Dad of the year

Little bird jacana lives in Africa. More precisely, its name is African jacana aka Actophilornis africanus. There are eight jacana species; they live around the world, but all in tropics and they all are pretty similar.

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Lions. An episode of Family Life

One would think what is common between lion and koala? However, they have one similar thing – they all sleep 20 hours per day. Yet, if koalas don’t have a choice, lions just very lazy.

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May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – giraffe

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Elegant giraffes

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May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – storks

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There were a lot of storks in the park. One huge company relaxed near the river. They specially liked big heap of dry branches.

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May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – baboons and antelopes

If Blue monkeys have elegant coat, Vervet monkeys have turquoise balls, but to find most bright part of baboons you should look from behind. Fist – female, behind her – male.

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May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – monkey

There are two species of monkey in the park – Blue (Samango) and Green (Vervet) (first one really has grey-blue color, but Green on actually has sandy color). Blue (Samango) monkeys (ака Cercopithecus mitis) prefer be alone just near park entrance. You can come really close to them.

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May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – warthogs

Warthog family on the lawn. Dad with huge fangs on the left, mom in the middle and two pigs.

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May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – elephants

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Africa must have elephants. And it has them. For beginning I was captured by mother-elephant with a baby.

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May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – zebras

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Zebras are most abundance and noticeable mammals in African savanna. They look completely as cartoon persons – white-black striped skins, stout springy butts and full of life bangs. They live by the groups, usually . . . → Continue reading May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park – zebras

May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park

In May 2012 we were on big vacation with the main aim to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The summit was successfully reached, but presence in Africa is definitely must involve the meeting with wildlife, and after the descent from Kili we spent two days on safari in . . . → Continue reading May Grand Vacation 2012 – Manjara National Park