Wild Animals of Africa Part I
Animals Of Pattern
Giraffe
According to our guide Joe Kibwe, the giraffe is the national animal of Tanzania.
We enjoyed watching them stretch their necks to get to the most delicious leaves at the top of the acacia tree.
The giraffes really enjoy the art of the stare down, who will blink first?!
Well hello, I adore those gorgeous long lashes ;-)
Zebra
This is one of my favorite photos that I took during the trip, thanks to the zebras posing in this perfect line.
I wondered why the zebra has never been domesticated like the horse and donkey, Joe told me that unlike the horse, the zebras back is very weak and can't hold much weight.
Too often these gorgeous animals tend to be dinner for the more powerful animals in the wild :-(
Obviously zebras like to stick together in large herds, they're very social animals.
Cheetah
The female cheetah is likened to the independent feminist woman, she prefers to fly solo, when she's not raising her cubs she is always alone, for her entire life. This female cheetah was absolutely stunning.
The difference between the male and the female cheetah is in the size of their heads, female cheetahs have smaller heads.
I sensed the slightest bit of sadness in her golden eyes, I can't understand how difficult and stressful it must be to live her life, constantly having her guard up, never sleeping, and bearing all of these feelings alone.
0 to 60mph in 3 seconds, making the cheetah the fastest land mammal.
Bachelor pad - two male cheetahs relaxing under a tree.
S + P
Wedding Night - Photos by:
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
