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Tanzania_880S6758_Our whole group at the Ngorongoro crater lookout_


Tanzania_880S6762_Maasai village in the valley_


Tanzania_880S7190_We stopped to visit a Maasai village_


Tanzania_880S7202_They greeted us with a welcome song_


Tanzania_880S7206_All of the men were involved in the song which sounded like chanting_


Tanzania_880S7211_Maasai man holding a spear_


Tanzania_880S7214_Us with the Maasai men_


Tanzania_880S7216_They all had either a spear or their plain wooden poles (used for animal herding)_


Tanzania_880S7224_A group of Maasai men got together to show us how they started fire with only sticks and brush_


Tanzania_880S7241_They got the brush smoking and he held it in his hands until it was too hot_


Tanzania_880S7250_Inside the Maasai house, made by the women out of sticks and grass_


Tanzania_880S7254_Friendly zebras posing for us along the road_


Tanzania_880S7260_There were many baby zebras this time of year_


Tanzania_880S7269_Maasai herding their livestock_


Tanzania_880S7281_Looking down on Ngorongoro crater_


Tanzania_880S7286_The crater floor is 2,000 ft below the rim - from here it looked empty!_


Tanzania_880S7293_An old male elephant greeted us on our way into the crater_


Tanzania_880S7300_Only male elephants live in the crater_


Tanzania_880S7303_He crossed the road, seeming to lead us down the hill_


Tanzania_880S7306_The crater can not supply enough nourishment for the female and baby elephants_


Tanzania_880S7311_View inside the crater as we neared the floor_


Tanzania_880S7322_Nickson spotted 2 lion cubs enjoying the early morning light_


Tanzania_880S7326_One of them came down the rocks a little way_


Tanzania_880S7329_Herd of wildebeests huddling together_


Tanzania_880S7332_Lone wildebeest inside Ngorongoro crater_


Tanzania_880S7341_Wildebeest herd, with many baby calves_


Tanzania_880S7349_There were many zebras inside the crater_


Tanzania_880S7350_Wildebeest grazing_


Tanzania_880S7352_Zebra herd in Ngorongoro crater_


Tanzania_880S7365_We were the first to spot this lionness lying near the road_


Tanzania_880S7370_We had her all to ourselves for a few minutes before other cars caught on_


Tanzania_880S7375_She seemed to be enjoying the morning sun. In the afternoon, she will move to the shaded areas._


Tanzania_880S7399_Beautiful zebra up close_


Tanzania_880S7411_Cheetah feasting on a fresh kill, while 2 jackals wait their turn for the leftovers_


Tanzania_880S7417_Fuzzy headed cranes, one of our favorite bird spottings_


Tanzania_880S7419_Elephant in one of the few wooded areas of the crater_


Tanzania_880S7426_Thousands of pink flamingos were wading in the shallow salt water lake_


Tanzania_880S7428_White flamingos and other birds in the salt water lake_


Tanzania_880S7432_Our picnic site was next to a small lake with hippos in it_


Tanzania_880S7433_Zebras and wildebeests appeared to walk on water as they waded out into this shallow pond_


Tanzania_880S7440_Cape buffalo inside Ngorongoro crater_


Tanzania_880S7460_Hippo yawning for the camera_


Tanzania_880S7466_Rain began to move across the crater as we were admiring the hippos_


Tanzania_880S7471_This warthog was hunkered down for the coming rain storm_


Tanzania_880S7473_Wildebeests and their calves, waiting for the rain_


     

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