After the Kili climb P&C and I hit up three different game parks in three days: Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire. We saw…
Ostriches (some of them mating)
Lions (including a cub)
Hippos
Wildebeest
Impala
Waterbuck
Buffalo
Zebra
Giraffes (including one that was trying to give birth)
Pink Flamingoes
Vultures (taking a bath)
Elephants
Hippos
Hyenas (an entire pack of them)
Baboons
Vervet Monkeys
Blue Monkeys
Sykes Monkeys
And once again lots of birds, lots of big ones this time too.
Sadly no Cheetahs and no Leopards despite the fact that Patrick checked every tree in Tanzania.
Our favorite park was Tarangire where we witnessed a discovery channel type scene…
Two (unintelligent) Egyptian Geese were swimming around in a little river side pool with their goslings, which a Marshall Eagle kept trying to swoop in and steal. As we were watching this, our guide said uh-oh, the Elephants want to take a bath. The Geese flapped and squawked their way out of the pool as the herd of elephants entered it. We think one of their goslings didn’t make it out in time. Then while we were watching the Elephants bathe, the Marshall Eagle made a successful attack and swooped off with one of the goslings.
Ostriches (some of them mating)
Lions (including a cub)
Hippos
Wildebeest
Impala
Waterbuck
Buffalo
Zebra
Giraffes (including one that was trying to give birth)
Pink Flamingoes
Vultures (taking a bath)
Elephants
Hippos
Hyenas (an entire pack of them)
Baboons
Vervet Monkeys
Blue Monkeys
Sykes Monkeys
And once again lots of birds, lots of big ones this time too.
Sadly no Cheetahs and no Leopards despite the fact that Patrick checked every tree in Tanzania.
Our favorite park was Tarangire where we witnessed a discovery channel type scene…
Two (unintelligent) Egyptian Geese were swimming around in a little river side pool with their goslings, which a Marshall Eagle kept trying to swoop in and steal. As we were watching this, our guide said uh-oh, the Elephants want to take a bath. The Geese flapped and squawked their way out of the pool as the herd of elephants entered it. We think one of their goslings didn’t make it out in time. Then while we were watching the Elephants bathe, the Marshall Eagle made a successful attack and swooped off with one of the goslings.
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Video of elephants and honking geese in watering hole: http://picasaweb.google.com/mr.patrick.brady/AfricaTrip/photo#5101274266174762722
gDon�t worry, Patrick and Conor. There are no leopards to be seen in Guatemala either. Glad you guys had fun!
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