Ok, we haven't seen any lions yet, and there are no tigers or bears here, but there were plenty of other delightful critters.
We saw a menagerie of animals - baboons, hyenas, donkeys, water bucks, gazelles, and pigs. We also saw herds and herds of elephants, gliding along. They're incredibly graceful for as big as they are. A large group passed right in front of our van, crossing the street to get to one of the swamps, which is their water supply. We were told they will spend the day there, then return to the forest areas to sleep. What is amazing is that they know where they're going. I would need GPS!
On our way back to the lodge, we saw a huge solitary elephant, which was a male. The large males do not travel in packs. The herds we saw earlier were made up of mommies, babies, and young males. Once the males are grown, they don't travel with the pack.
The pictures didn't begin to capture the beauty of park and the animals that make it their home.
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Beautiful view of Mount Kilimanjaro, which is in Tanzania,
about 10 miles from where we were. |
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| A herd of elephants crossing the road in front of us. |
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| A wildebeest |
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| A buffalo |
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| A hippo |
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| A male ostrich; females are tan |
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| Yes! Lions crossing the road in front of us |
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| Another view of Mount Kilimanjaro |
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| One more |
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| Giraffes near the roadside |
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| Zebras near the road, but ran when we got close. |
I have wonderful video clips, but I'm having trouble uploading them. I hope to resolve the issue when I get back home.
More soon.
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