Today's family explore took us to Arusha National Park, just a few miles down the road at the foot of Mt. Meru. Not a park that gets a lot of attention on the safari circuit, but that's too bad because it's absolutely beautiful. Most of the park sits on the rainy side of the mountain--plus it's the rainy season so everything was lush and thick. It's a very wooded park, with little open space--no lions and very few elephants, but well-known for zebras, buffalo, giraffes, and monkeys. We didn't see any hippos, but were well-rewarded with some of these big boys...
This little guy and his mother were about 15 feet from the car. I know elephants are a big thing, but honestly, an elephant 15 feet from my car makes me want to crawl under the seat. I'm pretty sure an elephant can wreak some serious havoc on a car if it wants to. Giraffes, however, are impressive AND mild-mannered. They even run in slow motion.
Obviously, this group (15 in all) just can't figure out what we're looking at!
This little guy and his mother were about 15 feet from the car. I know elephants are a big thing, but honestly, an elephant 15 feet from my car makes me want to crawl under the seat. I'm pretty sure an elephant can wreak some serious havoc on a car if it wants to. Giraffes, however, are impressive AND mild-mannered. They even run in slow motion.
Obviously, this group (15 in all) just can't figure out what we're looking at!
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