Lake Manyara
The Emerald of Africa
This was the main purpose of the visit and when I found out they were gone, it was disappointing for sure. I quickly found out that was a tiny piece of what makes this place great and it was worth coming to regardless.
Aint Nothing but a Giraffe Party
It wasn’t so much a party, it was a wake. When spotting animals you must have eyes wide open and scouring the brush for any movement or something that stands out. That is not the issue with giraffes because duh, they are tall as trees. Those long legs provide a pretty good defense as they swing about in any direction even to the kind of the jungle. If a giraffe gets injured…..that all changes. One of the poor guys incurred a leg issue and a giant male lion pounced and took him down. The rest of the tower “tower is a herd of giraffes” looked on in horror as one of their own was disemboweled and eaten alive. They stood there for over an hour and one by one slowly walked away. Nature is savage but that’s the circle of life.
