I've been to the zoo a million times in my life but it is a completely different experience seeing the same animals in their natural habitat. Besides I don't agree with the idea of putting animals in cages for our amusement anymore. The best way to get to know them is through documentaries or going on safari in Africa.
I was lucky to travel to the Murchison Falls National Park when I was in Uganda and got to see lots of wild animals (here are some more landscape photos). And what can I say, I absolutely loved it. My favorite animals are humpback whales - which are didn't see for obvious reasons - but they are closely followed by lions. My name actually means lioness, so I feel a close connections to lions. They might be my spirit animals, who knows?
They were only a few meters away from me and it did give me the chills to be honest.
I just love those cute faces that giraffes have.
Hello you behind the bush.
And he's gone again.
African buffalo.
Gazelle.
That one guy from The Lion King.
Who am I kidding, elephants are my favorite animals as well!
A pretty awesome group of friends.
Hippos everywhere.
Just look at his trunk.
Crocodiles.
No idea what kind of bird this was, it looked cool though.
Those baboons were sneaky little thieves, but who can mind when they have such cute babies?
The days at the Murchison Park were seriously some of the best ones ever. Looking at these photos and uploading them makes me want to go back to Uganda even more. I can't wait!
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Here are my previous posts about Africa:
→Portrait Photos
→Pearl of Africa
→Impressions from Uganda
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