• Ngorogoro Crater

    The drive into Ngorogoro crater was not what we expected.

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    It was much larger and rainy in the morning.

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    There were breaks in the clouds revealing a dry plain.

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    We made our way down the side slowly.

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    Apparently elephants are good climbers.

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    They had a good view of the crater below.

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    The clouds come in every morning we were told which makes for a dramatic entrance.

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    There were so many animals. And our first wildebeests as you may see in the background.

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    Many many hippos.

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    And finally hyena. They just wander through the herds while the other animals sometimes stare at them.

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    Those are all wildebeest.

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    The clouds hang around the outer rim for quite some time. The only water is in a lake and a few streams running through the crater.

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  • Serengeti Lizards

    We climbed a big rock in the Serengeti and found a lot of little lizards.

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    They looked pretty ferocious.

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    Even the one that was missing his tail.

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    The ones that had tails had very long tails.

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    The females are dull and boring.

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    The males have more colour.

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    But it only gets really intense when they are trying to attract a female.

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  • Vervet Monkey Invasion

    Our campsite at Lake Mburo was taken over by vervet monkeys.

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    They can reach quite high when they stand on their back legs.

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    And they are watching you.

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    They have big feet.

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    And lots of fur.

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    The babies are particularly cute.

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    The young ones are still cute.

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    The adults are more threatening.

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    Especially when they are carrying their babies.

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    The babies have to cling on tightly because mom doesn’t have any extra hands to hold them.

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    They enjoyed the view from on top of the roof.

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    They look very scary when they yawn.

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  • Warthogs

    Warthogs are funny looking animals.

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    They are also quite dumb and will only run away from things for about 30 seconds before forgetting why they were running and they begin eating again.

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    They have to bend down on their elbows to eat.

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    They are very ugly.

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    Sometimes it gets too hot even for warthogs.

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    Even the babies are ugly.

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    OK they are a little cute.

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