The first place David took us was Amboseli National Park. We flew there in the morning and we were able to see Mount Kimimanjaro, which is the biggest mountain in Africa. There was a big herd of elephants there and one of them was named Echo. Echo is a famous elephant because somebody has been researching her for a long, long time and even made a movie about her. Echo is easy to pick out because she has really big tusks and one of them is crooked. She's the leader of a big herd and we got to see her and her family pass right by our jeep.
On one of the game drives, we saw a whole bunch of hyenas relaxing on some rocks by the water, so we called it "hyena beach." Later that day, we saw a really newborn wildebeest! We were all excited to see the baby get up and walk, but because it was so windy, it had a hard time. It takes humans about a year to walk, but this baby wildebeest walked after only 15 minutes. It was super duper cool to see. The next day when we were walking around our lodge we met some of the workers who were taking care of an orphaned wildebeest baby they found. It was really cute and they allowed us to pet it.
Another cool thing about Sweetwaters was the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary. The chimps were there, away from people who try to keep them as pets or tourist attractions, who don't treat them properly. There were also some chimps there that had been orphaned, so they couldn't live in the wild. When we were there, the chimps were making a lot of racket because they were fighting over these nuts they were being fed. I loved seeing the chimps! One cool thing about them is that they are like humans with fur. You can tell them apart because they all look different and have different skin colors. Also, chimps only use four fingers but they can use their thumb if they want to. They're really smart and they use tools. The chimps will put a stick in a termite mound and then put it in the hole to "fish" for termites that get trapped on the sticky saliva the chimps coat the stick with. Then, they get their yummy snack.
Our last stop with David was the Masai Mara, where at first we saw huge
crocs and hippos. We had an all day game drive there and at the place
where we stopped for a picnic lunch, there was a whole bunch of dried
"dung" (animal poop) around. David gave me and Ty a flat stick and we
started playing dung baseball. It might sound really gross that we were
playing with poo, but all that dung was from zebras and wildebeest and
was really just dried grass. I threw a piece of dung at Tyler and then
all three of us ended up having a dung fight. It was like an African
version of a snowball fight. We had such a blast. On our very last game drive, another jeep saw a leopard kill an impala and they told us about it. We rushed to the leopard, but we were too late, a hyena had stolen the leopard's meal. The leopard came back while the hyena was still eating the impala and she sat there watching the hyena. Then, just when we thought the hyena was going to eat the whole thing like a hamburger, the hyena took a leg and left. Then, the leopard was free to eat. While we were watching, we noticed that the leopard had a cub and the cub was actually scaring some other hyenas away. What an exciting ending to all our safaris!
Now we're off to Egypt ...










DEAR GLOBAL BROS
It would awesome to go on safari
to bad it's your last.
I now its a little paragraph
but its my first.
sincerely
MATTHEW
hey Stefan i was just wondering how the trip was going.By the way it is Georgia from Ny.Have a safe trip!!!!!!!
hey Stefan im in computers at school and just thought i would say hi!!!!!!
Wow guys,
you have really had a fantastic time in Africa on all your safaris. You got to see the most amazing sights, and you must remember this part of your world trip for the rest of your lives. Maybe we will connect up again one day. Don`t let the ghosts in the pyramids scare you away. I am wanting my parents to give me a spooky party in June when I turn 8.
See you around, love Georga in CT.
well that is a first (haha) you actually see some animals that a lot of Americans see on their annual trip to the zoo; leopard, elephant, and chimpanzees. Wow, some animals mature faster than us humans…I agree 110% we humans take about a year to finally waddle around at the minimum but from your observations it only took 15 minutes for the beasts wow. That is amazing how the little cute baby cub just scares all the hyenas away. It reminds me of David and Goliath. Anyway, it seems like you had fun on your safari with animals that we Americans see at the zoo:)
Hey! I read about your trip and that sounded very excited! I would love to go on a trip like that. The animals u saw was so cool and i bet it was an amazing sight! Good luck on ur next trip! Have fun.
- Patty