Lion hiding in a tree

7th Day--Olduvai Gorge and Ngorongoro Rim

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October 19th 2010
Seventh Day--Olduvai Gorge and Ngorongoro Rim We drove back through the Serengeti and saw many animals along the way. The best sighting was a cheetah at the bottom of a kopje on the south end of the park. During a stop at the Visitor Center we saw lots of hydraxes. They look kind of like guinea pigs on steroids, and they aren’t at all afraid of people. The next couple of hours were spent on th ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Olduvai Gorge

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more