The spotted hyenas will wander during the day looking for food.
The other animals don’t seem to mind too much.
Well the healthy ones at least.
They get a lot of looks from the herds though.
But they are lazy hunters and all the animals know.
Sometimes they decide to have a sit. It is pretty hot out during the day.
But you can find them at all different times of the day.
These animals are too big to really be worried about the hyenas but they still keep a watchful eye.
In the tall grasses we sometimes spotted a few smaller Carnivores.
They weren’t easy to spot. This is a servile cat.
They weren’t all in the tall grass. This is a banded mongoose.
He was hanging out around the visitor centre.
Here is another good picture of a servile cat.
They look cute, while at the same time a bit terrifying.
This is a wild African cat. Looks like a big house cat.
An angry hunting housecat.
This one looks a lot cooler with all the spots.
It was far too hot for the banded jackal to be out and about.
The Serengeti hippos are more active during the day.
The water isn’t very deep so they have to go for walks between the different parts.
Most still have a good time chilling in the pools.
It is important to get a good days sleep.
Stacking with friends is important too.
The birds hop around on the back keeping them tick free. While the ticks on the other side get drowned after several hours in the water.
We climbed a big rock in the Serengeti and found a lot of little lizards.
They looked pretty ferocious.
Even the one that was missing his tail.
The ones that had tails had very long tails.
The females are dull and boring.
The males have more colour.
But it only gets really intense when they are trying to attract a female.
Camping in Africa is really rustic. Their pool isn’t even heated and no Jacuzzi.
Then there are the trees in the way of the views.
We have to put up our own tent.
Then there are the neighbours just wandering around while you are trying to relax in the tent. .
The hedge blocked our view of the White Nile out the front door in the morning.
And you only get three meals a day. Even have to assemble your own sandwich. In all seriousness it is awesome and never thought I would enjoy camping. Still does not make me want to camp at all at home. Surprisingly there are far fewer mosquitos than back home which makes it far more bearable.
