 The hippo pond. The airstrip is in the background. |
 Five hippos among all the lilies! |
 You would have never known they were there! A hippo can stay submerged under water for five minutes. They sigh when they surface to exhale. |
 The marshy area next to the hippo pond. There was tons of bird life here, including these secretary birds. |
 Jeff enjoying his boxed breakfast. Yum. |
 Jeff, Jackson, Dawn, and Tom. Jackson was an excellent driver/guide! |
 Jackson and the Land Rover. Carol and Tom sat on the bottom tier. Jeff and I sat on the middle tier. |
 The cheetah family! |
 She's nursing her five cubs. Wow. |
 What a beautiful animal! |
 Looking to hunt. They usually hunt shortly after dawn and late in the afternoon. They rest in the long grass during the heat of the day. |
 Since cheetahs are often surrounded by safari vehicles, this sometimes forces them to hunt during the heat of the day. That is what's happening today. |
 Family time. I love this picture! Females are solitary for life except for when they have a litter of cubs. |
 Most cubs are killed by lions, dogs, and hyenas. How will its mother teach it to hunt? Look it up on "Animal Facts!" |
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