks stay in their cars not
only to protect themselves but
also to protect the animals.
 If the animals get used to the
sight of men walking around,
they might be tempted to
wander into town where they
might attack people and get
shot.
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