Wildebeest herd. Heading back to camp for human breakfast.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Vultures waiting. Start of a late afternoon drive to see what animals are out heading into dusk.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Lake Ndutu. http://www.ndutu.com/pages/where.html

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Same pride of lions. They apparently haven't move.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Looking down from the open pop top at one comes to inspect the land cruiser

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and finds nothing interesting. Apparently they don't consider a steel elephant and its human cargo to be edible. Step outside the truck and you're fair game.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Weaver Bird nests.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Weaver Bird and nests.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Young Grant Gazelles.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Older Grant Gazelles keeps an eye on the intruder.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Out of the lakes and river valley brush and onto the open Serengeti plain.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Wildebeest and Zebra on the Serengeti.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Wildebeest and Zebra on the Serengeti.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Hyena woken up from sleeping in some high plants on the open plain.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Hyena woken up from sleeping in some high plants on the open plain.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Hyena woken up from sleeping in some high plants on the open plain.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

6pm and they're still asleep on the cool river bottom

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

6pm and they're still asleep on the cool river bottom

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

6pm and they're still asleep on the cool river bottom

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

6pm and they're still asleep on the cool river bottom even with dozens of these things harassing them all day long.

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Humans taking pictures of each other. L-R: Heather, Francisco, Michael, Allan, Dave.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Sunset on our way back to camp. They're still looking down and waiting.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Sunset on our way back to camp. They're still looking down and waiting.

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Early morning hike into the brush from the Ranger Station with the boss.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Early morning hike into the brush from the Ranger Station with the boss.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Early morning hike into the brush from the Ranger Station with the boss. Lake Ndutu.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Early morning hike into the brush from the Ranger Station with the boss.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Early morning hike into the brush from the Ranger Station with the boss.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Don't know.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Our tent.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Our tent.

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Our tent.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

From the tents walking to dinner.

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Our tent.

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Departure morning. Excitement among the guides. We think a leopard, but it's increasingly rare wild dogs.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Wild dogs.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Wild dogs.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Heading back to route B-144. A Hyena in the mud.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

A Hyena in the mud.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

A Hyena in the mud.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

A Hyena no longer in the mud.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Oldupai (Oldevia) Gorge from the museum building to the northeast.

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Oldupai (Oldevia) Gorge from the museum building to the southeast.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater

Oldupai (Oldevia) Gorge from the museum building.

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At the bottom of the gorge. There was a flood the night before. This river comes from Lakes Ndutu and Masek.

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At the bottom of the gorge.

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Museum curator shows us bone fossils.

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Fossils everywhere.

TanzaniaSerengetimigrationZephyr AdventuresLake ManyaraNgorongoro Crater