Showing posts with label Masai Mara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Masai Mara. Show all posts

Monday, June 29, 2015

African Animals

A sample of some of the animals we saw In Kenya and Tanzania.  We visited 3 National Parks: The Masai Mara in Kenya and The Serengeti and Ngorogoro, both in Tanzania.

The best wildlife I saw was the migration of the Wildebeest.  They travel East to West across Tanzania and Kenya seeking water in the dry season.




Giraffes crossing the road....








Lions - they could really care less about us being there.  Definitely kings of the jungle...











Cheetah - only saw one


Leopard - hard to get a good picture....



Elephants







Cape Buffalo






Monkeys



Hippos - I couldn't get over how big these were...






Topi


Zebras - I learned they stand facing opposite directions so that their tails keep the flies away from the opposite's face.  It also serves to keep a watch for predators. 



Warthog


Hyena


Ostrich