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A Cheetah at Ngutuni Sanctuary in Kenya During this safari we were able to fulfill the wishes of a guest that had always longed to see a cheetah on safari. After having gone on a number of safaris over the years, she had practically seen it all, Lions, Elephants, Rhinos, Leopards and everything in between on numerous occasions! Yet the only animal that always eluded her was this graceful and fragile cat.  Cheetah numbers are sadly on the decline in the wild and for those of us who are lucky to see them, we should be appreciative of how blessed we truly are.  So it had become a kind of humorous game during my conversations with this guest, where she would always say "this year we are going to find a cheetah ok".  Well then on this particular trip, her luck finally swung in a big way. She got her wish fulfilled and actually made up for all the other times that she missed out as we got to see a  total of 7 during the two days safari!  ...

An Endangered Black Rhino in the Ngorongoro Crater One of my Top 10 favorite safari destinations in East Africa is without a doubt the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. It is a natural arena where the circle of life plays out daily within the confines of the crater rim and where all animals, live out most of their existence within the walls of this awe inspiring natural theater. There is a healthy and diverse range of wildlife that can be found both on the crater floor, as well in the vast conservation area outside the caldera. This is one of my all time favorite photographs taken during our last safari there. The black rhino pictured is encrusted with ox-peckers on its back, its expression is priceless as it gazes into the horizon and finally, the textures, lines and colours of the landscape all tell an interesting story of their own. Everything just came beautifully together for this photo.

Two elephants drinking at a tsavo waterhole The waterhole is one of the few places in a national park that is a hub for all types of interesting wildlife behavior. It is a place where emotions range between action, relaxation and drama or where all these moods are combined. Elephants without a doubt are excellent at displaying all measures of interesting characteristics, mainly because of their social personalities and their sheer size! It has been suggested that, when two elephants meet at a waterhole for the first time, the outcome of their behavior towards one another may come down to the etiquette lessons that they learnt during their infancy.  The elephants in this photograph clearly were not related to each other as they arrived at the waterhole almost 30 minutes apart and failed to display customary greetings. Yet each granted the other plenty of space to drink peacefully and later, quietly parted ways in opposite directions.

A portrait of an Ostrich in Tsavo East Have you ever taken the time to really look at a wild ostrich? Everyone comments on how beautiful the black and white feathers are and how they gracefully strut around the savanna. Thanks to a telephoto lens or high powered binoculars, we can really get some fine details on the facial features of the largest bird in the world.  Its long slender neck gives this flightless bird an advantageous elevated view of the surrounding area, while its large beautiful round eyes, help it spot predators from a long distance away. Who would blame you for falling in love with the facial features of an ostrich!

A lovely pride of lions on the way to the lodge in Ngutuni Sanctuary After a very refreshing and rewarding safari at Ngutuni Private Game Sanctuary near Tsavo East, sunset was quickly approaching and we were heading back towards the lodge along the easterly boundary when suddenly, we came across this wonderful pride of lions also heading in the same direction.  Maintaining normal bush traffic courtesy, we quietly followed the pride until we almost reached the lodge where they then took a right turn heading for the hill. It was definitely a wonderful and privileged feeling to have this pride escort us almost up to the lodge at the end of our day.