“Did you know that giraffes sleep for only 5 to 30 minutes a day?”
Part 2 – Pasture Tour Part 1
On July 10, one of the giraffes had a live birth. Those who were on the pasture tour during that day got to watch the baby being born. Our instructors got to watch it because they were at the Wilds to prepare for our workshop.
I got to see some of video they took of the baby being born.
Sadly 2 months after the baby was born, the baby died unexpectantly. I was fortunate to get some great photos of Masai.
The last collage is of Masai and his mother.
Did you know that a group of rhinos is called a crash?
These are the sable antelope from Africa. The tsetse fly spreads a disease called the sleeping disease. However, at one point it was thought it was spread by the sable antelope. They started to kill the sable antelope which in turn caused the occurance of the sleeping disease to increase. It was later discovered that it was not the sable antelope but the tsetse fly that spread the disease.
The beautiful hawk that was flying.
The Pere David deer – This deer is actually extinct in the wild.
Interesting fact about the Pere David deer is their mating rituals. They go into the water and gather algae on their horns (sort of like decorations). Then they roll around in the mud. The lady deer love it.
Bactarian deer
The male Pere David deer with all of his ladies.
View from the over look
I hope you enjoyed my photos from my visit to the Wilds. It’s one of my favorite places to visit.
Have a magical day,
Traci
