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Archive 2008 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania

  
 
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p.1 #1 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


As part of our overland trip, we spent a few nights in the Ngoro Ngoro Crater - its magical. As its a crater, its very difficult for the animals to escape from there, as the walls are quite steep.

Please ignore the horizons on some of these - I know they are not straight. I need to work on that

1)

3 predators acting like kings in their playground

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:42 AM
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Stalking lioness - they are so muscular !!

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:43 AM
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p.1 #3 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


3)

In this photo, you can see just how steep the crater walls are !

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:43 AM
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p.1 #4 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


4)

Watching carefully

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:44 AM
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p.1 #5 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


5)

The 3 lionesses had a failed stalking attempt on a warthog. They now come across a massive hippo who does not want to be disturbed ! The lionesses were hungry !!!!

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:50 AM
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6)

One of the lionesses ready for the pounce...

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:51 AM
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p.1 #7 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


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And claws it. . . again, look atthe agility of these big cats

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:52 AM
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p.1 #8 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


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but soon realises that the hippo is too big a match and maybe too dangerous

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:53 AM
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9) Walking away

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:56 AM
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10) Not happy with being defeated by a hippo, 2 of the lionesses stage a last confrontation which doesnt really get them anywhere

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Jan 17, 2008 at 02:59 AM
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p.1 #11 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


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Monkey business

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:00 AM
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playful fighting

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:00 AM
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This is the biggest lion I have seen in my life !! Surprisingly it was outside the crater as we were going in. At first we saw one, then another joined him, and then there were 3 of them (our guide said that they were brothers who had just left their pride). It was about 6am at this time and very foggy, so focusing was not as easy as it should have been

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:03 AM
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a bit of a scenery photo

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:04 AM
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sorry about the order - This was the 3 massive lions. I wish I had used a faster shutter speed

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:05 AM
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2 of the big ones in the headlights of a school bus !!! Imagine seeing this on your way to school ! (Have posted this photo before)

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:07 AM
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looking at dinner (posted before too)

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:08 AM
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p.1 #18 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


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slightly different perspective

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Jan 17, 2008 at 03:08 AM
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p.1 #19 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


Thanks for looking as always


Jan 17, 2008 at 03:09 AM
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p.1 #20 · Photos from Ngoro Ngoro Crater Safari - Tanzania


Great series pareet - especially your documentation of the lions with the hippo. That first male lion shot is very nice - I like the the effect of the fog - gives it a mystical aura and reminds me not to walk through the woods over there...


Jan 17, 2008 at 08:43 AM
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