Many of these animals we saw in Tanzania two years ago but this was our first close encounter with a rhino. As I said in a previous post this is a small private preserve and the guides know where all the animals hang out. We were in Tanzania in February which is summer down here and now we are here in their winter. Once we got in the open air jeep and started flying down the dirt roads it got pretty cold. My fingers were partially numb for a while after we returned.
Steph says:
We were so close to these animals! It was extraordinary being twenty feet from a White Rhino and a similar distance from a Hippo. Our guide said that the only time Hippos are really dangerous is when
you stand in between them and the water. They kill a lot of people defending their territory.
Similarly, we were told to maintain a distance from the Cheetah who would be threatened if we got too close. It was sad to see the male by himself. His partner died recently after being bitten by a Mambo Snake.
We plan to go to the Cheetah Rescue Center while we are here. This afternoon, we are going out on another game drive but it is very windy and very cold. Thankfully, Katie Sullivan told me to bring a down jacket so I am warm.
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