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SAFARI
A cross-country journey for the purpose of observing wild animals
sa·fa·ri [ sa faaree ] (plural sa·fa·ris)
[Late 19th century. Via Kiswahili< Arabic safar "journey"]
We have been very lucky to have been on several safaris, a list of the national parks we've visited and the highlights within themcan be found below:
AMERICAS
Costa Rica
Tortuguero National Park - crocodiles
Peninsula de Osa - monkeys
Ecuador
Galapagos National Park - iguanas
Suriname
Brownsberg National Park - monkeys
Canada
Churchill - polar bears
ASIA
India
Periyar Wildlife Reserve - elephants
Ranthambore National Park - tiger
Sri Lanka
Yala National Park - leopards
Malaysia
Kinabatangan, Borneo - probuscus monkeys
Batang Ai, Borneo - orangutans
Selingan Island, Borneo - turtles
Indonesia
Komodo Island - Komodo drgaons
Rinca Island - Komodo dragons
AFRICA
Kenya
Nairobi National Park - giraffe
Meru National Park - lions
Naivasha National Park - flamingoes
Nakuru National Park - pelicans
Tsavo East National Park - large plains game
Tsavo West National Park - large plains game
Aberdares National Park - Colobus monkeys
Mount Kenya National Park - elephants
Masai Mara National Park - the big five
South Africa
Addo Elephant Park - elephants
St Lucia - hippos
Hluhluwe Umfolozi - large plains game
Kruger National Park - lions and leoprads
Pilanesburg National Park - lions
Uganda
Mburu National Park - zebra
Zambia
Mosi Oa Tunya National Park - large plains game
Zimbabwe
Zambezi National Park - large plains game
Botswana
Chobe National Park - large plains game
Namibia
Etosha National Park - karge plains game
Madagascar
Andisabe National Park - indri lemur
Ranomafana National Park - lemurs
Anja National Park - ringtail lemur
Zombitse National Park - lemurs
Rwanda
Parc National des Volcans - gorillas
Ghana
Mole National Park - elephants
EUROPE
Romania
Piatra Craiului National Park - brown bears
AUSTRALASIA
Australia
Kakadu National Park - crocodiles
ANTARCTICA
penguins, whales and seals |
|  | Animals seen in the Wild Agouti, Guyana 2004 Albatross, Wandering, Antarctica 2004 Albatross, Black-winged, Antarctica 2004 Albatross, Light-mantled sooty, Antarctica 2004 Alpaca, Peru 1990 Ant, Leaf Cutter, Peruvian Amazon 1990, Costa Rica 2000, Guyana 2004 Baboon, Chacma, South Africa 1999, Zimbabwe 2002 Baboon, Olive, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Ghana 2006, Tanzania 2007 Barracuda, Barbados 1980, Maldives 1997, Djibouti 2006 Bat, Vietnam 1997, Cambodia 1997, Borneo 1998, Mali 2001, Namibia 2003, Madagascar 2003, Guyana 2004, Indonesia 2006, Ghana 2006 Bear, Polar, Churchill 2002 Bear, Brown, Romania 2004 Beetle, Giraffe-nosed, Madagascar 2003 Beetle, Rhinocerous, Guyana 2004 Boar, Wild, Sri Lanka 1995, India 2005, Indonesia 2006 Buffalo, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, Sri Lanka 1995, South Africa 1999, Zambia 2002, Botswana 2002, Kenya 2004/5, Indonesia 2006, Tanzania 2007 Bushbaby, Kenya 1986, South Africa 1999 Bushbuck, South Africa 1999, Zambia 2002, Kenya 2004/5, Ghana 2006 Caiman, Costa Rica 2000 Caiman, spectacled, Guayna 2004 Chameleon, Tunisia 1989, Madagascar 2003 Chameleon, Elephant Nosed, Madagascar 2003 Chameleon, Parsons, Madagascar 2003 , Kenya 2004/5 Chimpanzee, Uganda 2004 Chipmunk, USA 1985, India 1998, India 2003 Civet, Madagascar 2003 Chital, India 2005 Coatimundi, Brazil 1990, Costa Rica 2000 Capybara, Argentina 2004 Cock of the Rock, Guyana 2004 Crab, land, Jamaica 2004 Crocodile, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, Sri Lanka 1995, Gambia 1996, Cuba 1998, South Africa 1999, Costa Rica 2000, Mali 2001, Zimbabwe 2002, Jamaica 2004, Kenya 2004/5, India 2005, Ghana 2006, Tanzania 2007 Deer, UK, Guyana 2004, Djibouti 2006, Indonesia 2006 Deer, Spotted, Sri Lanka 1995 Dik-Dik, Kenya 1993, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Dingo, Australia 1993 |
| | Dog, African Wild, Kenya 1993 Dolphin, Egypt 1984, South Africa 1999, Zanzibar 2001, Djibouti 2006, Indonesia 2006 Dolphin, Bottlenosed, New Zealand 1995, Azores Dolphin, Common, Azores 2006 Dolphin, Ocean, Maldives 1997 Dolphin, Hourglass, Antarctica 2004 Dolphin, Dusky, Antarctica 2004 Duiker, South Africa 1999 Eagle, South Africa 1999, Zimbabwe 2002, Australia 2002, Namibia 2003, Madagascar 2003, Norway 2003, India 2003, Jamaica 2004, Uganda 2004, Guyana 2004, Djibouti 2006, Indonesia 2006, Tanzania 2007 Eagle, Tawny, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Eagle, Bateleur, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Eagle, Crested Serpent, India 2005 Eagle, Long Crested, Uganda 2004, Ethiopia 2006 Eland, Kenya 1986, South Africa 1999, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Elephant African, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Zimbabwe 2002, Botswana 2002, Zambia 2002, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Elephant Desert, Namibia 2003 Elephant Indian, Sri Lanka 1995, India 1998 Elephant, Savannah - Ghana 2006 Elk, Norway Fanalouk, Madagascar 2003 Fire Fly, Peruvian Amazon 1990, Sri Lanka 1995, Argentina 2004, Guyana 2004 Flamingo, Kenya 1986, Namibia 2003, Djibouti 2006, Tanzania 2007 Fox, Arctic, Churchill 2002 Fox, Cape, Namibia 2003 Fox, Urban, UK Fox, Bat-eared, Kenya 2004/5 Frog, UK Frog, golden, Guyana 2004 Frog, poison arrow, Costa Rica 2000 Frog, red-eye tree, Costa Rica 2000 Frog, Tree, Madagascar 2003 Gazelle, Thompson’s, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Gazelle, Grant’s, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Gazelle, Indian, India 2005 Gazelle, Wilsons, Djibouti 2006, Ethiopia 2006 Gecko, Thailand 1982, Kenya 1986, India 1988, Tunisia 1989, South America 1990, Bali 1991, Kenya 1993, Thailand 1994, Sri Lanka 1995, Mexico 1996, Cambodia 1997, Borneo 1998, Cuba 1998, India 1998, South Africa 1999, Costa Rica 2000, Myanmar 2001, Zimbabwe 2002, Madeira 2003, Namibia 2003, Madagascar 2003, India 2003, Argentina 2004, Jamaica 2004, Uganda 2004, Guyana 2004, Djibouti 2006, Ethiopia 2006, Indonesia 2006, West Africa 2006, Tanzania 2007 Genet, Kenya 1993 Giraffe, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Zambia 2002, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Gorilla, Mountain, Rwanda 2004 Guinea Fowl, Kenya 1996, Kenya 1993, India 1998, South Africa 1999, Zimbabwe 2002, Namibia 2003, Rwanda 2004, Kenya 2004/5, Ghana 2006, Tanzania 2007 Hare, Sri Lanka 1995, India 2005 Hare, Scrub, Kenya 2004/5 Hare, Spring, Kenya 2004/5 Hare, Arctic, Churchill 2002 |
| | Hartebeest, South Africa 1999, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Hippopotamus, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, Gambia 1996, South Africa 1999, Mali 2001, Zimbabwe 2002, Botswana 2002, Zambia 2002, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Hog, Giant Forest, Kenya 1993 Hornbill, Rhinoceros, Borneo 1998 Hornbill, grey, Kenya 2004/5 Hornbill, Zimbabwe 2002, Malaysia 2002, Namibia 2003, Ethiopia 2006, Tanzania 2007 Hornbill, Large Ground, Tanzania 2007 Hummingbird, Peru 1990, Costa Rica 2000, Argentina 2004, Jamaica 2004, Guyana 2004, Ethiopia 2006 Hyena, Kenya 1986, South Africa 1999, Botswana 2002, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Hyrax, Rock, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Namibia 2003, Tanzania 2007 Hyrax, Tree, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Iguana, Cuba 1998, Costa Rica 2000, Madagascar 2003, Guyana 2004 Impala, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Zimbabwe 2002, Namibia 2003, Uganda 2004, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Jackal, Sri Lanka 1995, South Africa 1999, Botswana Falls 2002, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, India 2005, Tanzania 2007 Kangaroo, Australia 1995, Australia 2002 Kingfisher, UK, Thailand 1994, Costa Rica 2000, Zimbabwe 2002, India 2003, Argentina 2004, Jamaica 2004, Guyana 2004, India 2005, Ethiopia 2006, Ghana 2006, Benin 2006, Tanzania 2007 Klipspringer, South Africa 1999 Kob, Ghana 2006 Komodo Dragon, Indonesia 2006 Kudu, Greater, South Africa 1999, Botswana 2002, Namibia 2003 Langur, Hanuman, India 1998, India 2003, India 2005 Leguan, South Africa 1999 Lemur, Eastern Brown, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Indri, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Eastern Woolly, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Grey Gentle, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Eastern Grey Bamboo, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Red Bellied, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Brown Mouse, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Milne Edwards Sifaka, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Greater Bamboo, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Red-fronted Brown, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Golden Bamboo, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Ring-tailed, Madagascar 2003 Lemur, Grey Mouse, Madagascar 2003 |
| | Leopard, Kenya 1993, Sri Lanka 1995, South Africa 1999, Kenya 2004/5, India 2005, Tanzania 2007 Lion, Kenya 1986, South Africa 1999, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Lizard, Jesus Christ, Costa Rica 2000 Lizard, Madeira 2003, UK 2004, Romania 2004, Uganda 2004, Guyana 2004, Tanzania 2007 Llama, Peru 1990 Lobster, Spiny, Maldives 1997 Macaque, Borneo 1998, Indonesia 2006 Macaw, Scarlet, Costa Rica 2000, Guyana 2004 Mongoose, Sri Lanka 1995, South Africa 1999, Mali 2001, Zanzibar 2001, India 2003, Jamaica 2004, India 2005 Mongoose, Banded, South Africa 1999, Namibia 2003, Tanzania 2007 Mongoose, Dwarf, South Africa 1999, Tanzania 2007 Mongoose, Slender, Kenya 2004/5 Monitor, Land, Sri Lanka 1995 Monitor, water, Gambia 1996, Botswana 2002, Malaysia 2002, Uganda 2004 Monkey, Thailand 1982, Kenya 1986, India 1988, Bali 1991, Kenya 1993, Thailand 1994, Sri Lanka 1995, Gambia 1996, Vietnam 1997, Cambodia 1997, India 1998, South Africa 1999, Zanzibar 2001, Myanmar 2001, Malaysia 2002, Namibia 2003, India 2003 Monkey howler, black, Costa Rica 2000 Monkey howler, red, Guyana 2004 Monkey, L'Hoest, Uganda 2004 Monkey red faced capuchin, Costa Rica 2000 Monkey, white faced capuchin, Suriname 2004 Monkey squirrel, Costa Rica 2000 Monkey, Barbary, Gibraltar 1993 Monkey, Black Colobus, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993 Monkey, Red Colobus, Zanzibar 2001 Monkey, proboscis, Borneo 1998 Monkey, spider, Costa Rica 2000 Monkey, vervet, Kenya 1993, Zimbabwe 2002, Kenya 2004/5 Monkey, Patas, Ghana 2006, Tanzania 2007 Monkey, blue, Tanzania 2007 Monkey, Green, Ghana 2006 Muntjac, India 1998 Nilgai, India 2005 Nyala, South Africa 1999 Octopus, Maldives 1997, Djibouti 2006, Indonesia 2006 Orangutan, Borneo 1998 Oryx, Kenya 1993, Namibia 2003 Ostrich, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Ethiopia 2006, Tanzania 2007 Otter, Borneo 1998 Owl, Madagascar 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Owl, Burrowing, Argentina 2004 Owl, Barn, UK 2004 Owl, Brown Fish, India 2005 Pangolin, South Africa 1999 Parakeet, Australia 1993, India 2003, Argentina 2004, Guyana 2004, India 2005 Pelican, Greece 1984, Kenya 1993, Australia 1993, Uganda 2004, Tanzania 2007 |
| | Penguin, Fairy, Australia 1993 Penguin, Cape, South Africa 1999 Penguin, Magellan, Peru 2002 Penguin, Gentoo, Antarctica 2004 Penguin, Macaroni, Antarctica 2004 Penguin, Adelie, Antarctica 2004 Penguin, Chinstrap, Antarctica 2004 Praying Mantis, Madagascar 2003, Guyana 2004 Ptarmigan, Churchill 2003 Puku, Botswana 2002 Quetzal, Costa Rica 2000 Raccoon, Costa Rica 2000 Reindeer, Iceland 1993 Rat, Forest, Madagascar 2003 Rat, Guyana 2004, Iran 2007 Ray, Eagle, Maldives 1997 Ray, Blue Spotted, Djibouti 2006 Ray, Manta, Djibouti 2006 Reedbuck, South Africa 1999, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Rehbok, South Africa 1999, Kenya 2004/5 Rhino, Black, South Africa 1999 Rhino, White, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1994, South Africa 1999, Zambia 2002, Namibia 2003 |
| | Sambar, India 1998, India 2005 Scorpion, Tunisia 1989, Sri Lanka 1995 Seal, New Zealand 1995, South Africa 1999, Seal, common, Norfolk 2005 Seal, grey, Norfolk 2005 Seal, Cape Fur, Namibia 2003 Seal, Crabeater, Antarctica 2004 Seal, Weddell, Antarctica 2004 Seal, Antarctic Fur, Antarctica 2004 Seal, Leopard, Antarctica 2004 Seal, Southern Elephant, Antarctica 2004 Shark, White tipped, Maldives 1997 Shark, Hammerhead, Maldives 1997 Shark, Grey, Maldives 1997 Shark, Nurse, Maldives 1997 Shongololo, South Africa 1999 Skua, South Polar, Antarctica 2004 Sloth, three-toed, Costa Rica 2000 Sloth, two-toed, Costa Rica 2000, Suriname 2004 |
| | Snake, Adder, Norway Snake, Vietnam 1997, Borneo 1998, India 1998, Myanmar 2001, Madagascar 2003, Ghana 2006, Tanzania 2007 Snake, Yellow eye-lash viper, Costa Rica 2000 Snake, green water, Botswana 2002 Snake, Boa, Madagascar 2003 Springbok, Namibia 2003 Stenbok, red, South Africa 1999, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5 Stick Insect, Madagascar 2003, Suriname 2004 Stork, Marabou, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, Uganda 2004, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Tapir, Peruvian Amazon 1990 Tarantula, Costa Rica 2000, Guyana 2004 Tiger, India 2005 Toad, Argentina 2004, Romania 2004 Topi, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Tortoise, Kenya 1986, Seychelles 1996, South Africa 1999, Kenya 2004/5 Toucan, Peru 1990, Costa Rica 2000, Guyana 2004 Tsessebe, South Africa 1999 Tuna, Maldives 1997, Djibouti 2006 Turtle, Maldives 1997 Turtle, freshwater, Costa Rica 2000, India 2005 Turtle, leatherback, Borneo 1998 Vulture, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Kenya 2004/5, India 2005, Ethiopia 2006, Ghana 2006, Tanzania 2007 Wallaby, Australia 1995, Australia 2002 Warthog, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, Sri Lanka 1995, South Africa 1999, Zimbabwe 2002, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Ghana 2006, Tanzania 2007 Waterbuck, Kenya 1986, South Africa 1999, Zambia 2002, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Whale, Southern Right, South Africa 1999 Whale, Orca, Norway 2003, Antarctica 2004 Whale, Minke, Antarctica 2004 Whale, Humpback, Antarctica 2004 Wildebeest, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Zambia 2002, Namibia 2003, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 Wolf, Romania 2004 Zebra, Kenya 1986, Kenya 1993, South Africa 1999, Zambia 2002, Namibia 22003, Uganda 2004, Kenya 2004/5, Tanzania 2007 |
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nhcram Sat Sep 27, 2008 18:15 UTC
Hope you enjoy your latest venture x | Tuna_ank Fri Sep 26, 2008 20:15 UTC
Your OCT disorder is very severe but your treatment looks very good. :-)) Congrats. I am ready for consultation. Dr.NC | Marianne2 Sun Sep 21, 2008 20:47 UTC
Have a great trip. Korea should be really interesting, as I recall you're going into N. Korea. Bon voyage! | nashjlr Sun Sep 14, 2008 07:33 UTC
thank you, very much. Joey |
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