Bush-crow diaries: The mystery of the Abyssinian Pie

[caption id="attachment_3859" align="alignleft" width="448" caption="The Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia"] [/caption]Located in the Tropic of Cancer, Ethiopia sits as a huge corner stone in the Horn of Africa, the easternmost projection of the continent. In this, the historic land of the Berbers , Ethiopia is renowned for its independence and depth of culture, the only African nation (at the time Abyssinia) alongside Liberia to retain national sovereignty during the 'Scramble for Africa'. Ethiopia straddles the Great Rift Valley, carving its way from the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in neighbouring Djibouti, southward to Kenya and onwards through East Africa. This area is home to some of the most significant archaeological discoveries of early hominids, earning it the title of 'the cradle of mankind'. In all this depth of heritage and geographical history, it is hardly surprising to think that Ethiopia is of high biological interest as well. [More]