May Grand Vacation 2012 – Netherlands – Bald Family

The most impressive part of our travel to Kinderdijk was coot family we met in one of the channels. There were plenty of coots in all channels, but most of them still sat on eggs, and only one fast-paced coupe already shepherds their just-hatched chicks. This is . . . → Continue reading May Grand Vacation 2012 – Netherlands – Bald Family

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