This morning we started very early. Our pick up was at 6:30 AM. Our guide Richard wanted to get us to the central Serengeti area which was the best place to find cheetahs and leopards. The area we have been in is grassland mixed with trees and hills. The central Serengeti is all flat with tall grasses with few trees and areas of big rocks and boulders.
The drive took us back past the landing strip where we came in just 3 short, but filled to the brim, days ago. After driving a short while we came upon a group of at least 20 lions. They were stalking a pack of zebras. We followed them for a while but they eventually stopped and just rested, so we moved on.
Then we saw the cheetah. She was perched on a rock and had 3 cubs. We watched the babies play and then she took off and hide the babies in the tall grass.
We next found a group of elephants. There were several babies as well as about 12 adults. They were using trees to scratch itches. Two of them even had a staring contest with loud bellows.
We continued to look for the elusive leopard and also were on our way to a picnic area. Richard was very disappointed that he could not locate the leopard. We were on the BNN (bush news network) and the guides were all talking to each other but no one was finding leopards and not many were seeing the cheetahs.
After lunch we started back towards our hotel and then we came to a bunch of safari cars and hidden in a tree was a leopard. He was very hard to see even with binoculars. I was able to get a picture but you will have to look hard to see the leopard.
This night we had dinner in the Boma, which is an open air restaurant. They had some Masai singing and dancing. They got the kids in the audience up, dancing with them. The Masai are known for jumping very high. It was interesting to see.
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