Dinosaur in Polish Mountains

An unexpected find - a statue of a dinosaur on top of Jaworzyna Krynicka (a mountain in Southern Poland):

Hmm, I did not know that dinosaurs liked winter and climbed mountains... ;)

Gecko in Kampala

I was not happy about sharing my cabana with geckos. After several days of backpacking, I was hoping for a bit of luxury. But maybe I was looking at this problem the wrong way, and should have been as happy about geckos in my room as Elena was:

Chameleon in Mt Elgon NP, Uganda

While hiking in Mt Elgon NP in Uganda, we saw this beautiful perfectly-masked green chameleon:

I was very impressed that our guide spotted it from a distance of more than 7 meters (25 ft)!

Huge Earthworm, Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda

We did not see any mountain gorillas in Mgahinga Gorilla NP, but instead we met this impressive earthworm:

Green Mamba, Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda

According to wikipedia, the green mamba is highly-venomous and its bite is potentially fatal. I am glad that I did not know that when we were a mere meter (3 ft) away from it...

This beautiful specimen we met in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda (close to the border with Rwanda and Kongo):

Monkey on a Leash

Sadly, the boy on the pictures below had a little monkey with him that he was showing to the tourists in a hope of extorting money. Have no doubt that we did not support his "business".

With all likelihood, the little monkey's mother had to be killed for the boy to take its baby... We tried to explain that to the boy, but neither he understood us, nor he cared.

These photos were taken in Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Karnataka, India:

Zebras in Hell's Gate NP in Kenya

Hell's Gate NP is one of only two Kenyan national parks that can be explored by foot:

Passing next to zebras is nice, but next to a big group of buffaloes watching you, not so much... But that's a story for another post.

Ground Squirrel at Fish River Canyon in Namibia

This ground squirrel was just few centimeters away from me when I was taking its picture:

Fish River Canyon is the second (or third, depending on the metrics used) biggest canyon in the world.

Donkeys and Kilimanjaro

We encountered many interesting animals on the road leading through Masai land near Amboseli NP in Kenya. The first animals that we met were those two donkeys, who kindly enough posed for us in front of Mount Kilimanjaro:

Elephants in Masai Mara, Kenya

My two favorite photos of elephants from Masai Mara National Park in Kenya: