17- 19 December 2014
While we saw lots of wildlife in Tarangire, the elephants became the main attraction. In addition to just seeing dozens, if not hundreds, of elephants, we also got the opportunity to watch their behavior up close.
How to take a shower, elephant-style.
Tarangire also provided us our first close-up views of lions.
While we saw lots of wildlife in Tarangire, the elephants became the main attraction. In addition to just seeing dozens, if not hundreds, of elephants, we also got the opportunity to watch their behavior up close.
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| This is a small part of a line of elephants walking across the savannah towards our vehicle. |
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| The babies are shielded by surrounding adults. |
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| Two juvenile males practice their sparring technique. |
How to take a shower, elephant-style.
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| Start with a hole that does down to the water table. |
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| Enjoy the cool water! |
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| And finish with a nice powder. |
Tarangire also provided us our first close-up views of lions.
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| From a distance, a pride of lions can look like a pile of rocks. There are about 16 lions here -- they were counted by another group as they crossed the road before taking a siesta in the shade. |
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| Even with a head poking up, lions can be difficult to see. |
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| Not quite fully grown. |
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| Lions love to yawn (and, incidentally, show off their fearsome teeth). |
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