Animal Kingdom: Kilimanjaro Safaris

The ostrich pulled its head out of the sand, took a look around, gasped in horror and stuck its head back into the sand. "Maybe things will be better in a couple of years" it thought.


Up Periscope

 

The male lion was on display, but was still in B mode.


A or B Mode?

 

Remember when we took the Wild Africa Trek and the guide described a hippo's primary activities as "Sleep, eat, dung shower"? Guess which one this is.


Step 1: Sleep

 

I don't know about the dung shower, but the hippos are right about that sleep thing.


The Hippos are Right

 

BARELY got a glancing look at this as the truck sped up and I shot between the rocks and vultures - a quick peek at the baby hippo last February, with momma giving it a nudge:

 

I wanted to caption this "That's mine" but thought territory marking might ruin my image on Flickr. (No, it wasn't doing that, but it looks like a possibility.)


Tail Check

 

I spy with my cat eyes something good to eat.


Is That Lunch Over There?

 

I'm always amazed at how easy it is to get close-up shots of the Greater Kudu from a safari truck.


Lurk. Lurk. Lurk.

 

These crowned cranes are not exactly on the safari, but their pen is next to the queue of the safari, so that's close enough for me.


Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown

 

Even with that long neck, sometimes you need just a few more inches of reach to get at the good stuff:

 

Those poor storks, they've broken both their legs!


Double Jointed

 

Breakfast time for the giraffes.


Roughage is Good for You

 

Have an itch that you can't scratch? Then just evolve a pair of back scratchers on your head, like the Ankole cattle did.


Nature's Back Scratcher

 

Still trying to get from B to A mode.


Is It Time for a Catnap?

 

Keep it down, we're trying to sleep.


WHY ARE YOU ALL ASLEEP?