Morning at Lake Nakuru

As we left camp we did a morning game drive.

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The usual suspects were out.

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This is a medication dart.

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The giraffes gave us a look as we drove past.

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The whole family could work on this tree from lower branches to the upper.

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Giraffes can’t eat the same tree for long as many release compounds that make it taste very bitter so then they wander to the next tree.

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They can be used to determine the direction of the wind because they always walk into the wind.

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That’s because the plant that is being eaten can signal downwind plants that they are being eaten and go bitter.

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A couple warthogs were spotted walking around.

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We also saw our first dik dik. This is the smallest of the gazelles.

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We stopped at a viewpoint and we found some really cool looking lizards sunning themselves.

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The drastic colour difference was quite interesting to see.

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It did not help them blend in at all, which this one knows quite well as you can see the regrown tail.

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Here is the female they are showing off for. She blends in with the rocks.

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There were other lizards as well, but they were a bit harder to spot.

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There were a few hyraxes around hanging out in the sun.

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Even they get a bit chilled at night.

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At night they will huddle together to keep warm.

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