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Maasai Mara Safari

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We had an incredible opportunity to go to the Maasai Mara, which is part of the Serengeti, about 3 hours from our house earlier this week.   We enjoyed God’s creation and beauty on safari.

 

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There were 3 male lion brothers in the pride we saw.  To be that close to their might was terrifying and amazing!

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Cheetah’s are magnificent.
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Newborn Zebra
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Baby baboons are cuter here than my backyard!

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elephant family time
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Jackal with a gazelle head…
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hyenas on the prowl…..
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The few resident wildebeest that don’t move with the wildebeest migration across the Serengeti. 
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Giant Eland
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The Rhinos had armed guards to protect against poachers.
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Topi
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The Secretary bird…preys on snakes.
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Crocs along the banks of the Mara River 
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the Crested Crane…national bird of Uganda
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Most beautiful sunset ever!
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Ox Pecker birds eating bugs off Cape Buffalo
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So apparently giraffe do like to sit down sometimes!
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Family Maaisai blanket photo…these blankets are uses by the Maaisai people for clothing/jackets.
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banded mongoose 

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Boom Sling Snake…one of the most poisonous in Africa!

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The beauty and bigness of the African Savanah!
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Jaden and Josiah loved all the safari drives!