Inside Nat Geo: A "lost" African tribe, a bizarre black market, an ancient tradition, and more

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your update on our top stories for April 30

|    TRAVEL   | They Journeyed Into One of the Last Great Wildernesses A multinational team of conservationists spent a grueling, transcendent four months on a 1,500-mile expedition to save the Okavango Delta—but the mission’s just beginning. READ THE STORY FURTHER: TWO MEN SET OUT TO FIND BORNEO’S JUNGLE TRIBES. ONE NEVER CAME BACK. +

|    EXCLUSIVE   | Inside the Bizarre, Black Market Hummingbird Trade Catch a hummingbird. Kill it. Wrap it in underwear, cover it with honey—and sell it to arouse passion in a lover. Who does this? FIND OUT FURTHER: SEE HOW FISH GET FROM CORAL REEFS TO YOUR AQUARIUM TANK +

|     9:02    |     VIDEO    | Meet the Tea Master Who’s Preserving an Ancient Art This sensei, or teacher, began learning how to host the ceremonies when she was just six years old. WATCH A CEREMONY FURTHER: WATCH HOW JAPANESE MOCHI IS POUNDED TO PERFECTION +

|     9:02    |     SHORT FILM SHOWCASE    | The Extraordinary Story of a ‘Lost’ African Tribe—Living in India Their ancestors were brought to India as slaves. When slavery was outlawed, they retreated into the forests, where they have been living ever since. WATCH THE FILM FURTHER: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD’S DISAPPEARING LANGUAGES +

|    YEAR OF THE BIRD    | This Is What One of the Last Great Migrations Looks Like Sandhill cranes have been migrating through Nebraska for thousands of years. Today, that trek is threatened by human encroachment. READ THE STORY FURTHER: THINK ‘BIRDBRAIN’ IS AN INSULT? THINK AGAIN. +

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