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  • Afternoon at Lake Nakuru

    These are waterbuck.

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    The males have big corkscrew horns.

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    The calves stick very close to Mom.

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    And you do not want to mess with Mom.

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    This is a baboon.

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    They eat grass. Actually they eat lots of stuff but we only saw them eating grass.

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    They need to pull their pants up.

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    These are warthogs.

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    They run away when they see us coming. But only for a short distance. Then they seem to forget why they were running and go back to grazing.

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    This is a zebra.

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    He is busy eating.

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    What is standing next to that tree?

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    It is a good thing we brought binoculars.

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    One of these things is not like the others.

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    Can you tell which one doesn’t belong?

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    It’s a bit hard to see through the haze off of the lake.

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    But that one is a white rhinoceros.

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    He was easier to see once he stood up.

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    African rhinos don’t have teeth in the front so they have to pluck up the grass with their lips.

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    And then chew it with their back teeth.

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    This is a black rhino.

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    He has a swishy tail like an elephant.

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    He has a hunchback and a wider mouth than the white rhino.

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  • Lunch at Lake Nakuru

    At lunch there were some vervet monkeys.

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    They are pretty cute.

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    Until they decide they want to get into your car.

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    This one is a male.

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    There were many iridescent birds around the site too.

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    You can see it a bit better when they are in direct sunlight.

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    They were watching and waiting for us to finish lunch.

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    This skink wandered out of the log just in time to be photographed many many times. But we’ll just keep it to one.

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    This is a male impala.

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    Impalas run very fast.

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    They are hard to catch on camera.

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    Except when they are hiding behind zebras.

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    The baby zebras are the cutest.

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    Especially when they are running to catch up to Mom.

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  • Saidia Children’s Home

    Intrepid partners with different organizations around the world and this is one of them.

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    This is an orphanage that has children of all ages.

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    Although this is an emergency exit it looks like a lot of fun.

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    There is a whole courtyard area for the kids to play.

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    This little girl just wanted to cuddle.

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    Others were little show offs that were having quite the time while we were there.

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