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A zebra colt rests in Ngorongoro Crater.

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A jackal stands alert in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

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Late afternoon view from Lake Manyara Lodge in Tanzania as the rains fall on the lake and Rift Valley below.

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A hippo opens wide in a pool near Lake Manyara in Tanzania.

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It’s sunset at Tarangire Safari Lodge in Tanzania, and the end of a rewarding day in Tarangire (pronounced Taa-raa-nghee-reh) National Park. Today, we watched giraffes, baboons, impalas, eagles, elephants, elephants and more elephants. The lodge is built on a high bluff overlooking the Tarangire River and plains below.

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As luck would have it, on day one of our post-climb safari, we arrived at Tarangire National Park in Tanzania just as a baboon troop was beginning its karaoke hour. Pictured above is one of the troop’s more talented members attempting “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”

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Near sundown on the road between Arusha and Moshe, Kilimanjaro rises high above the African plains. Feb 7, 2009.

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I’m leaving Ndutu Safari Lodge today to join my KE Adventure group in Marangu for the Kilimanjaro climb that starts tomorrow. Near Olduvai Gorge, this giraffe was ambling across the plains with thousands of wildebeest in the background. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Feb 7, 2009.

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A leopard is well camouflaged in this sausage tree. The Serengeti – Feb 6, 2009.

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A lion in a tree. The Serengeti – Feb 6, 2009.

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Hippos in The Serengeti. Feb 6, 2009.

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