The Legendary Serengeti

A very big lion in a very large tree

Tanzania has set aside an astonishing 40% of its land area for wildlife in the form of national parks and conservation areas. Likely the most famous is the Serengeti, a vast expanse of grassland savannas and arbored forests. The Serengeti is home to 28 hoofed animals and hundreds of bird and insect species – truly an amazing place to explore and observe wildlife in the most natural of habitats.

Rare leopard sighting, sleeping in the tree after a big meal of impala (hanging in the tree on a lower branch)
Impala
Ostrich do not fly, rather they use their wings for lateral stability when running.
Raised trunk = I am not happy!
I think I can with this long tongue
Cheetah with cubs
Mom wandered off, cubs maintaining the lookout
Hippopotamus party
Not the most beautiful….
Mother and child heading for swim lessons
Big, big, big
No camo for this bird
Dik Dik

Here’s an interesting series of lion images – they’re in charge and they know it from early on.

I am King!
Yes, but we are Queens!
Very challenging for prey to spot these cats in the tall, yellow grasses
The Toyota Land Cruisers are demonstrably non threatening
But we are!
Practicing friendly face
Practicing aggressive face
Grateful for a long zoom lens
9 cubs with two of the three lionesses heading for the green grasses, a sure sign of a water source
Improving core strength
Moist, wet green grass digests nicely
Sometimes it feels good to just blow a trunk full of dirt all over your body.
Lush savanna wetlands
Another tree dweller
Kama Sutra

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