Africa

Vultures feeding on a dead buffalo Maasai Women African Green Vervet Monkey Mother and Baby Elephants Large male lion Male ostrich Milky sole fish blends into the sand Zebra Butt Huge seafood plate Alert Mongoose Zebra Love Elephant eating grass Colorful male Agama lizard perked up to look intimidating Huge cactus type plant in Arusha town Flying vulture Toyota Land Cruiser - the trusty safari vehicle Giraffe legs Group of zebras King Of The Pride Young male lion Sunset Over Tarangire Tiny little Dik Dik (pronounced deek deek), is only about 2 feet tall Maasai women That's one smiley Cape Buffalo Candelabra tree African Green Vervet Monkey Serengeti terrain changes Lion butt Huddled in Shade King and Queen Masai Giraffe Baby baboon riding piggyback with mom African Green Vervet Monkey A small herd of giraffe Large male lion Anemone and three-spot damsel (domino) fish Elephant drinking water Model of Ngorongoro Crater Mount Meru Maasai women First known humans to walk the earth Kirk's Dik Dik (deek deek) Freddie Mercury House Giraffe Tongue Intricately Carved Door Vastness of the Serengeti Tarangire Sopa Lodge Maasai people and locals in a small town near Arusha Our guide with Ranger Safaris - Gabriel (Gabi) Joseph Thomson's Gazelle Zebras Candelabra tree Skulls of various Serengeti animals Common Zebra Thomsons Gazelle huddled together, sensing danger Rock outcroppings (kopjes) Stone Town, Zanzibar Beaded Rungus (Maasai clubs) Maasai spears Elephant butt Cape Buffalo Buffalo skull Wildebeest horns Arusha Domestic Airport Female ostrich Blue sea star (star fish) Cheetah Leopard with a fresh gazelle kill in a tree The traditional underground shelter of the Iraqw tribe Fish at the Market Large termite mound Maasai men performing a welcome dance Boats and an approaching storm Tiny baby baboon Blue sea star (star fish) Female cheetah laying on a termite hill Boat from the water's perspective Black Rhino This weird stone fish slithered along the bottom Wildebeest butt Local Shells These little huts were set up for an exclusive beach side dinner The old Stone Town fort Lounging lion, just like my house cat The beach and palm trees at the resort Stone Town Lion fish, puffer, and a few cleaner wrasse Young male lion Looks like the lower jaw bone of an elephant Blue (sykes) monkey Elephant with Nile Monitor on the water bank Maasai Feet Skeletal remains of a Cape Buffalo Giraffe spots Mosaic altar in the Christ Church Cathedral A group of banded mongoose all popped up at the same time to check things out Young Bull Candelabra Trees Traditional Iraqw Wedding Skirt Vultures feeding on a dead buffalo Masai Giraffe Giraffes crossing the river Squirrel fish and sea star Lions munching on a freshly killed cape buffalo Wildebeests Lesser Flamingo Iraqw woman demonstrating grain grinding techniques Zebras sneaking past a lion Coastal Air Cessna Grand Caravan Christ Church Cathedral High Altar Fresh Octopus at the Market Maasai women Inside the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Blue (sykes) monkey Massai men in their village Hungry Hyena Back of baboon's head Group of Maasai women welcoming us to their village One of many huge Baobab trees Zanzibar Beach Male Agama Lizard Lion fish hiding in the coral Group of Maasai men prepping for a welcome song and dance Door panel in the Sultan's Palace (museum) Cheetah surveying her surroundings Long-tailed Fiscal Shrike Smile, U R in Zanzibar Lion fish Black Rhino Mass of bees Flat-topped Acacia Zanzibar Dow Thomsons Gazelle A pair of Moorish Idol fish African Gray Parrot Zebra Baby Masai Giraffe Anemones and countless fish Male Von Der Decken's Hornbill Secretary Bird Elephant Family Black Rhinoceros with baby Memorial at Christ Church Large sea cucumber Mom and Baby Elephants Carved ebony Maasai figures African Elephant Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Vultures fighting Herd of buffalo at sunset by an acacia tree Dining room at Tarangire Sopa Lodge Lion (Simba in Kiswahili) A pile of hippos resting in the cool water Bottlebrush Tree Kirk's Dik Dik A few female ostriches Maasai tribesman took us on a hike Nile Monitor with geese Blue striped snapper Wildebeest sculpture at Serengeti Visitors Center Red Colobus Monkeys Masai Giraffe A very rare Kudu - our driver has not seen one of these in 10 years Open Air Market Southern Ground Hornbill Dead tree Oldupai (Olduvai) Gorge, discovery site of earliest known human existence in the world African Elephant Zippy sand crab would scurry in and out of its hole Saddleback sharp-nosed puffers Guinea Hens Ornate Hindu Style Door Family of lions Small, winding Tarangire River Young male lion Spotted hyena Thomsons Gazelle testing the algae-filled waters Two adorable lion cubs Two Rhinos Close up of scorpion fish Lion Vulture coming in for a landing The long dusty road leading into Serengeti National Park Cokes Hartebeest Hyena and Wildebeest, living side by side Giraffes in a corral Troop of baboons Elephants on parade Maasai man Local fisherman fishing in the low tide waters African Vervet Monkey Rock Hyrax A pride of lions and cubs resting in the shade of the vehicle Simple Green Sea urchin Elephants drinking what little water is left Trail through the lush Jozani Forest Yellow Baboon Rainbow and animals on the crater floor Dawn in Ngorongoro Crater Panoramic Lion An old style dow, boats typical in Zanzibar Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Two Nile Crocodile Rock Hyrax Scorpion fish camouflaged in the coral Low tide exposed half a mile of beach Masai Giraffe Thomsons Gazelle Male Agama Lizard Giraffes on parade through the Serengeti Tarangire Sunset Lion yawning (or is it roaring) Hyena checking out the Thomsons Gazelle Sunset amongst Boabab and Acacia trees Ngorongoro Crater rim Zebra stripes Dirt road leading into Oldupai Gorge Safari vehicles These lions had their fill of an unlucky zebra Group of vultures waiting for their turn to feast Spotted Hyena African Elephant Loungers on the beach Young Zebra Colt Anemones and many fish Maasai used to live within this rock outcropping One of the Land Cruisers stopping to look at animals Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Southern Ground Hornbill Male ostrich Huge school of blue striped snapper Ornately carved door of our room at the Sopa Lion cubs Male Kori Bustard A huge mass of pelicans and a lone hippo Waterfall at the end of our hike through banana groves Wildebeest Anemone and skunk clown fish Why did the elephant cross the road? Masai Giraffe Thousands of great white pelicans Christ Church Cathedral Steeple African Elephant Gobi Hungry Lions Superb Starling Floor of Christ Church Cathedral Dive master riding on the front of our bouncing boat Close up of a few zebras Zanzibar Outrigger Lion resting in the shade Lion cubs resting in the shade Gray-backed Fiscal Shrike Christ Church Cathedral Elephant scratching its rear on a tree Sunset over the crater Wildebeest and zebras Eastern Green Mamba Wildebeest in Ngorongoro Panoramic - Sunset over Ngorongoro crater Gray Crowned Crane Giraffe munching on some leaves Iraqw woman putting beads on a traditional wedding skirt Zebras Common Zebra Street Vendor Bushy nests hanging from this tree Red Colobus Monkey These Red Colobus monkeys are found only on Zanzibar Egyptian Goose with babies Some hippos seem to have gotten upset and started biting each other These dust devils were blowing around all over the place Topi Carving items from ebony Mother and Baby Giraffe Male Impala Black-headed Heron Lake Magadi is the most dominant water feature in the crater, though it was mostly dry This puppy was hanging around the resort Red Colobus Monkey munching on a leaf A huge throng of safari vehicles showed up to watch the feeding Elephants on parade Warthogs searching for food Rid 'em cowboy! These lions had their fill of an unlucky zebra These hippos were laying all over each other Flamingo admiring its reflection Male Agama Lizard Room balcony view from Serengeti Sopa Lodge Female Von Der Decken's Hornbill Tarangire landscape Look at those tusks! Giraffes munching on trees Adult baboon Dirt Runway Takeoff Lion Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Baboons everywhere! Lion Ngorongoro Crater Wide Panoramic Red Colobus Monkey Pool at the Sopa Lodge Hippo opening wide Reconstructed skull discovered in Oldupai Gorge Black-winged Stilt No feeding the animals Moray eel Masai Giraffe Wildebeest running African Elephant Lilac-breasted Roller A type of nudibranc Elephant cooling himself off with sand Fishing boat The hippo pond Black-chested Snake Eagle E Unoto Retreat - our last lodge near Lake Manyara Wildebeest Exposed sand during low tide It's a parade of baboons Tarangire landscape Spotted Eagle Owl One of two hippo ponds in the crater Several lizards Lilac-breasted Roller Elephant crossing... Sacred Ibis Many corals and urchins were exposed when the tide was low Lower jaw remains of an extinct pig African Elephant Lion fish Kori Bustard Lilac-breasted Roller Cheetah View from the roof of the Land Cruiser Dusk over Ngorongoro Crater Lone hippo Mom and Baby Giraffe Herd of buffalo Yellow-necked Spurfowl Warthog A pair of Waterbucks Masai Giraffe Blue (sykes) monkey Few Cape Buffalo Sunset over the crater Sunset over the crater Red Colobus Monkey Lion King Cheetah Black and White Maasai Boy Hippo Giraffe Butt Ugab River Richat Structure in Mauritania Niger River Okavango Delta Sahara Desert Terkezi Oasis Old Green Door Al Jazirah, Sudan No Man's Land African Elephant Three Giraffes Little Lion Cub Brothers Guinea-Bissau Brandberg Massif Elephant Butt Punk Mane Zebra Behind Elder Lion Monochrome Leopard Black and White Leopard