After driving a ways through the park, our first animal spotting was of zebras, antelope, and water buffalo (or just buffalo as they call them here). The pictures were taken early in the morning, so the animals blend well in with the landscape. But here are some pictures taken by Jen, Patrick and myself.
Next, we saw her majesty of the kingdom, the beautiful lioness, or 'simba' as she is called in Swahili. She was absolutely stunning and we were all mesmerized. At one point she stood maybe 15-20 feet away from us. The closest we have all been to a lion in the wild. Patrick captured the best picture of her looking at us, national geographic quality! Enjoy!
Next we saw my personal favorite, giraffes! They are such magnificent creatures, and surprisingly graceful and awkward at the same time. It's hard to explain! But seeing them in their own natural, wild habitat was spectacular.
Our next spotting, in the far distance, was rhinos. We spotted two walking in sequence across the savannah, but still looking massive and dangerous.
We then fell upon a valley with an array of animals grazing in the grass including again zebras, antelope and giraffes, and introducing warthogs and ostriches. Absolutely stunning!
We then continued along the road heading to the elephant orphanage, when we turned around the corner and found ourselves smack in the middle of a baboon village. We saw huge baboons that were quite scary with their stern faces and jagged teeth, as well as little babies holding onto their mother's stomachs that were so adorable. Quite the sight!
After, we arrived at the elephant orphanage to see the 'elephant babies' as John calls them. The babies were so cute! So goofy and clumsy, climbing over each other and playing in the dirt! A wonderful ending to a fabulous tour of Nairobi National Park.
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