Tanzania Tapestries

Airbus A220-300 - Air Tanzania digital artwork by The Art of Flying. http://www.theartofflying.biz

On a game drive on the Ngororongoro Concession we came across a large elephant family. Most of them completely ignored us except one curious baby who came over for a closer look.

This lion cub has been feasting on a kill, has a face covered in drying blood and its belly is bulging with food. African lion, Panthera leo krugeri, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Canon 500D. zoom lens. (Featured in Amazing Wildlife, & Other Groups.)

Dry Season Sunset, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (atured in The World as we See it, or as we Missed it.) (1058 views at 14 May 2015)

When the engine was turned off, the only sounds were of the gentle sigh of the breeze and this gentle giant grazing on the plain. Plus the clicking of cameras!

Thomsons Gazelles, Eudorcas thomsonii, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. Tommies as they are known are one of the most common antelopes in Africa. Thomson's gazelles are 53 to 67 cm tall and weigh 13 to 24 kg, females, 17 to 29 kg, males. The males have slender elegant horns. They are prey for all the great predators, especially cheetahs. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Amazing Wildlife, and Other Groups.) (1145 views at 17 June 2015)

African lion portrait, Panthera leo krugeri, female, keeping watch as the pride prepares to hunt. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Love These Creatures, and Others.)

African lion portrait, Panthera leo krugeri, one of a pride resting on a grassy hillock, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Love These Creatures, & Others.)

Salt Lake with hippopotamus skull, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. The impact of global warming is all too evident. Canon 450D, zoom lens. (Featured in Our Planets Scenery.) (2788 views at 18 May 2015)

There are several species of Red Colobus Monkey, but this one lives only in Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, Africa.

Thomson's Gazelles in the landscape with waterholes left by the drying up of the Moru River. Thomson's Gazelles, Eudorcas thomsonii, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa, Tommies as they are known are one of the most common antelopes in Africa. Thomson's Gazelles are 53 to 67 cm tall and weigh 13 to 24 kg for females, 17 to 29 kg for males. They are prey for all the great predators, especially cheetahs. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (1223 views at 18 May 2015)

Yellow fronted Canary, Serinus mozambicus, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in the Wonder of Wings.) The Yellow-fronted Canary is a common, gregarious seedeater in the finch family. Canon 500D, Tamron 28-270mm lens. (2551 views at 19 June 2015)

Dry Season Sunset, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa,

Lilac Breasted Roller, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in Pictures with the WOW Factor & The Birds & Others.)The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. They are monogamous and nest in an unlined hole in a tree or in masonry, and lay 2–4 eggs in the tropics, 3–6 at higher latitudes. The Lilac Breasted Roller is the national bird of Botswana. Canon 500D, Canon 100-400mm lens

A lone African lion, Panthera leo krugeri, female, crossing the land, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. This individual is wearing a radio collar so is part of a lion study. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featurein The World as we See it, or as we Missed it.)

Defassa Waterbuck, female, Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. The waterbuck is a large, robust animal. Males are generally about 25 percent larger than the females. Only the males have horns, which are prominently ringed & as long as 40 inches. They are sometimes used with lethal results when males fight one another over territories or females. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Love These Creatures & Other Groups.)

Profile portrait of a Lilac Breasted Roller, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. They are monogamous and nest in an unlined hole in a tree or in masonry, and lay 2–4 eggs in the tropics, 3–6 at higher latitudes. The Lilac Breasted Roller is the national bird of Botswana. Canon 500D, Canon 100-400mm lens (Featured in Amazing Wildlife, & Other Groups.)

Hildebrandts Starling, Lamprotornis hildebrandti, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. The diet of Hildebrandts Starling is a combination of insects and fruit, with insects apparently being the more important constituent. Canon 500D, Canon 100-400mm lens (Featured in The World as we See it, or as we Missed it, & Others.) (1507 views at 15 June 2015)

African lion, Panthera leo krugeri, female, keeping watch as the pride prepares to hunt. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in Wild Cats & Their Environment and others.) Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Caon 500D, zoom lens.

Dar es Salaam city map in light minimalist typography. This white urban cityscape is a memorable gift to a Tanzanian friend or African family who lives or travel to Tanzania, Africa

Dar es Salaam city map in vector typography. This cartoon urban cityscape is a wondrous gift to a Tanzanian friend or African family who lives or travel to Tanzania.

Portrait of an African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Eating on the move. Elephants spend most of their time eating. Elephants must have access to water and enjoy spending time washing, playing and cooling off. African Elephants are classified as endangered. They are victims of large-scale poaching and habitat loss due to rapid human expansion. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Afrikaans is my Mother Tongue & Other Groups.) (1120 views at5 27 May 2015)

Superb Starling, Spreo superbus, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. The diet of the Superb Starling is a combination of insects and fruit. (Featured in Artists Universe and others.) Canon 450D, 18-270mm Tamron lens. (3087 views at 14 May 2015)

Portrait of a Thomson's Gazelle, Eudorcas thomsonii, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. Tommies as they are known are one of the most common antelopes in Africa. Thomson's gazelles are 53 to 67 cm tall and weigh 13 to 24 kg, females, 17 to 29 kg, males. The males have slender elegant horns. They are prey for all the great predators, especially cheetahs. (Canon 500D, zoom lens) (Featured in A Photographers Craft, & Others.) (3459 views at 17 June 2015)

African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Part of a large herd of elephants crossing the plains and heading for water. Elephants spend most of their time eating. Elephants must have access to water and enjoy spending time washing, playing and cooling off. African Elephants are classified as endangered. They are victims of large-scale poaching and habitat loss due to rapid human expansion. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in several groups.) (1073 views at 22 May 2015)

African lions, Panthera leo krugeri, part of a pride resting on a grassy hillock, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. This pride is part of a study on lion populations as can be seen from the radio collar. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in The Power of Photography, and Other Groups.)

African lions, Panthera leo krugeri, pride resting on a kopjes, a granite outcrop, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Canon 500D, zoom lens.

African lion portrait, Panthera leo krugeri, one of a pride resting on a grassy hillock, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Canon 500D. zoom lens. (Featured in Closeups in Nature, & Other Groups.) .

Serengeti National park, Tanzania (Africa) is the home of 3000 lions and many other animals. Lion face graphic design for lion lovers

Mikumi National Park Tanzania Nature Safari Travel Poster

Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Juvenile. The adult Grey Crowned Crane is about 1 m, 3.3 ft tall and weighs 3.5 kg, 7.7 lbs. Its body plumage is mainly grey. These birds are the emblem of Uganda and appear on the country's flag. Canon 500D, Canon 100-400 mm lens. (Featured in Close-ups in Nature.)

DeHavilland Canada Dash 8-300/Q300 - Air Tanzania (Art Print) digital artwork by The Art of Flying. http://www.theartofflying.biz

Taken on the very first day of my 2022 visit to Tanzania, these Giraffes seeming to welcome me back.

Two zebras ticking close together for companionship and safety on the plains of Ngorongoro Crater.

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Serengeti National park, Tanzania (Africa) is the home of 3000 lions and many other animals. Lion face graphic design for lion lovers