We had a great weekend at Naabi Hill in the Serengeti with Chris Clarke who made Tanzania a stop on her around the world tour. So happy we were able to get her out on safari. This was the first time that we went to the Serengeti this time of year; it was so green and beautiful. Tierney was still in Moshi playing soccer and swimming, so we missed her, but were so happy to be able to get away for a couple of nights.
It was the type of trip that was not conducive to sleep because animals were calling all night (lions, hyena, zebra…), but it was totally worth it. We had a lioness walk through while we were having sundowners at camp. Could this be the same one we saw in February with the Goyles?
Ashlyn documented almost 90 species of birds and 25 mammal species over the two days! (And I finally got to see an African Wild Cat)
Cheetah standoff. Lone male sees three young males across the plains before he decides he’s outmatched and runs away. Hagai wrote a fun summary about it here (his pics are better, too).
Golden jackals have recently been re-categorized as a wolf after DNA testing.
We got to see a male lion display the Flehman Response after he smelled the female’s urine to tell if she is ready to mate. Really cool.
Serengeti Silliness
We found toilets with the best view (of the Ngorongoro Crater)
We have a few more pics: here
Thanks, Matembezi for a great weekend!
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