Each morning we get up at 6am to go on the first game drive of the day and another at 330pm. Over the four differnt game drives we saw over 30 differnt animals including differnt birds, large animals and most importantly the BIG FIVE. In the days of pouching the big five were the most precious and hard to hunt...they are the cape buffalo, elephant, rhino, lion, and lepard. When you see these animals up close in real life it is way more impressive than pictures or television.
Bruno's hightlight: On our last game drive we saw two female lions and one male lion right in the open. The female lion began to prowl an impala but unfortunately for the lion the impala escaped!
Anita highlight: On the second day we were very fortunate to see the lepard, which is one of the most difficult animals (cats) to find. The diver was radioed the message that there was a lepard sighting and we rushed over the bumpy terrain and made it in time. Mom did not take her finger off the camara button...for real...and ended up taking about 77 pictures. If any of you know my mother this is not a lie to the slightest. The lepard finally started to move around the cars and all of a sudden mom let out a big scream like she was watching a volleyball game and the lepard ran off into the bushes! Good job mom :)
Natalie's highlight: On the 27th we went to go see the rhinos which are guarded at all times by the mountain rangers because they an endangered animal. This adventure was a little bit different because we got out the car and walked through the african forest right up to the rhinos! They were so close it was a little fightening but the rangers made sure we were safe. We then walked back to the trucks and made out way down the mountain side. Finally we made it to a clearing with a water hole where the sun was shining and about 6 differnt animals were roaming around together. It was like something out of a movie...like a scene from Jarasic Park or The Lion King. We all agreed that we could sit there for hours just observing all the interactions.
Lina's highlight: On the first day we were able to catch up with some elephants! As we got closer we realized that there was a little baby elephant. Our driver, Evans, told us that it could not have been older than 4 months old. This was very special because the gestation period for an elephant is 2 years...that is a long time to be pregnant!
Michelle's highlight: coming soon...
Through the last couple days I have learnt the importance of the 'mama'. We all know that our mothers are very important people but somehow by observing different animals it made me realize this fact more clearly. Every time we saw a young animal their mother was very close by keeping watch over their young ones. Even in the Kenyan culture the mamas are very important people so much so that a family would not be able to survive if they had no mother or older daughters. Unfortunately this animal example does not support the fathers but we all know they are important in the human world!
-Natalie and Bruno
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