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Our African Trip Ev M. and Sally D. Nov 2008

Our African Trip Ev M. and Sally D. Nov 2008. Mt. Kenya Extinct volcano 17000 ft, Africa’s 2nd highest mountain. The Big Five. Elephant Rhinoceros Leopard Lion Water buffalo. Largest land mammals to 12000lbs Live to 70 Females roam in close-knit family herds Dominated by matriarch.

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Our African Trip Ev M. and Sally D. Nov 2008

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  1. Our African Trip Ev M. and Sally D. Nov 2008 Mt. Kenya Extinct volcano 17000 ft, Africa’s 2nd highest mountain

  2. The Big Five • Elephant • Rhinoceros • Leopard • Lion • Water buffalo

  3. Largest land mammals to 12000lbs Live to 70 Females roam in close-knit family herds Dominated by matriarch

  4. Dust baths

  5. Black rhinos browse and white rhinos (grass) have different mouth shapes White bigger and heavier, very rare, confined to Maru

  6. Leopard spots are rosettes, each unique like a fingerprint

  7. Female lion

  8. At a picnic site, following a feeding

  9. Water buffalo look introspective and gentle but can be quite ferocious. We saw great herds, many just sleeping at waterhole. Favorite spot for yellow billed oxpecker.

  10. Cheetah-fastest land animal Tail-tip is and individual, like fingerprint

  11. Giraffe-note acacia thorns Born with horns 18 ft tall

  12. acaci

  13. Hippos can travel very fast; Closely related to whales Born underwater, weigh to 7000 pounds No fear of crocs

  14. Hippo pool

  15. Gnu or wildebeest

  16. Vultures and storks on the Masai

  17. Baboons & Monkeys

  18. Rock agama

  19. Birds

  20. African crowned eagle Overlooking rift valley

  21. Hammerkop

  22. Hammerkop nest

  23. Lake Nakuru is home to 2 million Lesser flamingos Alkaline lake Stocked with tilapia

  24. Flamingo Lake

  25. Hyena has complex social life; hunt flamingos

  26. Egyptian Goose Depicted on tombs of ancient Egyptians Regarded as sacred and kept in captivity

  27. Black necked heron

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