A haven for African wildlife
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The crested crown crane, the dandy of the crater. ▲
A moment of serendipitous proximity to an African tusker. ▲
Surprisingly, the African elephant (above) has never been domesticated. ▲
A lilac-breasted roller. ▲
A ground hornbill pair. ▲
An ostrich (along with its pair, not in picture) leading its nine chicks to safety across the road in Ngorongoro. ▲
The secretary bird, endemic to Africa, takes its name from the quill-like feathers in its crest. ▲
A marsh eagle sporting haute couture feathers. ▲
An African bustard. ▲
Flamingos in the Magadi lake, a salt lake in the crater. ▲
The inscrutable wild buffalo. Of all the animals in the crater, the Masai fear this unpredictable animal the most. ▲
A hippo at its belligerent best in a pond at the bottom of the Ngorongoro crater. ▲
A spotted hyena. ▲
A startled jackal in the crater. ▲
A curious warthog. ▲
A Grant's gazelle. ▲
A zebra with its foal. ▲
A skittish wildebeest. ▲
Waterbucks which resemble rodents. ▲
A pensive hartebeest. ▲
An impala with its fawn. ▲
