Tanzania-Tarangire National Park (Day #2) 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
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Seeing a sunrise light this means only
one thing with the Cheesemans. We were up early for breakfast at 6:00...
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Tree full of Vultures! They gorge them-
selves when prey is abundant until their crop bulges, and sit, sleepy or half...
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The Elephant spends 16 hours a day
eating. Its diet is highly variable, both seasonally, and across habitats and...
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Plains Zebras and a pyramid-shaped
mountain in the background.
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Some Baobab trees have been reputed
to be many thousands of years old, which is difficult to verify as the...
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Cheetahs cover 20 to 22 feet in one
stride, about the same distance as a racehorse. Cheetahs are so much...
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Cheetahs have a high cub mortality rate,
up to 90% in the wild, since until cubs can follow their mother at...
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African Wild Dogs are medium sized
canids found only in Africa, especially in savannas and other lightly wooded...
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African Wild Dogs hunt in packs. Like
most members of the dog family, they pursue their prey in a long, open chase....
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African Wild Dogs' main prey is usually
medium-sized mammals like the impala, Thomson's Gazelle, and wildebeest....
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African Wild Dogs are endangered by
human overpopulation, habitat loss and hunting. They need very large...
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The Ostrich (this one a female) is
distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs. It is the largest...
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Ostriches feed mainly on seeds, grass,
fruit and flowers. Occasionally they also eat insects such as locusts....
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Typical African scenery.
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Cheetahs dwell in grasslands, areas of
dense vegetation, open plains, and mountainous terrain. Females live alone,...
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The Cheetah has “tear drop” black
markings below its eyes. A cheetah has 4 to 6 rings near the end of its tail,...
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The Masai Giraffe is the largest
subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. It has jagged spots on its...
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The Lilac-Breasted Roller gets its name
from its impressive courtship flight: a fast, shallow dive from considerable...
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The Lilac-Breasted Roller feeds on
grasshoppers, beetles, occasionally lizards, crabs, and small amphibians. To...
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The Lilac-Breasted Roller makes unlined
nests in natural tree holes or in termite hills. Sometimes they take over...
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The diet of the Ostrich (female) mainly
consists of plant matter, though it also eats insects. It lives in nomadic...
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These Ostriches (two males and one
female) cannot fly but are the world's largest bird. They roam African...
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Ostriches live in small herds of less
than a dozen birds. Alpha males maintain these herds and mate with the...
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Elephant plodding through the grass.
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The Southern Ground-Hornbill is the
largest species of hornbill weighing up to 13 pounds. It will forage on the...
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Africa
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