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Africa, Around the World, Duma Explorer, Family, Safari, Serengeti, Tanzania, Travel
From Nathan: Today we went game driving in the morning. My favorite thing? We saw a mother leopard bringing her kill (gazelle) up into a sausage tree to her cubs. According to our driver, Malles, this was a very rare thing to spot. We also saw over 15 lions; some were eating their prey.
This is one of my favorite safari photos.
New species that we saw today:
- African Buffalo
- Blue Crane
- Crocodile
- Dik-Dik
- Guinea Fowl
- Hartebeest
- Hippopotamus
- Jackal
- Leopard
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Lion
- Ostrich
- Reedbuck
- Secretary Bird
- Superb Starling
- Topi
- Vulture
You really need smell-a-vision for the Hippo Hole!
While big game gets all the attention in the Serengeti, some of the most beautiful creatures are the birds. They’re amazingly colorful!
Remember to see captions, click on a photo and then view photos in gallery setting.
Maasia giraffe with Acacia tree
Hippo Hole in the Serengeti
Crocodile in the Hippo Hole, eyeing a bird on the shore
Hippo
Man, these hippos are big.
Sleeping hippo
Baby hippo
This tree is called a sausage tree.
Wildebeests
Hartebeest with Thomson’s gazelles
Reedbucks
We see a sausage tree; our guide, Malles, see three leopards – a mother and two cubs!
Mother leopard climbing tree
Mother leopard in the tree
Yep, that’s the leopard’s kill – a gazelle.
Again, look for the blooded gazelle.
There’s two leopards in this photo; there’s three leopards in the tree.
Mother leopard crosses from one cub to the other.
Look closely for the second cub.
This is one of my favorite safari photos.
Mother leopard strikes a pose.
The leopard’s coat is really beautiful.
Face of mother leopard
Mother leopard climbing down tree
Mother leopard jumps to the ground.
Cub looking for mother on the ground
Cub climbs down tree to join mother.
Five lions at a distance
Lioness along the river bank
Lioness stalking
Lioness eyeing prey. The prey happened to be a safari driver washing his rig by the river. He survived.
Zebras on the savannah
Awesome Maasi giraffes
Herd of giraffes on the move
Giraffe crossing
Only in Africa
Aidan in the Land Cruiser with the top open
Nathan and Aidan on safari
Nathan looking for animals
Lioness
Our guide says men have survived attacks by male lions but not females.
The lion paparazzi
In the brush here, two lions are gnawing on a wildebeest.
Three lionesses in the grass
The not-so-attractive warthog
The very small Dik-Dik
Vulture in a treetop
Guinea fowl
Reedbuck
Ostrich
Secretary bird
Lilac-breasted roller
Baby elephant
Elephant family
Elephants on the savannah
Blue cranes in the tree
How has the food been on the trip? We are planning to do a similar adventure in a few years when the kids are a similar age to yours. My wife and I grew up in Portland and are enjoying the posts a bunch. Thanks.
The food on the safari has been surprising good, simple, but good. We opted for a African vegetarian menu. The Irish couple with us is eating meat. None of us have been sick. Actually our bush cook turns out better food the the hotel restaurant!
You got the big 5!!
Could have used a rhino, though. Only thing we were really missing. It was all pretty impressive!
Simply amazing and beautiful pictures! Are you taking these yourself ?
Yes, on a new camera. Still working out some kinks, but I’m getting better!
WOW!!!
Wow, there are many people who take multiple game trips and will never spot a leopard in the wild, let alone one with a kill. I have a friend who has lived in Zimbabwe and South Africa his entire life and never seen a leopard in the. Amazing spot! Consider yourselves very lucky!
We’re super lucky!