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Facts About Zimbabwe For Kids
Many Zimbabwean farmers use their mobile phones to check weather forecasts and market prices!
Zimbabwe has special wildlife cameras that use artificial intelligence to help protect endangered animals!
Zimbabwe has special eco-friendly buses that run on cleaner fuel to help protect the environment!
Many Zimbabwean students learn computer coding in school to prepare for future jobs!
Zimbabwe has special drones that help farmers check their crops and save water!
Fun & Unique Facts
Some termite mounds in Zimbabwe are taller than a two-story house!
The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, stays cool without air conditioning by copying how termites build their mounds.
Zimbabwe’s national soccer team is nicknamed “The Warriors”!
There’s a tree in Zimbabwe called the Cream of Tartar tree that can live for over 1,000 years!
Some Zimbabwe schools have gardens where students grow their own lunch ingredients!
The Zimbabwe Bird symbol is the only national symbol in the world that comes from an ancient African civilization!
Some Zimbabwean farmers use special elephant-friendly beehives fences to protect their crops!
Zimbabwe’s Kariba Dam produces enough electricity to power millions of homes!
The Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Zimbabwe are famous for their giant boulders stacked on top of each other, creating a cool and wobbly-looking scene.
Zimbabwe has special tree nurseries where children help grow new trees to protect the environment!
There’s a special kind of butterfly in Zimbabwe called the Emperor Swallowtail that’s as big as your hand!
Some Zimbabwe farmers use special whistles to call their cattle, and each cow knows its own whistle!
Zimbabwe has “musical rocks” known as “rock gongs” that were used as ancient musical instruments thousands of years ago!
In Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, there’s a special kind of fish called the tigerfish. It’s known for jumping high out of the water — sometimes even to catch birds flying above!
Zimbabwe has “story trees” where community storytellers gather to share traditional tales!
Zimbabwe has a special kind of quail bird that can run faster than most people can sprint!
Zimbabwe has “rainbow eucalyptus” trees that have colorful bark that looks like it’s been painted!
There’s a special kind of Zimbabwe potato called the “madhumbe” that grows purple inside!
Zimbabwe has special white rhinos that can weigh as much as a small car!
Some Zimbabwe markets sell beautiful handmade baskets that take weeks to weave!
There’s a type of Zimbabwe ant called the “driver ant” that marches in long lines like tiny soldiers!
Some Zimbabwe children learn to make traditional clay pots that can keep water cool without electricity!
Zimbabwe has special “friendship benches” in communities where people meet to share stories and solve problems!
There’s a Zimbabwe bird called the African Fish Eagle that can catch fish while flying!
Some Zimbabwe schools have special “reading trees” where children sit under shady trees to read books!
Zimbabwe has special traditional games played with stones and holes in the ground called “tsoro yematatu”!
Some Zimbabwe communities have special “moon festivals” where people celebrate under the full moon!
Zimbabwe has caves with ancient paintings that show people dancing and hunting from thousands of years ago!
There’s a Zimbabwe spider called the Golden Orb Weaver that makes webs strong enough to catch small birds!
There’s a type of Zimbabwe grass called Jaragua grass that’s so strong it’s used to make roofs for houses!
There’s a Zimbabwe bird called the Lilac-breasted Roller that has up to 8 different colors on its feathers!
Some Zimbabwe communities have special “star-watching nights” where elders teach children about constellations!
Some Zimbabwe schools have special “weather stations” where students learn to predict rain and sunshine!
There’s a Zimbabwe animal called the Rock Dassie that looks like a guinea pig but is actually related to elephants!
Zimbabwe has special underground rivers that flow beneath the desert and provide water for animals!
