Carl feeding the giraffes at Giraffe Manor ("Daisy Rothchild")
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Sue feeding a giraffe
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Dick and Carl shopping at a roadside stand. Carl learned to negotiate the price here.
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Elephant and young at an observation site overlooking a watering hole
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Monkeys outside our room at the Masi Mara
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Elephants were everywhere
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Monkey and baby. They loved the sugar packets we took from the dining room
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Did you know that water draining from a bowl rotates clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere? It doesn't rotate at all at the Equator.
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Weaver bird males build a straw nest to attract the female. They live in colonies in Acacia trees.
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Elephant family
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Leopard female and three cubs
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Giraffes were everywhere
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Lioness walked by without giving us a second thought
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Colorful birds - I don't remember the name.
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A toucan-like bird
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They were not afraid of us and came right up to the vehicle.
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Family of three giraffes.
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Very rare DikDik mated pair.
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Grazing varied animals
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This lion was so close I could have reached out and touched him. What an exciting encounter
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I did not expect to see a camel.
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Carl and friends at a Masai family compound of dung-topped huts.
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Waterbuffalo just ignored us
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Job, our guide, Carl, our Grandson and Tony, our driver.
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Rare Gerenuks - they really look funny.
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Carl and friends
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School children in Kenya wear uniforms and pay to go to school. There are no discipline problems.
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Zebra by the road.
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White rhino. It is as big as a truck!
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Entertainment at the Samboro Hotel was a juggling and gymnastic trio.
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Baboons roam free at the Samboro Hotel.
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Uhoh, a flat tire. We all stopped because of roadside bandits.
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Hippopotamus Heaven - They stay in the water all day and come out at night to browse.
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Hyenas were everywhere.
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Mrs Lion showing off for the camera.
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Hot air balloon ride at dawn and champaign breakfast. "Up in the air and over the wall..."
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Hyena with a water buffalo hide toy to chew on.
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Ugly Warthog. They live in burrows.
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My favorite - Ms Leopard and three cubs feeding on a catch.
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Last night in Nairobi, Kenya at the "Carnivor" restaurant. Carl and Dick sample zebra, antelope and other wild game.
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