Kenya and the Masai Mara
The Great BZWZ was sad to say goodbye to Kenya's Masai Mara as she boarded her plane for the return to Nairobi. She felt like the other Plotniks felt after seeing Kruger Park in South Africa -- that they'd never seen anything in their lives like these animals in their natural environments.
The Safari Tent was pretty danged plush.
Mr. Lion looked like a pussycat in the field.
Mr. Buffalo figured he had nothing to worry about.
Wrong.
Mr. Lion took a little cat nap afterwards.
Safaris in Kenya are in smaller vehicles, so you can get closer. This looks like a simple tree in the savannah, but look closer.
Mr. Leopard has dragged his prey (probably an antelope) into the tree to keep it away from other predators. It may have been this boy or one of his cousins:
Everybody doing a life list should consider placing a safari to see animals in Africa 'way high on the list. You don't have the same world view afterwards as you did when you started.
posted by DAK @ 10:53 AM
4 Comments:
That leopard in the tree is amazing! Bronnie sent me the lions devouring the water buffalo. I use it as wallpaper for my computer desktop at work. There have been fewer requests for raises recently.
These are great photos ~ all those lions have an early dinner. Yikes.
To quote Beryl Markham, "..any resemblance between an African lion and the common housecat ends at the whiskers."
Love the photos. My favorite is the safari tent.
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