And doesn't let us change her path.
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As she walks toward the distant trees.
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That bunch of dots along the horizon is a heard of maybe 100 elephants, all moving along single file.
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A closer view of a few of them. The white dots are the egrets that hang around with them.
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That's Amboseli National Park - wall to wall elephants.
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Moving on.
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Nice thing about being in the park off season is the lack of tourists and safari van traffic. This is about as crowded as we saw it.
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Elephants like to cover themselves with mud. Note the two really young ones and one slightly older.
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Everywhere you looked....elephants.
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Two guys fighting, but we don't know if it's just playing.
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We spotted this beautiful leopard.
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Closer view. What a handsome animal!
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Moves gracefully too.
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The fading evening sun outlines the shape of the body.
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Then it bounded off into the distance.
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That's Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
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One of its rare appearances. Mostly it hides in the clouds.
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Crowned cranes.
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Another pair of elephants sparring. disturbing the egrets too.
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Maybe they are just playing around.
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Elephant with entourage.
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They just ignore the safari vans.
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A fish eagle on the shore of a swamp.
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Hippo and a flock of geese at the swamp.
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Sunsets are an African cliche, but they are cool.
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This is a sunrise.
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