This post is also sent in haste from Stonetown, Zanzibar, and precedes in time the lion country post. Tomorrow morning we fly south to Fanjove Island. Internet may be unavailable for up to 11 or 12 days.
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| Serengetti plain. Looks empty but there is plenty there. |
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| Cheetah family |
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| A line of migrating wildebeest move across the Serengetti plain. |
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| Nearby, cheetahs exercise their jaws. |
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| Food is plentiful for the cheetahs. They go after the young and weak. |
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| Adult wildebeest are more suitable for lions. |
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| Hyenas also hang around |
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| Tent interior with entry to bathroom section at back on right. Zip-up windows with netting. Electric lights and place for charging equipment. |
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| Tent bathroom. Flush toilet on right, shower on left. Showers are ordered in advance. Outside the tent hot water is raised in a large canvas bucket. One bucket is more than enough for a good shower. |
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| Vulture feeds. |
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| On our walk, Alex Walker examines elephant tracks and determines their direction. |
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| L to R: Park Ranger, Alex, Emma, Tabu |
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| 15 to 20 elephants moving perpendicularly to us. |
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| Tuki, Masai beekeeper |
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| Tabu, Tracker |
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| Tuki explains one of his hives, hanging above. He splits a log and smears it inside with a plant which attracts bees and encourages them to make a hive |
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| Armed escort. L to R: Bow and arrow, semi-automatic, rifle, bow and arrow. |
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| Cocktail campfire with Masai camp guard in background. No movement allowed outside tents after dark without Masai escort requested by flashlight signal. Animal are said to move freely through camp especially water buffalo, although we saw none. |
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