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Rufiji river
We reached Mtemere with time enough to sail the waters of the Rufiji for a...
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Local bus stop
Selous is not a national park, so that villages exist inside the reserve. The...
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The laundry room
As in many places in developing countries, the river banks are laundry...
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Giant kingfisher
The giant kingfisher is one of the several species of birds from this...
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Selous Mbega Camp
A good choice to spend the night before getting inside the reserve. Tents are...
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A group of zebres
The dry season extends in Selous from May to October. Our visit was at...
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Lake Siwanda
By the end of the dry season, the African savannah is a hard place to live....
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Lake Siwanda
Besides the general predictions of the hypothesis of the global warming for...
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Running away
Giraffes uses to be shy, but in special at Selous. Hunting is allowed, under...
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Hippo on ground
Hippos use to stand under water during the day, and they leave it at...
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Our first lion
After almost one hour following confuse footprints, our guides found...
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Female lion
The increase in rainfalls benefits not only the herbivorous, but also...
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Portrait
Unlike most animals in Selous, the presence of human beings...
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Female lion
But that "third phase encounter" lasts just for one second,...
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Living room
Our travel agents hold everything to make our stay comfortable, including a...
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The kitchen
That wonderful people had everyting they needed to prepare very good meals,...
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Hot water pool
These hotsprings testify the volcanic activity characteristic of all areas of...
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Enjoying the place
Swiming in the lakes of Selous is, of course, strictily forbidden, so that a...
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After the fight
Two elephants were fighting beyond the bush when we came to this...
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Warning
But what he smelled was ourselves. Fortunately, a deep river bed...
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Male lion
Soon after leaving that angry elephant, we found our first male lion. He was...
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Safari poster
And we could watch an intriguing scene. A lonley gnu appeared several hundred...
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Lying under flowers
The gnu was quite far, and we expected he would just run away. But to our...
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Taking a rest
Driving several hours by the tracks of the park make you wish some rest, and...
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Strange flower
And you may find things you have never seen, like this beautiful and strange...
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Portrait
It is also good time for photographers to try a nice portrait, and it...
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And some music
Otherwise, the trunk of a tree may be a good refuge to meet again with...
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Giraffe again
I can't resist to shoot again and again on these amazing animals!....
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A family group
These elephants were part of a group of a dozen of females and babies....
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Lion's breakfast
It was our last morning in Selous. We had left the camp early in the...
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Sharing a pride
Two individuals were sharing some rests of a pride under a young...
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Sharing the pride
One of the lions lifted the head to look at us, and we could see another head...
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Juvenile spots
Another lion was playing with the rest of a leg a few metres away. It...
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Approximation
His posture was quite meaningful, "I'm not ready to share this...
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Selous
Our luck with lions had changed, but our guides didn't yet feel...
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Young adult male
There were actually two males relaxing not far from the place where...
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Beautiful redhead
One was this young adult male, we think the cutest in East Africa. May...
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An old fighter
He kept still fit, but years were begining to appear in his sight.
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An old fighter
And his many fights for keeping their rights against other males were clearly...
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Klengezi
We left Selous by the Matambwe gate that morning, and we had in front...
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Young Masai girl
The plain extending from the border of Selous to the mountains at north holds...
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Colourfull clothes
Masai are nomadic shepherds by tradition, but those moving to the south are...
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The future
And they could read and write. This boy asked me to write my name in...
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