Animal Crossing

Zebras and rhinos and baboons, oh my! Our early morning game drive on Wednesday was even better than the night before. We rose and shine at 4:45 a.m. to be on our way by 5:30 a.m. for our morning safari at the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve. We saw even larger groupings and more types of animals. Mornings are cool in Africa but heat up by 9 a.m.
Sun rises early, too. We saw more families of elephants, zebras, rhinos and giraffes. One of the craziest sights was seeing more than a hundred baboons of all ages and sizes run down a hill. They must sleep at the top of the hill and spend the day on lower land.

My favorites again were the elephants. I love this picture I took of a mother and child feeding near a tree. They have their heads, trunks and tusks the same, as if they were posing for a portrait. I would like to frame it and give it to all my friends who have babies. All of these animal pictures would be great in a child’s room. It was like being in a scene from The Lion King. We saw Raffiki the baboon/mandril and Pumba the warthog. No predators though.