Leaving Samburu ( Buffalo Springs)

We have enjoyed two great days here at the Samburu Buffalo Springs Preserve.  Our last game drive of the day presented some new experiences.  We found a giraffe getting ready to drink at the waterhole.  We had never seen this before and were quite fascinated as we waited and waited before he struck this pose.  The photo does not do the process justice as he works so hard to be able to reach the water.

Later in the day as we were searching for the elusive  leopard we came across what is usually a very shy, nocturnal cat-- a caracal.  We found a mother and her two kittens.  This photo is one of the two kittens.  The mother was standing on guard and would never give us a good pose.  Isn't he the cutest thing?  Our guide, Aaron said he had only ever seen this cat one other time in the Samburu Preserve.

Another animal who fascinates us all is the gerenuk.  This is one of the many antelopes we see through out the parks.  He is one of only two animals who will stand like this to eat. The other is the common goat!  There is no mistaking him, even at a distance.