| how africans shape their world. | examples from mali, zaire, tanzania, and cameroon are used to show the links between human behavior and the environment. the nomadic kel adrar tuareg of the iforas in mali maintain diversified herds in an area with variable rainfall. the cattle and sheep eat grass, the camels eat grass and trees and thorn bushes, and the goats eat trees and thorn bushes; animal gestation cycles also vary. the tuareg strategy in adapting to their environment is to give and lend animals to their friends and cla ... | 1986 | 12286662 |