Tanzania-Ngorongoro Crater is one of many articles to be created from photos taken on three connected safaris (Botswana and Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya) between June 20 and July 31, 2009, with Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris, Saratoga, California (www.cheesemans.com). We had previously traveled with them to Antarctica, 2000/2001.
Diane and I flew out of Peoria on a 6:00 AM flight to Minneapolis on June 20. After a 7-hour wait, it was on to Amsterdam. After a 5-hour wait, we boarded a plane for an 11-hour flight to Johannesburg,
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Seen from its rim, Ngorongoro Crater
is the world's largest unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera. The Crater,...
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No Europeans are known to have visited
the Crater until 1892, when it was visited by Dr. Oscar Baumann. Two German...
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About 25,000 large animals live in the
Crater including black rhinoceros, hippopotami, wildebeests, zebras,...
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The Crater has the densest-known
population of lions. On the crater rim are leopards, elephants, mountain...
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The volcanic origins of the Crater make
it a fertile ‘bowl’ in the midst of rolling highlands, with...
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The Crater comprises areas of grassland,
swamps, small areas of forest made up of yellow-barked acacia and...
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Wildebeests live in more densely packed
herds than any other large mammal, except for humans. Wildebeests are also...
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At night Wildebeests sleep on the ground
in rows; this provides them with the security of being in a group...
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The Bat-eared Fox visits termite hills,
follows locust swarms and stays close to herds of zebras or antelopes...
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The rare Brown Hyena makes a variety of
vocalizations, including wailing calls, howling screams and the well-known...
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The rare Brown Hyena usually bears
litters of two to four cubs which are born with their eyes open. Cubs...
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The rare Brown Hyena weighs 90 to 190
pounds and has a lifespan in captivity of 25 years. It is found in savannas,...
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The grazing Plains Zebra is thought to
have a white coat with black (sometimes brown) striples. If you look at most...
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Some Zebras are born with genetic
variations that make them all black with white stripes or mostly dark...
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A Zebra's stripes provide some
protection from predators. When Zebras are grouped together, their...
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A Zebra grazes for many hours each day
using its strong front teeth to clip off the tips of the grass. Its...
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Zebras take dust or mud baths to get
clean. They shake the dirt off to get rid of loose hair and flaky skin....
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Plains Zebras are the most common
species. They live in small family groups consisting of a male (stallion),...
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The Kori Bustard is a savanna bird,
spending almost all its life on the ground. The Kori Bustard generally flies...
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The Savanna Baboon, Olive Race, is the
most-widely spread of all baboons: it is found in 25 countries throughout...
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The Savanna Baboon, Olive Race, can
tell the beginning of their ovulation which is a signal to the males...
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The Savanna Baboon, Olive Race, is
usually classified as a savanna-dweller, living in the wide plains of the...
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The Savanna Baboon, Olive Race, is not
restricted to a specific food source It is omnivorous, finding nutrition in...
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Scenic view.
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The male Grant's Gazelle has a coat of
beige orange on the back with a white belly. Its lyre-shaped horns are ringed...
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