Tag: Wildlife

How to Prevent a Monkey Attack

by Jason Daley | 12.30.08 | 10:25 AM ET

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Jason Daley explains how to avoid getting bitten, slapped or shoved by an ornery primate.

Tags: Adventure Travel, Outdoors, Travel Tips, Wildlife, Africa, Kenya, South Africa, Cape Town, Asia, India, Delhi, Thailand, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

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China-Taiwan Flights Go Daily

by Julia Ross | 12.18.08 | 10:03 AM ET

Travel between rivals China and Taiwan got a whole lot easier this week. Airlines launched more than 100 ~~daily~~ weekly flights between the two sides, stepping up a historic opening in travel kicked off last summer with weekend charter flights. Two travelers set to take advantage of the new policy: “Tuan Tuan” and “Yuan Yuan,” giant pandas expected to arrive in Taipei Dec. 23 as a gift from the mainland. Their names linked together—“tuanyuan”—mean “reunion” in Mandarin, a not-so-subtle hint that the Chinese government would like to see Taiwan return to the fold.

Tags: Air Travel, Airworld, Crossing Borders, Wildlife, Asia, China, Taiwan, News and Briefs

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‘Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik’: Going Solo Through Africa

by Frank Bures | 02.01.07 | 7:03 AM ET

From south to north, Marie Javins journeyed alone across the continent. Frank Bures reviews her chronicle of the trip and finds the author a likable travel companion.