Photo: Water Buffalo

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On Safari in the famed Ngorogoro Crater is where we came across this water buffalo.  We had been driving around and although we’ve seen tons of Water Buffalo, something about this guy just caught our eye.  He was actually munching on some grass, if you look closely you can see it on his tongue, but [...]

Photo: Penguins on Parade

Punto Tumbo Penguins, Argentina

Fun fact for today, the word for penguin is similar in many different languages: penguin (english), pingüino (Spanish), penguin (French), pinguino (Italian), pinguin (German).    Standing near the beach of Argentina’s Punto Tumbo, it was a cacophony of languages, but it all boiled down to one word- penguins! Punto Tumbo is just south of the famed Valdez Peninsula in Argentina.  You [...]

Photo: Serious Rhino

rhinoceros in kruger park, south africa

Rhinoceros’ are serious creatures. What do I mean?  Well up close they look like that giant bully from 6th grade gym class that you never wanted to cross.  In other words, intensely dangerous.  Their skin looks impenetrable, and up close those horns are more intimidating than you’d think. Unlike hyenas or even zebras, Rhinoceros’ never [...]

Photo: Napping

Sea Lions Paracas, Peru

According to the National Sleep Foundation 85 % of mammalian species are polyphasic sleepers, or nappers.  Humans are in the minority, since our day is divided into only two periods, one awake, one asleep. Sleep is an important part of many cultures, take the Spanish siesta for example.  While it drove us crazy in some [...]