The true story is even wilder. Plus, secrets of the Forbidden City.
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The Viola Davis film The Woman King, opening today in theaters, packs an emotional wallop that enraptured audiences at Toronto’s film festival.
The true story of the fearsome all-woman fighting unit from the Kingdom of Dahomey (depicted above), possibly formed to protect 18th century Queen Tassi Hangbe, is indeed inspiring.
“The fact that Hangbe amassed a squadron of women willing to die protecting her and their kingdom was an impressive feat in the deeply patriarchal Dahomey society,” Rachel Jones writes for Nat Geo.
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| | Moving on: This West African giraffe was photographed in Niger. Nat Geo Explorer Ami Vitale says only about 600 West African giraffes remain on the planet, but that’s up from a low of 49 in the wild. Here’s our story on the plan to save Africa’s giraffes. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY J DONG LEI, NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY | | | Life on the edge: Subzero temperatures, limited oxygen, and brutal storms. What could possibly survive on top of Mount Everest? Nat Geo Explorer Anton Seimon and Tracie Seimon scaled the world’s highest peak to investigate. Turns out, the roof of the world is teeming with life (including creatures like the Tibetan snowcock, pictured above). | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY AKOSUA VIKTORIA ADU-SANYAH | | | Accra's jockeys: Before dawn, they gallop racehorses through the slumbering streets of Ghana’s capital to the ocean to train. The jockeys (pictured above in their race-day attire) have horsemanship in their blood but none make a living from their equestrian efforts. “We only need a bit of investment, and we could breed champions here,” says Mohammed Jara, who oversees the Korle Gonno stables. | | | |
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