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