Zebras under a Baobab tree

The baobab trees are 1500-2000 years old, and have survived the elephants rubbing the bark off large portions of them

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Thomson Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)

Named after explorer Joseph Thomson, they the most common gazelle in East Africa. They are the favored prey of the cheetah

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Young male lion (Panthera leo)

This lion would leave the shade and chase the vultures off of his fresh antelope kill. As of 2018 there are an estimated 250 individuals in the Tarangire ecosystem.

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Impala (Aepyceros datoadeni)

Only the males of this species possess horns

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Impala (Aepyceros datoadeni)

The most elegant of all the antelope species

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Masai Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis tippelskirchi)

Masai girafee, also known as Killimanjaro giraffe are one of 9 subspecies. You can tell the difference in sexes by the ossicones on the head. Males are usually bald and knobby, females have tufts of hair.

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Male Masai giraffe foraging

Being the tallest terrestrial animal means less competition for food. With a tongue that can be 18 inches long they are very efficient at stripping leaves, even from thorny acacia trees (one of their favorites)

African Bush Elephant (Elephantidae loxodonta africana) along the Tarangire River

Tarangire National Park, is 1,100 square miles and is named after the perennial river that flows through it. It is home to the largest population of elephants in northern Africa. The Bush elephant is the larger of the two subspecies on the African continent.

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African Bush Elephant

What could be more fun on a hot day than a splash in the river?

Dik-Dik (Genus Madoqua)

The smallest of African antelope, and there are four species. They are 12-15 inches tall and weight 6-13 pounds. Males have horns, and they are monogamous