Bandia animal reserve


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August 5th 2008
Published: August 6th 2008
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Hey guys! My African adventure is coming to an end. My last month here I have been feverishly trying to see as much as I can of the country before I return to the good ol' U. S. of A! Last weekend I took a trip to Bandia animal reserve which is a bit more than an hour's drive outside of the city. I had such a good time and took literally hundreds of pictures! I don't have room to post them all he... Read Full Entry



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Baobab graveBaobab grave
Baobab grave

Yes, those are real, human skulls!
can you see the lady?can you see the lady?
can you see the lady?

Before they were Muslim Senegalese were animists. They believe that the spirits of the people and animals buried in this tree have now merged with the bark...there's a lady here and on another part you can see an animal.
Baobab tombBaobab tomb
Baobab tomb

It looks like a gazelle!
acacia treeacacia tree
acacia tree

How pretty is this?!
pretty blue bird!pretty blue bird!
pretty blue bird!

I forgot the actual name of the bird...its called a metallic something, but it sure is pretty!
zebras!!!zebras!!!
zebras!!!

They were very fast it was difficult to capture them on camera
wild boarswild boars
wild boars

These little dudes really tripped me out. They looked like they were were wearing little cock-eyed synthetic wigs! I laughed for like 10 minutes!!
cool lizardcool lizard
cool lizard

This one struck a pose for me!
me picking up a tortoise me picking up a tortoise
me picking up a tortoise

This one was actually young...around 40 years old!
struggling!struggling!
struggling!

Wow. He's a lot heavier than I thought!
me with another tortoiseme with another tortoise
me with another tortoise

This guy is 70 years old. I posed with him because he's two years older than my dad! LOL!
lakelake
lake

We had lunch next to this lake



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