Thursday, March 31, 2011

Curious Zebra in Masai Mara

Zebras are not as shy as giraffes, but most of them like to keep their distance from people. This zebra was a bit different in this respect, as it seemed to enjoy our company and was curiously checking us out:

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Cows in Namibia

Cow-crossing sign in Namibia:

And real cows blocking our way:

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Orange Animals

I'm not sure what this animal is. I think it might be a subspecies of a sea cucumber. I saw it in Kenya, on the beach near Mombasa:

Monday, March 21, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Huge Hermit Crab

While vacationing on the Kenyan coast near Mombasa, we found this truly huge hermit crab:

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Quiz

What is this? :)

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Bear Crossing

This photo is not of the best quality as I shot it while driving, but I still decided to post it as I find the "bear crossing" sign with a little baby bear following its mamma super-adorable. Also, having "Family comes first" billboard in the background ads even more charm to the whole picture:

Monday, March 7, 2011

Law-enforcing Crow

During our honeymoon roadtrip through parks of the South-West, we met the law-abiding and enforcing crow that was making sure nobody goes under the rim of one of the viewpoints in Petrified Forest NP:

Friday, March 4, 2011

Sechselaeuten

Sechselaeuten is a traditional spring holiday celebrated in Zurich, Switzerland, since the early 20th century. A few years ago I had an opportunity to witness a parade of the 26 guilds in their historic dress costumes that is part of Sechselaeuten celebration. It was really cool to see camels on the streets of Zurich!




Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Shy Giraffe on the Road

Here is a short movie of our equally short encounter with a very shy giraffe in Tsavo NP in Kenya: