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Tanzania_880S7492_Tarangire National Park was our last stop on the safari_



Tanzania_880S7495_This park is all about elephants, with more than 3,500 living in the park_



Tanzania_880S7499_The littlest baby and its mother crossed the road right behind us_



Tanzania_880S7501_A whole herd of elephants greeted us on our way to the lodge_



Tanzania_880S7503_At one point, we could see more than 100 elephants at one time - this one is using the tree as a scratching aid_



Tanzania_880S7506_These two were splashing mud and dirt all over themselves_



Tanzania_880S7511_They splash the dirt and mud to cool down_



Tanzania_880S7514_Elephants are agressive when their babies are around - this one tried to chase our car_



Tanzania_880S7516_Nickson stepped on the gas just in time to get us out of there!_



Tanzania_880S7519_The elephant was still on guard as we moved on down the road_



Tanzania_880S7530_This one was very bothered by the situation and pointed her trunk up in the air to get us to leave_



Tanzania_880S7535_On the way to the lodge, we saw a huge herd of giraffes_



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Tanzania_880S7544_Giraffes relaxing in the shade_



Tanzania_880S7555_Baby and mother elephant_



Tanzania_880S7556_The smallest antelope - the Dik dik - was very cute_



Tanzania_880S7566_A very muddy elephant_



Tanzania_880S7573_Baby and mom - the babies liked to stay very close to their big protection_



Tanzania_880S7578_Family of elephants, all different sizes_



Tanzania_880S7584_We almost got surrounded by a very angry herd - this one is trying to scare us off_



Tanzania_880S7586_It worked!  We got out of there fast, as the entire herd started to get very rowdy_



Tanzania_880S7591_The elephants were trumpeting and threatening to charge the vehicle in order to protect their young_



Tanzania_880S7597_Elephant herd, still upset from our encounter_



Tanzania_880S7609_Swampy area of Tarangire_



Tanzania_880S7612_There are few animals in the swampy area now, as it is the beginning of the wet season and the animals move out_



Tanzania_880S7645_We had a few minutes of rain, and then a beautiful double rainbow looking out over the grassy swampland_



Tanzania_880S7649_Lone tree with the rainbow behind_



Tanzania_880S7659_A large Monitor Lizard we saw on the way out of Tarangire park_



Tanzania_880S7662_There were so many stunning giraffes in the morning light - just munching on the trees_



Tanzania_880S7666_1_This seemed to be their hangout, as we saw them 2 days in a row at the same spot_



Tanzania_880S7667_They glowed in the morning light magnificently_



Tanzania_880S7669_We got to enjoy some sleeping lions on the way out_



Tanzania_880S7675_This lionness peaked up for just a second and was back to sound asleep after that_



Tanzania_880S7679_They were ending their 3 day mating session, so they were quite tired_



Tanzania_880S7682_We got an upclose view of a few ostriches_



Tanzania_880S7684_This hole in the huge baobab tree was done by elephant tusks!_