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A family group of Banded Mongoose, foraging for breakfast
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A female Cheetah, with 3 mostly-grown siblings, takes a relaxed moment to herself
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As the sun disappears, the Tree Hyrax makes its appearance
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An adult Elephant reacts to our presence with a posture that signals it's not happy to see us
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An adult Caiman...basking in the sun to warm up
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A male Allen's Hummingbird...for some reason looking very pugnacious to me sitting atop that flower with its head tilted like that
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A Vervet Monkey eating a tasty seed pod...while in reach of more seed pods than it could possibly eat
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A Honeybee, making good use of the blooms of St. Catherine's Lace(Eriogonum giganteum) - Explored 01/09/24
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A Lesser Masked Weaver on its nest...entrance is a circular opening on the bottom left in the image
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A male Bare-faced Go-Away-Bird
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A female Dik-dik, about to browse on some acacia greenery...but with great caution to avoid the thorns
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A female Giraffe...with flyaway hair
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Huffing & Puffing
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An adult Spotted Hyena, headed to its den
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An adult Common Dwarf Mongoose peers out from its burrow entrance
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An adult male Thomson's gazelle
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A Marabou Stork...looking as attractive as possible...really.
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An adult female Impala walks slowly by our safari vehicle as it joins the rest of the herd
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This is one of the Banded Mongooses that came into our camp rooting in the ground for grubs and other edibles.
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An adult Dik-dik - One of the smallest and cutest antelope in Africa - Just check those eyes
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Hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris)
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A gorgeous female Cheetah stares impassively in my direction as she relaxes in the shade of a tree.
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A Crested Drongo permits a portrait closeup - Explored on 12/24/23
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Sometime I sit and think...other times I just sit. An adult Ring-tailed Lemur...just sitting.
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On your mark...get set...and if you make a sudden move, I'm gone. An adult Black-tailed Jackrabbit, in the set position...ready to sprint away, if needed.
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A California Harvester Ant, one of many in the colony, removes a stone half its own length from the burrow
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A tiny Blue Jeans Poison-dart Frog
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An adult Crested Guan peek from within the thick branches where it took shelter
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A gorgeous female Cheetah...a picture of strength and calmness while leading her 3 almost full-grown offspring.
