Trips

Thurs., 8/10/2017 – Tarangire National Park 
        We spent 9 hours game viewing in Tarangire National Park today. We saw lots of animals including 17 and 18 foot tall Maasai giraffes, zebra, and wildebeests. We learned that zebras and wildebeests often travel together for protection because zebras have keen eyesight and wildebeests have good hearing.  Zebras will rest their heads on another zebra with each looking in opposite directions. 

Elephant	Zebra
Elephant skull	Elephant scapula
Termite nest	Impalas
Black-backed Jackal	Lions
Lions with dead Wildebeest	Lions with dead Wildebeest
Baobab trees	Umbrella Acacia and Palm tree
Leadwood tree bark	Ostriches
Ostrich	Guinea Fowl
Ground Hornbill	Vulture
Secretary Bird	Secretary Bird
Brown Snake Eagle	Saddle-billed Stork
Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller	Lilac-breasted Roller - landing
Leopard Tortoise	Wildebeests
Zebras and Wildebeests	Waterbucks
We had lunch at a picnic grove in the park along with about 40 other safari jeeps.  Marge had started eating her “hamburger” when a black-faced Vervet monkey jumped out of a tree and tried to steal it.  Witress chased them away but we were on the lookout after that.  The picnic area was up on an escarpment above the river with a wonderful view of landscape and herds of animals.	Lunch spot on the bluff
Animals at the river
Gorgeous land	Road hazard
Following mother	Baby trips?
Cheetahs! At last!
Cheetahs	Cheetahs
Cheetah viewing	Elephant with a mouthful
Elephant digging for water	Taking a dust bath
Having a discussion?	Having a discussion?
Baby is learning	Elands
Dikdiks	Dikdik

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