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!Welcome To Your Safari! After days of exhausing flights, stopovers and car drives, you're finally here: the entrance of the national park. You've made it. But this is only the beginning, your real safari journey will start soon. An endless horizon of ''savannah'' surrounded by ''mountains'' and ''tropical rainforests'' awaits behind this small checkpoint. And who knows how many amazing animals are lying back there? <<click "[...]">><<replace "#intro_1">>"Thousands of different species", Robert tells you. "''Mammals'', ''birds'' and ''reptiles''. This park includes the best of east African safaris. It's also the biggest in the region." Your guide looks at you as excited as a child despite his mid-forties. "I've done it a thousand times, but even 20 years later I still feel like the first time." "Also, feel free to ask me anything", he says, "although I'll probably tell you about it first because I talk a lot." It's true that he talks a lot, and sometimes in a very peculiar way. He definitely has encyclopedic knowledge about the animals but he's also very precise when he tells you about them. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#intro_2">>"If we're lucky we'll see some big game today! ''Lions'', ''elephants'', maybe even ''leopards''! But you know, when you go on a safari, you drive a lot through open spaces looking for the big game so fortunately to entertain yourself on the way you have the birds. I'm a birder myself and I'm sure we'll see many fascinating ones today!" He just finished his sentence when the ranger came back to the car to give him the signed permit to enter. You drive through the portal into this wild area. But where should you go first? <<initInv>><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A lake is hidden behind this hill, let's have a look at this landscape! [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f53e]] * The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f540]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're in the tropical rainforest, fortunately it's not the rain season, but you still feel a lot of humidity in this place. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"So many ''Eastern chimpanzee'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"I will tell you more about this one, the ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "Moreover", he mentions. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres and females up to 130 centimetres in height." "Fascinating thing", explains Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "I want to keep it simple", he continues. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest makes a very good place for animals to hide from the sun, you decide to look for them there. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f538]] * There's a tropical rainforest in the north. You decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f53a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Next to the river you feel the wind in your hair, it was the perfect time to come here and get fresh air. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"One more ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Do you have it on camera? It's the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert. "I'll tell you what you need to know", he informs. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat." "You might not know", explains Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "You might not know", he tells. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Savannah monitor68c5a42e6f535]] * If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |White-cheeked tern68c5a42e6f536]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The humidity and the sun makes this whole forest foggy, sometimes you can't even see a few meters away. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"Hm, look, this is a ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa." "You might not know", he affirms. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face. Its tail is bushy, and its front feet have strong claws." "I can tell you a bit more", he adds. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Up on the hill, among the grass, something moved. Let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Foxy lark68c5a42e6f52f]] * Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Quail-plover68c5a42e6f534]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many animals come to the forest once the morning passed to enjoy the shadow and the water it offers. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''Common dwarf mongoose''!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "I can say a bit more about it", he continues. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "This might sound too precise", explains Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal." "Funny thing is", he affirms. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road on the right leads to the river. Let's go. [[ ▶▶ |Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse68c5a42e6f532]] * You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f52e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road along the river is beautiful, in between the savannah, the forest and the water! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-cheeked tern") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''White-cheeked tern'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-cheeked tern") == -1>>"Be careful, it could go away, it's the ''White-cheeked tern''.", says Robert. "The white-cheeked tern is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is found around the coasts on the Red Sea, around the Horn of Africa to Kenya, in the Persian Gulf and along the Iranian coast to Pakistan and western India.
." "But there's more", adds Robert. "Most of this species is migratory, although those in East Africa may remain there all year. It breeds in colonies of 10–200 pairs." "Just so you know", he informs. "The species inhabits tropical coasts and inshore waters, foraging mainly within 3 kilometres of land over coral reefs."<<addToInv "White-cheeked tern">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/White-cheeked_Tern.jpg/640px-White-cheeked_Tern.jpg" alt="White-cheeked tern - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Coarse chameleon68c5a42e6f52c]] * There's some poo on this road that leads to the water, you want to know which animal makes this kind of feces. [[ ▶▶ |Mocking cliff chat68c5a42e6f533]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert drives and you keep an eye on the grassland with your binoculars in hand to be sure not to miss anything! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Savannah monitor") != -1>>"The ''Savannah monitor'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Savannah monitor") == -1>>"Take your binoculars, there's the ''Savannah monitor''!", says Robert. "The savannah monitor is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa." "Additionnaly", he adds. "Savannah monitors are stoutly built, with relatively short limbs and toes, and skulls and dentition adapted to feed on hard-shelled prey. They are robust creatures, with powerful limbs for digging, powerful jaws and blunt, peglike teeth."<<addToInv "Savannah monitor">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg/640px-Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg" alt="Savannah monitor - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f52b]] * The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f531]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Only acacias can stand alone in this wide open grassland and be seen from so far away. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Quail-plover") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Quail-plover'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Quail-plover") == -1>>"The style of this ''Quail-plover'' is impressive.", says Robert. "The lark buttonquail, lark-plover or quail-plover is a species of buttonquail in the family Turnicidae. It is monotypic within the genus Ortyxelos.
." "Peculiar species", he mentions. "The quail-plover is a small, short-tailed cursorial bird which looks a little like a miniature courser when on the ground." "I can say a bit more about it", explains Robert. "The quail-plover is usually found singly or in pairs in dry grassland and thorn scrub. It is rather skulking preferring to move stealthily through grass but also running around like a courser in the open."<<addToInv "Quail-plover">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Quail_Plover%2C_Poli%2C_Cameroon_%285891141663%29.jpg/640px-Quail_Plover%2C_Poli%2C_Cameroon_%285891141663%29.jpg" alt="Quail-plover - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Sociable lapwing68c5a42e6f523]] * There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |East African lion68c5a42e6f525]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There're always many animals around water places, you just need to spot them from the shore. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Mocking cliff chat") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Mocking cliff chat'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Mocking cliff chat") == -1>>"Hm, look, this is a ''Mocking cliff chat''.", says Robert. "The mocking cliff chat, mocking chat or cliff chat, is a species of chat in the family Muscicapidae which occurs in rocky habitats in much of eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.." "I can also tell you this", he tells. "The mocking cliff chat is a large chat with distinctive colouration. The male has a glossy black with a chestnut belly, vent, and rump and white shoulder patches." "Interesting fact", mentions Robert. "The mocking cliff chat is mainly insectivorous but also eats fruit and feeds on the nectar of aloes, such as the Krantz aloe Aloe arborescens." "Furthermore", he tells. "The mocking cliff chat occurs in a neat band from central Ethiopia in the north through east Africa into Zimbabwe, south-eastern Botswana, southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa as far as the far east of Western Cape province."<<addToInv "Mocking cliff chat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Thamnolaea_cinnamomeiventris_2010_10_07_11622.jpg/640px-Thamnolaea_cinnamomeiventris_2010_10_07_11622.jpg" alt="Mocking cliff chat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Mocking_Cliff_Chat_-_female.jpg/640px-Mocking_Cliff_Chat_-_female.jpg" alt="Mocking cliff chat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Up on the hill, among the grass, something moved. Let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f528]] * Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's starling68c5a42e6f526]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many flowers and even some grass are floating on the river, it's so strange as it moves. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse") == -1>>"This is the ''Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse'', pretty famous, isn't it?", says Robert.<<addToInv "Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Chestnut-bellied_sandgrouse_%28Pterocles_exustus%29.jpg/640px-Chestnut-bellied_sandgrouse_%28Pterocles_exustus%29.jpg" alt="Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |East African lion68c5a42e6f525]] * Robert remembers that he saw some big game around these bushes, let's try your chance. [[ ▶▶ |Sociable lapwing68c5a42e6f523]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You see some small bumps in the savannah but as soon as the car gets closer you notice they're just termite nests. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Pousargues's mongoose''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"Do you have your camera? Look there, it's the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa." "I may be too precise but", he continues. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face. Its tail is bushy, and its front feet have strong claws." "But there's more", he remarks. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's starling68c5a42e6f526]] * Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f528]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Foxy lark") != -1>>"So many ''Foxy lark'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Foxy lark") == -1>>"You can see the ''Foxy lark'' on the left.", says Robert. "The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in east-central Africa.." "I want to keep it simple", he continues. "The foxy lark has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km2, where it is found in dense, thorny scrubland.
."<<addToInv "Foxy lark">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/FoxyLark.jpg/640px-FoxyLark.jpg" alt="Foxy lark - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |Sociable lapwing68c5a42e6f523]] * There's a silhouette far away in the open grass area, you want to have a closer look. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's starling68c5a42e6f526]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The trees are breathing and releasing a lot of water which makes the forest a very humid place, it's not unpleasant though. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"The ''Eastern chimpanzee'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"Do you have it on camera? It's the ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "I may be too precise but", he declares. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms." "Also", adds Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "What I can also say", he describes. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert remembers that he saw some big game around these bushes, let's try your chance. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f528]] * The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |Sociable lapwing68c5a42e6f523]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Coarse chameleon") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Coarse chameleon'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Coarse chameleon") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''Coarse chameleon''!", says Robert. "The coarse chameleon, Trioceros rudis, also known as the rudis chameleon, Ruwenzori side-striped chameleon or the Rwenzori bearded chameleon is a chameleon from western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo."<<addToInv "Coarse chameleon">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg/640px-Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg" alt="Coarse chameleon - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* When the sun is hot like today, animals go in the shadow of the forest, let's do like them. [[ ▶▶ |East African lion68c5a42e6f525]] * On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f528]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

These fig trees are sometimes used as a home by birds and even mammals but you don't see anything from here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"The ''Senegal bushbaby'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"I really like this one, the ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f512]] * The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f514]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's almost impossible to see anything inside these bushes, even though Robert drives slowly. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's starling") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Fischer's starling'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's starling") == -1>>"The ''Fischer's starling'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "Fischer's starling is a bird which is an uncommon resident breeder from southern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya and Tanzania. It is found in dry open acacia thornbush." "More about this animal", he says. "The adult of this 18 cm long, 51 g starling has mainly dully ash-grey plumage except for a white lower chest, belly and undertail." "I can tell you a bit more", narrates Robert. "Fischer's starling usually nests in thorn trees, typically 2.5 m above the ground. The roofed nest is made from grasses and lined with feathers."<<addToInv "Fischer's starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flickr_-_don_macauley_-_Bird_014.jpg/640px-Flickr_-_don_macauley_-_Bird_014.jpg" alt="Fischer's starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Crab-plover68c5a42e6f510]] * It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f516]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Binoculars are quite useless in the forest as long as the car moves, it's impossible to have a long distance view of anything. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African lion") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''East African lion'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African lion") == -1>>"Look a bit more to the right, you see the ''East African lion''?", says Robert. "Also", he remarks. "The lion's fur varies in colour from light buff to dark brown. It has rounded ears and a black tail tuft." "I can say a bit more about it", remarks Robert. "In the Serengeti National Park, lion prides have been monitored since 1966." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he declares. "In East Africa, lions inhabit a wide variety of habitats including savanna and arid landscapes, open grasslands and miombo woodlands."<<addToInv "East African lion">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Murchison_falls_lion.jpg/640px-Murchison_falls_lion.jpg" alt="East African lion - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Lioness_Samburu_2.jpg/640px-Lioness_Samburu_2.jpg" alt="East African lion - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern gorilla68c5a42e6f51c]] * A strange sound came from the left, from the plains, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f50f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but yellow grass and blue sky at the horizon, that is the landscape you were expecting by coming here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Sociable lapwing") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Sociable lapwing''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Sociable lapwing") == -1>>"Did you see it? It was the ''Sociable lapwing''.", says Robert. "The sociable lapwing or sociable plover is a critically endangered wader in the lapwing family of birds. The genus name is Medieval Latin for a lapwing and derives from vannus a winnowing fan." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he says. "This medium-sized lapwing has longish black legs and a short black bill. Summer adults have grey backs and breast, dark belly and white undertail." "Interesting animal", he mentions. "This species breeds on open grassland in Russia and Kazakhstan."<<addToInv "Sociable lapwing">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/SociablePlover.jpg/640px-SociablePlover.jpg" alt="Sociable lapwing - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Rudd's apalis68c5a42e6f51d]] * Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |White-headed mousebird68c5a42e6f517]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but yellow grass and blue sky at the horizon, that is the landscape you were expecting by coming here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Rudd's apalis") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Rudd's apalis''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Rudd's apalis") == -1>>"The ''Rudd's apalis'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "The Rudd's apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found primarily in Mozambique but also in southern Malawi and adjacent areas of South Africa and Swaziland."<<addToInv "Rudd's apalis">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Rudd%27s_apalis%2C_Apalis_ruddi%2C_at_Ndumo_Nature_Reserve%2C_KwaZulu-Natal%2C_South_Africa_%2828319747984%29.jpg/640px-Rudd%27s_apalis%2C_Apalis_ruddi%2C_at_Ndumo_Nature_Reserve%2C_KwaZulu-Natal%2C_South_Africa_%2828319747984%29.jpg" alt="Rudd's apalis - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Going north brings you to the great tropical forest, and you want to scratch the surface of it. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f508]] * A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |White rhinoceros68c5a42e6f50a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You hear many different sounds coming from the trees, the wind of course, some birds too, but other unidentified sounds also. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern gorilla") != -1>>"The ''Eastern gorilla'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern gorilla") == -1>>"Take your camera, it's the ''Eastern gorilla''!", says Robert. "The eastern gorilla is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies." "Also", he mentions. "The eastern gorilla is a large hominid with a large head, broad chest, and long arms. It has a flat nose with large nostrils." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he tells. "Mountain gorillas are restricted to the mountain rainforests and subalpine forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda and Rwanda. Grauer's gorilla occur across the forests of the Albertine Rift in eastern DRC."<<addToInv "Eastern gorilla">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Enter_the_silverback_%288155790563%29.jpg/640px-Enter_the_silverback_%288155790563%29.jpg" alt="Eastern gorilla - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Mountain_gorillas_%288209001529%29.jpg/640px-Mountain_gorillas_%288209001529%29.jpg" alt="Eastern gorilla - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road on the right leads to the river. Let's go. [[ ▶▶ |Jackson's hornbill68c5a42e6f50b]] * When the sun is hot like today, animals go in the shadow of the forest, let's do like them. [[ ▶▶ |Eurasian hoopoe68c5a42e6f50c]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but trees, of course, it's a forest, but you were expecting a bit more diversity. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"One more ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"If you look on the right you'll see it, the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert. "It's good to know also", he explains. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I want to keep it simple", suggests Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "I know some more", he explains. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Eurasian hoopoe68c5a42e6f50c]] * Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Jackson's hornbill68c5a42e6f50b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Among the many amazing things you see in the savannah, the shapes of the cactus are really something. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Common dwarf mongoose''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Oh, let's come closer... Look, it's the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "Funny thing is", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "I can say a bit more about it", informs Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal." "I can say a bit more about it", he continues. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f508]] * The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Eurasian hoopoe68c5a42e6f50c]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but a river surrounded by forests on both sides, animals should be near. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crab-plover") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Crab-plover''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crab-plover") == -1>>"This is the ''Crab-plover''.", says Robert. "Just so you know", he continues. "This bird resembles a plover, but has very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. Its black-and-white plumage and long-necked upright posture with heavy bill makes it distinctive and unmistakable." "Interesting fact", informs Robert. "The crab-plover is unusual for waders in that it nests in burrows in sandy banks. In the Red Sea region, the breeding season begins around the middle of May."<<addToInv "Crab-plover">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Reiherl%C3%A4ufer.jpg/260px-Reiherl%C3%A4ufer.jpg" alt="Crab-plover - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |White rhinoceros68c5a42e6f50a]] * The shore is usually an attractive place for animals of any kind, let's go there. [[ ▶▶ |Jackson's hornbill68c5a42e6f50b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's so bad that you can't leave the car nor the road, there should be incredible animals to spot inside the forest itself. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eurasian hoopoe") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Eurasian hoopoe''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eurasian hoopoe") == -1>>"I'm sure you know this one, the ''Eurasian hoopoe''.", says Robert. "I don't want to sound too scientific", he remarks. "The Eurasian hoopoe is a medium-sized bird, 25–32 cm long, with a 44–48 cm wingspan. It weighs 46–89 g." "I'll tell you what I know", declares Robert. "In what was long thought to be a defensive posture, hoopoes sunbathe by spreading out their wings and tail low against the ground and tilting their head up; they often fold their wings and preen halfway through. They also enjoy taking dust and sand baths.
The diet of the Eurasian hoopoe is mostly composed of insects, although small reptiles, frogs and plant matter such as seeds and berries are sometimes taken as well." "Fascinating thing", he adds. "The Eurasian hoopoe is widespread in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and northern Sub-Saharan Africa. Most European and north Asian birds migrate to the tropics in winter."<<addToInv "Eurasian hoopoe">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Common_Hoopoe_%28Upupa_epops%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg/640px-Common_Hoopoe_%28Upupa_epops%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg" alt="Eurasian hoopoe - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The west road is full of compact trees, but you want to have a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Abyssinian crimsonwing68c5a42e6f4fe]] * If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f4f8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but yellow grass and blue sky at the horizon, that is the landscape you were expecting by coming here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White rhinoceros") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''White rhinoceros'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White rhinoceros") == -1>>"This is the ''White rhinoceros''.", says Robert. "Fascinating thing", he says. "The white rhinoceros is the largest of the five living species of rhinoceros." "I know some more", says Robert. "White rhinoceroses are found in grassland and savannah habitat." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he declares. "The southern white rhino lives in Southern Africa."<<addToInv "White rhinoceros">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Waterberg_Nashorn3.jpg/640px-Waterberg_Nashorn3.jpg" alt="White rhinoceros - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f4fa]] * Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Tropical house gecko68c5a42e6f4fd]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The sun is very high already so it's good to go hide under the trees and in the freshness of the forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"This ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'' would win a beauty contest for sure!", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is native to parts of tropical West and Central Africa.." "Also", he mentions. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm." "Peculiar species", affirms Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal. During the day it sleeps in a nest made of dense vegetation or leaves some 5 to 40 m off the ground." "You might not know", he narrates. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi. Habitats include both primary and secondary forest as well as swampy forests, mangrove areas, gallery forests and mixed habitats in the Upper Guinean forest zone."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |White-tailed lark68c5a42e6f4ff]] * Many thick trees are aligned along this road, let's drive next to them and try to see something. [[ ▶▶ |Strange-horned chameleon68c5a42e6f4f4]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The neverending greenness of this place is unique, and you're not even lost in between the trees, you're in the car! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("African forest turtle") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''African forest turtle''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("African forest turtle") == -1>>"This is nature's work: the ''African forest turtle''.", says Robert. "The African forest turtle is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda
."<<addToInv "African forest turtle">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/African_forest_turtle.jpg/640px-African_forest_turtle.jpg" alt="African forest turtle - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest makes a very good place for animals to hide from the sun, you decide to look for them there. [[ ▶▶ |Nahan's partridge68c5a42e6f4ed]] * Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Moorland francolin68c5a42e6f4e9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's almost impossible to see anything inside these bushes, even though Robert drives slowly. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-tailed lark") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''White-tailed lark''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-tailed lark") == -1>>"Take your camera, it's the ''White-tailed lark''!", says Robert. "The white-tailed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Africa. Alternate names for the white-tailed lark include northern white-tailed bush lark, northern white-tailed lark and white-tailed bush lark.
The white-tailed lark is found in western Chad, eastern Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan, south-central Ethiopia, and from Uganda and western Kenya to central Tanzania." "More about this animal", he adds. "The white-tailed lark is found in western Chad, eastern Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan, south-central Ethiopia, and from Uganda and western Kenya to central Tanzania. It occurs mainly around Lake Chad and Lake Victoria."<<addToInv "White-tailed lark">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Mirafra_2_Gronvold%2C_Mirafra_albicauda.jpg/640px-Mirafra_2_Gronvold%2C_Mirafra_albicauda.jpg" alt="White-tailed lark - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest makes a very good place for animals to hide from the sun, you decide to look for them there. [[ ▶▶ |White-bellied go-away-bird68c5a42e6f4ea]] * The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |Roberts's warbler68c5a42e6f4ee]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately the car can't go further in the trees, it would have been nice to make a treck in this tropical forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Abyssinian crimsonwing") != -1>>"One more ''Abyssinian crimsonwing''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Abyssinian crimsonwing") == -1>>"This one is one of my favourite, the ''Abyssinian crimsonwing''!", says Robert. "The Abyssinian crimsonwing, also known as the Ethiopian crimsonwing, Salvadori's crimsonwing or crimson-backed forest finch, is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 190,000 km².." "I can also tell you this", he says. "The Abyssinian crimsonwing is a small, shy greyish olive finch with bright crimson wings, mantle, back and rump. It is sexually dimorphic." "Furthermore", explains Robert. "The Abyssinian crimsonwing occurs in forest, particularly montane forest, from 1500m to 300m above sea level in Kenya, at the forest edge or in clearings where it normally remains among the undergrowth but sometimes seen higher in creepers. It also occurs in bamboo, thickets and dense brush, especially along watercourses.
It is a shy and rather elusive species which is easily alarmed, retreating into cover rapidly at the first indication of a threat." "Peculiar species", he affirms. "There are currently three recognised subspecies; a fourth C.s. crystallochresta which was described from Challa, in south western Ethiopia has been lumped in to the nominate subspecies."<<addToInv "Abyssinian crimsonwing">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Abyssinian_Crimsonwing_%28Cryptospiza_salvadorii%29_%28male%29.jpg/640px-Abyssinian_Crimsonwing_%28Cryptospiza_salvadorii%29_%28male%29.jpg" alt="Abyssinian crimsonwing - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |Moorland francolin68c5a42e6f4e9]] * The forest on the side looks a bit dark and cold but it might also be the perfect time and place for animals so let's try it. [[ ▶▶ |Nahan's partridge68c5a42e6f4ed]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert drives the car a bit fast in order to reach the river for the bath time of many animals! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Tropical house gecko") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Tropical house gecko''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Tropical house gecko") == -1>>"The ''Tropical house gecko'', beautiful right?", says Robert. "I'll tell you what I know", he affirms. "This species can attain a maximum length, from snout to vent, of 12.7 cm. Being nocturnal, it has very large eyes which are useful in spotting prey in low light conditions." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he says. "The tropical house gecko can be found predominantly in urban locations.."<<addToInv "Tropical house gecko">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Hemidactylus_mabouia_%28Dominica%29.jpg/640px-Hemidactylus_mabouia_%28Dominica%29.jpg" alt="Tropical house gecko - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |Roberts's warbler68c5a42e6f4ee]] * There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |White-bellied go-away-bird68c5a42e6f4ea]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The best place to have a good view of the animals near the river would be on top of this hill on the other side. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"One more ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"It's the ''Pousargues's mongoose'' in front of us!", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he narrates. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face. Its tail is bushy, and its front feet have strong claws." "If you want to know more", he informs. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |Nahan's partridge68c5a42e6f4ed]] * A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |Roberts's warbler68c5a42e6f4ee]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You enter the dense forest slowly with the car but soon you can't even see the place you left behind. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"Look a bit more to the right, you see the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''?", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is native to parts of tropical West and Central Africa.." "Peculiar species", he says. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm." "But there's more", informs Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal. During the day it sleeps in a nest made of dense vegetation or leaves some 5 to 40 m off the ground." "Fascinating thing", he continues. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |White-bellied go-away-bird68c5a42e6f4ea]] * When the sun is hot like today, animals go in the shadow of the forest, let's do like them. [[ ▶▶ |Nahan's partridge68c5a42e6f4ed]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The best place to have a good view of the animals near the river would be on top of this hill on the other side. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"So many ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"This is the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''.", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae." "Funny thing is", he describes. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm. The head is narrow with a pointed muzzle and variable colouring round the eyes." "Additionnaly", informs Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal." "Peculiar species", he remarks. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |Moorland francolin68c5a42e6f4e9]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |White-bellied go-away-bird68c5a42e6f4ea]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert says that you'll just be passing next to the forest as entering it would be too complicated with the car. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Strange-horned chameleon") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Strange-horned chameleon'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Strange-horned chameleon") == -1>>"I introduce you the ''Strange-horned chameleon''.", says Robert.<<addToInv "Strange-horned chameleon">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kinyongia_xenorhina%2C_male.png/640px-Kinyongia_xenorhina%2C_male.png" alt="Strange-horned chameleon - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |Roberts's warbler68c5a42e6f4ee]] * Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Moorland francolin68c5a42e6f4e9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Binoculars are quite useless in the forest as long as the car moves, it's impossible to have a long distance view of anything. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-bellied go-away-bird") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''White-bellied go-away-bird''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-bellied go-away-bird") == -1>>"The ''White-bellied go-away-bird'' didn't see us yet, but you see it right?", says Robert. "The white-bellied go-away-bird is a bird of eastern Africa in the turaco family.." "What I can also say", he narrates. "This species averages 51 cm in length."<<addToInv "White-bellied go-away-bird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/2009-white-bellied-goaway-bird.jpg/640px-2009-white-bellied-goaway-bird.jpg" alt="White-bellied go-away-bird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Corythaixoides_leucogaster_-Kambi_ya_Tembo%2C_Tanzania_-female-8.jpg/640px-Corythaixoides_leucogaster_-Kambi_ya_Tembo%2C_Tanzania_-female-8.jpg" alt="White-bellied go-away-bird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Brown-necked raven68c5a42e6f4da]] * A lake is hidden behind this hill, let's have a look at this landscape! [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4e0]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Moorland francolin") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Moorland francolin''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Moorland francolin") == -1>>"Do you have your camera? Look there, it's the ''Moorland francolin''.", says Robert. "The moorland francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae." "I can also tell you this", he continues. "It is found in moorland in the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.."<<addToInv "Moorland francolin">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FrancolinusSpilolaemusSmit.jpg/640px-FrancolinusSpilolaemusSmit.jpg" alt="Moorland francolin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f4d7]] * Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Hildebrandt's francolin68c5a42e6f4db]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It would be interesting to see the hierarchy of access to water on the shore, Robert tells you that elephants are always first. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") != -1>>"One more ''Crested porcupine''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") == -1>>"I present you the ''Crested porcupine''.", says Robert. "The crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidaefound in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.."<<addToInv "Crested porcupine">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg/640px-Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg" alt="Crested porcupine - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* It's the perfect time for animals to have some fresh water, let's see what's on the shore. [[ ▶▶ |Lycodonomorphus68c5a42e6f4d0]] * This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f4d1]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're lucky there's no car coming the other way because the forest road is too narrow to let two cars pass at the same time. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Hildebrandt's francolin") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Hildebrandt's francolin'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Hildebrandt's francolin") == -1>>"This ''Hildebrandt's francolin'' is the best.", says Robert. "The Hildebrandt's francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia."<<addToInv "Hildebrandt's francolin">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Hildebrandt%27s_francolin_%28Pternistis_hildebrandti%29.jpg/640px-Hildebrandt%27s_francolin_%28Pternistis_hildebrandti%29.jpg" alt="Hildebrandt's francolin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f4d4]] * On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |Shelley's sunbird68c5a42e6f4d2]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You see through the window of the car all the surroundings of the forest full of bushes and small trees. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Brown-necked raven") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Brown-necked raven''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Brown-necked raven") == -1>>"I can see it in my binoculars, it's the ''Brown-necked raven''.", says Robert. "The brown-necked raven is a larger bird than the carrion crow though not as large as the common raven." "Fascinating thing", he continues. "This species has a wide range across virtually the whole of North Africa, down as far as Kenya, the Arabian Peninsula and up into the Greater Middle East and southern Iran."<<addToInv "Brown-necked raven">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Brown-necked_Raven_-_Merzouga_-_Morocco_07_3411_%2822160964904%29.jpg/640px-Brown-necked_Raven_-_Merzouga_-_Morocco_07_3411_%2822160964904%29.jpg" alt="Brown-necked raven - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Lycodonomorphus68c5a42e6f4d0]] * The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f4d4]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many flowers and even some grass are floating on the river, it's so strange as it moves. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Woodland kingfisher") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Woodland kingfisher'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Woodland kingfisher") == -1>>"Can you see it? The ''Woodland kingfisher'', just there.", says Robert. "The woodland kingfisher is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara.." "I can also tell you this", he says. "This is a medium-sized kingfisher, 23 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wing panel and tail." "In case you didn't know", describes Robert. "The woodland kingfisher is aggressively territorial, attacking intruders including humans." "Moreover", he affirms. "The woodland kingfisher is widely distributed in tropical Africa south of the Sahara and from Pretoria northwards. This kingfisher is essentially resident within 8° of the equator, but northern and southern populations are migratory, moving into the equatorial zone in the dry season."<<addToInv "Woodland kingfisher">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Woodland_Kingfisher_%28Halcyon_senegalensis%29_South_Africa.jpg/640px-Woodland_Kingfisher_%28Halcyon_senegalensis%29_South_Africa.jpg" alt="Woodland kingfisher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Shelley's sunbird68c5a42e6f4d2]] * There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Lycodonomorphus68c5a42e6f4d0]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pectoral-patch cisticola") != -1>>"It's just the ''Pectoral-patch cisticola''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pectoral-patch cisticola") == -1>>"Do you hear it? That's the ''Pectoral-patch cisticola''.", says Robert. "The pectoral-patch cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania." "Fascinating thing", he says. "At 9–10 cm. this is a small, streak backed cisticola with short or medium tail which may get longer in the breeding season."<<addToInv "Pectoral-patch cisticola">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Pectoral_patch_cisticola2.jpg/640px-Pectoral_patch_cisticola2.jpg" alt="Pectoral-patch cisticola - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f4d1]] * Keep going forward to reach the acacias where animals might look for shadow. [[ ▶▶ |Shelley's sunbird68c5a42e6f4d2]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The light filtered through the trees is incredible, but it's also the worst to take pictures... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Eastern chimpanzee''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"The ''Eastern chimpanzee'' didn't see us yet, but you see it right?", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he affirms. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres and females up to 130 centimetres in height." "You must also know", explains Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals." "I'll tell you what I know", he informs. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f4d4]] * Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f4d1]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The light filtered through the trees is incredible, but it's also the worst to take pictures... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"I like how this ''Eastern chimpanzee'' looks.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee." "Also", he tells. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres and females up to 130 centimetres in height." "I can say a bit more about it", remarks Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "I can say a bit more about it", he suggests. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |East coast akalat68c5a42e6f4c9]] * The forest makes a very good place for animals to hide from the sun, you decide to look for them there. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f4c4]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Termite nests in the high yellow grass are really tricking you, you thought you spotted a big game... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Shelley's sunbird") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Shelley's sunbird''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Shelley's sunbird") == -1>>"You can see the ''Shelley's sunbird'' on the left.", says Robert. "The Shelley's sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family."<<addToInv "Shelley's sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Cinnyris_shelleyi_shelleyi%2C_Caprivi%2C_Birding_Weto_Tours%2C_a.jpg/640px-Cinnyris_shelleyi_shelleyi%2C_Caprivi%2C_Birding_Weto_Tours%2C_a.jpg" alt="Shelley's sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Leopard68c5a42e6f4c8]] * The sound of branches cracking came to Robert's ear, there should be some interesting animals in this forest, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Serval68c5a42e6f4cb]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You were hoping to see many animals in this wide open grassland but so far it's just cactus and termite nests... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's lovebird") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Fischer's lovebird''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's lovebird") == -1>>"Take your camera, it's the ''Fischer's lovebird''!", says Robert. "The Fischer's lovebird is a small parrot species of the genus Agapornis." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he narrates. "The Fischer's lovebird has a green back, chest, and wings." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", describes Robert. "Fischer's lovebird has a fast flight, and the sound of their wings as they fly can be heard. Like all Lovebirds, they are very vocal and when they do make noise they have a high-pitched chirp and can be very noisy." "Also", he narrates. "Fischer's lovebird are native to a small area of east-central Africa, south and southeast of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania. In drought years, some birds move west into Rwanda and Burundi seeking moister conditions."<<addToInv "Fischer's lovebird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Agapornis_fischeri_-Ueno_Zoo%2C_Japan_-three-8a-4c.jpg/640px-Agapornis_fischeri_-Ueno_Zoo%2C_Japan_-three-8a-4c.jpg" alt="Fischer's lovebird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |East African cheetah68c5a42e6f4c2]] * There's some poo on this road that leads to the water, you want to know which animal makes this kind of feces. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f4bd]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It would be interesting to see the hierarchy of access to water on the shore, Robert tells you that elephants are always first. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Lycodonomorphus") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Lycodonomorphus'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Lycodonomorphus") == -1>>"Do you have it on camera? It's the ''Lycodonomorphus''.", says Robert. "Lycodonomorphus is a genus of snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes."<<addToInv "Lycodonomorphus">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Lycodonomorphus_rufulus_Brown_Watersnake_4.JPG/640px-Lycodonomorphus_rufulus_Brown_Watersnake_4.JPG" alt="Lycodonomorphus - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f4c6]] * Going north brings you to the great tropical forest, and you want to scratch the surface of it. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f4bf]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Fortunately you entered the forest during the day because seeing how dark and compact it is, it would be a nightmare at night. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Serval'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''Serval''!", says Robert. "You might not know", he tells. "The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat; it stands 54 to 62 cm at the shoulder and weighs 8 to 18 kg, but females tend to be lighter." "What I can also say", adds Robert. "The serval is active in the day as well as at night; activity might peak in early morning, around twilight and at midnight." "I may be too precise but", he describes. "In North Africa, the serval is known only from Morocco and has been reintroduced in Tunisia, but is feared to be extinct in Algeria. It inhabits semi-arid areas and cork oak forests close to the Mediterranean Sea, but avoids rainforests and arid areas."<<addToInv "Serval">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg/640px-Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg" alt="Serval - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's some poo on this road that leads to the water, you want to know which animal makes this kind of feces. [[ ▶▶ |Hartlaub's turaco68c5a42e6f4af]] * A bus full of elderly tourists happens to come your way, they tell you that they saw some nice stuff in the bushes there. [[ ▶▶ |Shelley's sparrow68c5a42e6f4ae]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but trees, of course, it's a forest, but you were expecting a bit more diversity. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East coast akalat") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''East coast akalat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East coast akalat") == -1>>"It's the ''East coast akalat'' in front of us!", says Robert. "The east coast akalat or Gunning's robin is a small passerine bird which can be found in the east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique, and is named after J."<<addToInv "East coast akalat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/East_Coast_Akalat_RWD.jpg/640px-East_Coast_Akalat_RWD.jpg" alt="East coast akalat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4ba]] * Robert points towards a thing on the ground next to the grass. It's poo! You decide to follow it. [[ ▶▶ |Savannah monitor68c5a42e6f4b0]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The savannah is dominated by the grass but some big fig trees stand high in the back to complete the landscape. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Leopard") != -1>>"The ''Leopard'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Leopard") == -1>>"The ''Leopard''! I know a bit about it.", says Robert. "I can also tell you this", he explains. "The leopard's skin colour varies by climate and habitat from pale yellow to yellowish brown or golden." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", remarks Robert. "Leopards are active mainly from dusk till dawn and rest for most of the day and for some hours at night in thickets, among rocks or over tree branches. Leopards have been observed walking 1–25 km across their range at night; they may even wander up to 75 km if disturbed." "I want to keep it simple", he says. "The leopard has the largest distribution of all wild cats, occurring widely in Africa as well as eastern and southern Asia, although populations have shown a declining trend, and are fragmented outside of sub-Saharan Africa. Within sub-Saharan Africa, the species is still numerous and even thriving in marginal habitats where other large cats have disappeared, although there is considerable potential for human-leopard conflict due to leopards preying on livestock."<<addToInv "Leopard">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/African_leopard%2C_Panthera_pardus_pardus%2C_near_Lake_Panic%2C_Kruger_National_Park%2C_South_Africa_%2819448654130%29.jpg/640px-African_leopard%2C_Panthera_pardus_pardus%2C_near_Lake_Panic%2C_Kruger_National_Park%2C_South_Africa_%2819448654130%29.jpg" alt="Leopard - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Shelley's sparrow68c5a42e6f4ae]] * It's the perfect time for animals to have some fresh water, let's see what's on the shore. [[ ▶▶ |Hartlaub's turaco68c5a42e6f4af]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You stay inside the car as the trees are surrounding the road are quite low and could scratch you. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Can you see it in your binoculars? The ''Wildcat''.", says Robert. "I know some more", he describes. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat." "Funny thing is", declares Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "Funny thing is", he remarks. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Savannah monitor68c5a42e6f4b0]] * If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4ba]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The humidity and the sun makes this whole forest foggy, sometimes you can't even see a few meters away. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"The ''Eastern chimpanzee'', beautiful right?", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "I can also tell you this", he describes. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms." "Just so you know", narrates Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "This might sound too precise", he informs. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Hartlaub's turaco68c5a42e6f4af]] * There's a silhouette far away in the open grass area, you want to have a closer look. [[ ▶▶ |Savannah monitor68c5a42e6f4b0]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bushes are high and dense so anything could be hidden there while the car passes just next to it... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African cheetah") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''East African cheetah'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African cheetah") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''East African cheetah''!", says Robert. "I'll tell you what you need to know", he adds. "East African cheetahs measure around 110–135 cm in head-and-body length and weigh between 70 and 75 kg. The males are usually larger than females." "Interesting fact", tells Robert. "Male cheetahs are sociable and often live in a group of other males called coalitions." "Also", he continues. "In East Africa, cheetahs primarily live on scrub forests, grasslands, savannahs, open fields, steppes and arid environments where preys are available, in which are suitable to be the cheetahs' main hunting grounds."<<addToInv "East African cheetah">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Cheetah_genetic_diversity.jpg/640px-Cheetah_genetic_diversity.jpg" alt="East African cheetah - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some cars are gathered around the lake down there, there should be something nice to see. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4ba]] * A ranger just called Robert and told him to look next to the water, follow this advice. [[ ▶▶ |Hartlaub's turaco68c5a42e6f4af]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's difficult to spot animals in this dense forest, but you trust Robert and his expert eye. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"It's just the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"I really like this one, the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa." "It's good to know also", he describes. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face. Its tail is bushy, and its front feet have strong claws." "I can say a bit more about it", he continues. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Shelley's sparrow68c5a42e6f4ae]] * A ranger just called Robert and told him to look next to the water, follow this advice. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4ba]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The river is a bit large so it's difficult to spot animals on the other side. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Common dwarf mongoose'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"It's the ''Common dwarf mongoose'' in front of us!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "If you want to know more", he says. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "I can tell you a bit more", adds Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "I'll tell you what I know", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |Savannah monitor68c5a42e6f4b0]] * On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |Shelley's sparrow68c5a42e6f4ae]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's almost impossible to see anything inside these bushes, even though Robert drives slowly. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Savannah monitor") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Savannah monitor''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Savannah monitor") == -1>>"Do you hear it? That's the ''Savannah monitor''.", says Robert. "The savannah monitor is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa." "I'll tell you what you need to know", he adds. "Savannah monitors are stoutly built, with relatively short limbs and toes, and skulls and dentition adapted to feed on hard-shelled prey. They are robust creatures, with powerful limbs for digging, powerful jaws and blunt, peglike teeth."<<addToInv "Savannah monitor">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg/640px-Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg" alt="Savannah monitor - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Golden-breasted starling68c5a42e6f4a8]] * Keep going forward to reach the acacias where animals might look for shadow. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f4a4]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You were hoping to see many animals in this wide open grassland but so far it's just cactus and termite nests... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Shelley's sparrow") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Shelley's sparrow''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Shelley's sparrow") == -1>>"Be silent, just observe, it's the ''Shelley's sparrow''.", says Robert. "Shelley's sparrow, also known as Shelley's rufous sparrow or the White Nile rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in eastern Africa from South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, and north-western Somalia to northern Uganda and north-western Kenya."<<addToInv "Shelley's sparrow">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Passer_shelleyi.jpg/640px-Passer_shelleyi.jpg" alt="Shelley's sparrow - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Black-fronted bushshrike68c5a42e6f4a2]] * Many thick trees are aligned along this road, let's drive next to them and try to see something. [[ ▶▶ |Southeast African cheetah68c5a42e6f4a7]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There is a lake further on the horizon where the river passes, it is quite a landscape from here! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Brown parisoma") != -1>>"So many ''Brown parisoma'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Brown parisoma") == -1>>"The ''Brown parisoma'' is in the back, do you see it?", says Robert. "The brown parisoma or brown warbler is a typical warbler found in eastern Africa.."<<addToInv "Brown parisoma">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Brown_Parisoma_JM.jpg/640px-Brown_Parisoma_JM.jpg" alt="Brown parisoma - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4a1]] * Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f49d]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The light filtered through the trees is incredible, but it's also the worst to take pictures... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"So many ''Common dwarf mongoose'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Amazing! The ''Common dwarf mongoose''!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "More about this animal", he narrates. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "You must also know", describes Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "Fascinating thing", he tells. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest makes a very good place for animals to hide from the sun, you decide to look for them there. [[ ▶▶ |White-starred robin68c5a42e6f49e]] * Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f49f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some birds are flying in round above the yellow hill, maybe something is hidden in the high grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pink-breasted lark") != -1>>"One more ''Pink-breasted lark''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pink-breasted lark") == -1>>"Amazing! The ''Pink-breasted lark''!", says Robert. "The pink-breasted lark or pink-breasted bushlark is a species of passerine bird in the family Alaudidae.." "I can also tell you this", suggests Robert. "It is generally found singly or in pairs foraging on the ground for insects and seeds. When disturbed it flies to a safe, elevated position on the branch of a tree or on the top of a bush." "You might not know", he suggests. "The pink-breasted lark is estimated to have a global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km2. covering a broad range from south-eastern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia through Kenya to southern Somalia, north-eastern Tanzania and eastern Uganda.
Its natural habitat is dry savannah, open bush and wooded areas, in particular dry acacia and Commiphora scrub.."<<addToInv "Pink-breasted lark">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Pink-breasted_Lark_-_KenyaIMG_6762_%2816740113947%29.jpg/640px-Pink-breasted_Lark_-_KenyaIMG_6762_%2816740113947%29.jpg" alt="Pink-breasted lark - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f49d]] * Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4a1]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The best place to have a good view of the animals near the river would be on top of this hill on the other side. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey-headed kingfisher") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Grey-headed kingfisher'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey-headed kingfisher") == -1>>"I present you the ''Grey-headed kingfisher''.", says Robert. "The grey-headed kingfisher has a wide distribution from the Cape Verde Islands off the north-west coast of Africa to Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia and southern Arabia and south to South Africa.." "But there's more", he narrates. "The sexes are similar. The adult of the nominate race H." "I know some more", tells Robert. "A dry-country kingfisher of scrub and woodland, solitary or in pairs, often found near water, but unlike most kingfishers is not aquatic. Perches on a branch, unmoving for long periods while watching the ground for signs of insects or small lizards, bobbing head before diving on prey." "Peculiar species", he suggests. "The grey-headed kingfisher is found in tropical and semi-tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula."<<addToInv "Grey-headed kingfisher">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Grey-headed_Kingfisher_%28Halcyon_leucocephala%29%2C_crop.jpg/640px-Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Grey-headed_Kingfisher_%28Halcyon_leucocephala%29%2C_crop.jpg" alt="Grey-headed kingfisher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f49f]] * The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |White-starred robin68c5a42e6f49e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bushes are high and dense so anything could be hidden there while the car passes just next to it... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden-breasted starling") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Golden-breasted starling''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden-breasted starling") == -1>>"Wow, look at this ''Golden-breasted starling''!", says Robert. "I don't want to sound too scientific", he continues. "The adult has a metallic green head and upper back, bright golden yellow breast and belly, dark bill and legs, white iris and metallic violet blue on wings, back, neck and its long tail feathers. Both sexes are similar." "What I can also say", declares Robert. "The golden-breasted starling is a social animal, living in groups of three to twelve individuals. The golden-breasted starling molts once a year, after the breeding season." "I can also tell you this", he declares. "The golden-breasted starling is distributed in the grassland, savannah and shrubland of East Africa, from Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and northern Tanzania.."<<addToInv "Golden-breasted starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Cosmopsarus_regius_-Bird_Kingdom%2C_Niagara_Falls%2C_Canada-8a.jpg/640px-Cosmopsarus_regius_-Bird_Kingdom%2C_Niagara_Falls%2C_Canada-8a.jpg" alt="Golden-breasted starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* It's the perfect time for animals to have some fresh water, let's see what's on the shore. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4a1]] * Up on the hill, among the grass, something moved. Let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f49f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's difficult to spot animals in this dense forest, but you trust Robert and his expert eye. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Southeast African cheetah") != -1>>"The ''Southeast African cheetah'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Southeast African cheetah") == -1>>"Can you see it? The ''Southeast African cheetah'', just there.", says Robert. "The Southeast African cheetah is the nominate cheetah subspecies native to East and Southern Africa. The Southern African cheetah lives mainly in the lowland areas and deserts of the Kalahari, the savannahs of Okavango Delta, and the grasslands of the Transvaal region in South Africa." "I'll tell you what I know", he tells. "The cheetah is a medium-sized cat." "What I can also say", adds Robert. "Male cheetahs are sociable and may live in a group with other males." "I know some more", he declares. "The Southeast African cheetah usually lives on grasslands, savannahs, scrub forests, and arid environments such as deserts and semidesert steppes."<<addToInv "Southeast African cheetah">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cheetah_Umfolozi_SouthAfrica_MWegmann.jpg/640px-Cheetah_Umfolozi_SouthAfrica_MWegmann.jpg" alt="Southeast African cheetah - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |White-starred robin68c5a42e6f49e]] * There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f4a1]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert is trying to move slowly through the damaged road as you look through the car at this ocean of grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"One more ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"You're lucky, it's a ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "This might sound too precise", he describes. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "This might sound too precise", remarks Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "I can tell you a bit more", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You can see the river on this side of the road, let's take a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f49d]] * The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |White-starred robin68c5a42e6f49e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road is really narrow to access the forest through the low trees, it's a strange atmosphere. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Black-fronted bushshrike") != -1>>"The ''Black-fronted bushshrike'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Black-fronted bushshrike") == -1>>"If you look on the right you'll see it, the ''Black-fronted bushshrike''.", says Robert. "The black-fronted bushshrike is a passerine bird of the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae." "Interesting animal", he tells. "It is 18-19 centimetres long. It is variable in appearance and has several different colour morphs." "I may be too precise but", he narrates. "It has a patchy distribution and is restricted to montane forests in many areas. It forages in the canopy and middle levels of the forest and joins mixed-species feeding flocks outside the breeding season."<<addToInv "Black-fronted bushshrike">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/MalaconotusManningiKeulemans.jpg/640px-MalaconotusManningiKeulemans.jpg" alt="Black-fronted bushshrike - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f49f]] * You decide to go east, towards the river where animals go to drink. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f49d]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The river is quite large and you can see from here that it goes pretty far down the park and through the forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Crested porcupine''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") == -1>>"Did you recognize the ''Crested porcupine''? It's just there.", says Robert. "The crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidaefound in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.."<<addToInv "Crested porcupine">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg/640px-Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg" alt="Crested porcupine - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f494]] * The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f498]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some birds are flying in round above the yellow hill, maybe something is hidden in the high grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's lovebird") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Fischer's lovebird''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's lovebird") == -1>>"I introduce you the ''Fischer's lovebird''.", says Robert. "The Fischer's lovebird is a small parrot species of the genus Agapornis." "I can also tell you this", he affirms. "The Fischer's lovebird has a green back, chest, and wings. Their necks are a golden yellow and as it progresses upward it becomes darker orange." "Also", mentions Robert. "Fischer's lovebird has a fast flight, and the sound of their wings as they fly can be heard." "Furthermore", he adds. "Fischer's lovebird are native to a small area of east-central Africa, south and southeast of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania."<<addToInv "Fischer's lovebird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Agapornis_fischeri_-Ueno_Zoo%2C_Japan_-three-8a-4c.jpg/640px-Agapornis_fischeri_-Ueno_Zoo%2C_Japan_-three-8a-4c.jpg" alt="Fischer's lovebird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |White-billed starling68c5a42e6f495]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Elgon francolin68c5a42e6f492]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's difficult to spot animals in this dense forest, but you trust Robert and his expert eye. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-starred robin") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''White-starred robin''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-starred robin") == -1>>"This one is one of my favourite, the ''White-starred robin''!", says Robert. "The white-starred robin is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae." "It's good to know also", he adds. "The white-starred robin is a small robin, 15 to 16 cm in length and weighing between 18 to 25 g, with the females being slightly smaller than the males." "I want to keep it simple", remarks Robert. "The calls and songs of the white-starred robin are geographically variable." "Peculiar species", he narrates. "The white-starred robin is a principally found in primary or secondary moist evergreen forest."<<addToInv "White-starred robin">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/White-starred_Robin_%28Pogonocichla_stellata%29.jpg/640px-White-starred_Robin_%28Pogonocichla_stellata%29.jpg" alt="White-starred robin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Grey wren-warbler68c5a42e6f496]] * There's a tropical rainforest in the north. You decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |White rhinoceros68c5a42e6f48f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert drives the car a bit fast in order to reach the river for the bath time of many animals! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"I like how this ''Senegal bushbaby'' looks.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the animals' cries or from their appearance."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some footprints go towards the shore, the animals should be there drinking, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Speckle-fronted weaver68c5a42e6f483]] * Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f491]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

These cactus in the middle of the open grassland look like vegetation from another planet. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''East African wild dog'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"I can see it in my binoculars, it's the ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a silhouette far away in the open grass area, you want to have a closer look. [[ ▶▶ |Malachite sunbird68c5a42e6f47c]] * The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f482]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert is trying to move slowly through the damaged road as you look through the car at this ocean of grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey wren-warbler") != -1>>"One more ''Grey wren-warbler''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey wren-warbler") == -1>>"Do you have it on camera? It's the ''Grey wren-warbler''.", says Robert. "The grey wren-warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family."<<addToInv "Grey wren-warbler">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/CamaropteraSimplexLodge.jpg/640px-CamaropteraSimplexLodge.jpg" alt="Grey wren-warbler - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Steppe eagle68c5a42e6f480]] * The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f47f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car drives fast on the dusty road as you look at the horizon trying to spot something in the grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-billed starling") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''White-billed starling'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-billed starling") == -1>>"You're lucky, it's a ''White-billed starling''.", says Robert. "The white-billed starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae."<<addToInv "White-billed starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Neue_Wirbelthiere_zu_der_Fauna_von_Abyssinien_geh%C3%B6rig_%281835%29_Onychognathus_albirostris.png/640px-Neue_Wirbelthiere_zu_der_Fauna_von_Abyssinien_geh%C3%B6rig_%281835%29_Onychognathus_albirostris.png" alt="White-billed starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f482]] * A strange sound came from the left, from the plains, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Malachite sunbird68c5a42e6f47c]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some of the cactus in the savannah reach very high, but it's almost the only trees you can see there. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''East African wild dog''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"It's the ''East African wild dog'' in front of us!", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f47f]] * This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Steppe eagle68c5a42e6f480]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Only acacias can stand alone in this wide open grassland and be seen from so far away. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"Do you hear it? That's the ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the animals' cries or from their appearance."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Steppe eagle68c5a42e6f480]] * On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |Malachite sunbird68c5a42e6f47c]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The humidity and the sun makes this whole forest foggy, sometimes you can't even see a few meters away. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White rhinoceros") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''White rhinoceros''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White rhinoceros") == -1>>"The ''White rhinoceros'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "If you want to know more", he informs. "The white rhinoceros is the largest of the five living species of rhinoceros. By mean body mass, the white rhinoceros falls behind only the three extant species of elephant as the largest land animal and terrestrial mammal alive today." "Just so you know", affirms Robert. "White rhinoceroses are found in grassland and savannah habitat." "Furthermore", he affirms. "The southern white rhino lives in Southern Africa. About 98.5% of white rhinos live in just five countries."<<addToInv "White rhinoceros">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Waterberg_Nashorn3.jpg/640px-Waterberg_Nashorn3.jpg" alt="White rhinoceros - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f482]] * There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Steppe eagle68c5a42e6f480]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately, the safari doesn't include a diving tour as it would be surely interesting to see the aquatic fauna of the park. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Speckle-fronted weaver") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Speckle-fronted weaver''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Speckle-fronted weaver") == -1>>"This one is one of my favourite, the ''Speckle-fronted weaver''!", says Robert. "The speckle-fronted weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.." "I'll tell you what I know", he tells. "It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda."<<addToInv "Speckle-fronted weaver">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Speckle-fronted_Weaver_RWD4.jpg/640px-Speckle-fronted_Weaver_RWD4.jpg" alt="Speckle-fronted weaver - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f47f]] * The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f482]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're in the tropical rainforest, fortunately it's not the rain season, but you still feel a lot of humidity in this place. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Common dwarf mongoose'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"I present you the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "But there's more", he suggests. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws." "I can tell you a bit more", tells Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he informs. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Bitis arietans68c5a42e6f473]] * The shore is usually an attractive place for animals of any kind, let's go there. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f472]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

These fig trees are sometimes used as a home by birds and even mammals but you don't see anything from here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Steppe eagle") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Steppe eagle''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Steppe eagle") == -1>>"Wow, look at this ''Steppe eagle''!", says Robert. "The steppe eagle is a bird of prey." "I can also tell you this", he says. "It is about 62–81 cm in length and has a wingspan of 1.65–2.15 m." "Interesting fact", he says. "The steppe eagle breeds from Romania east through the south Russian and Central Asian steppes to Mongolia. The European and Central Asian birds winter in Africa, and the eastern birds in India."<<addToInv "Steppe eagle">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Steppe_Eagle_Portrait.jpg/640px-Steppe_Eagle_Portrait.jpg" alt="Steppe eagle - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f478]] * A strange sound came from the left, from the plains, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Savannah monitor68c5a42e6f476]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You get on top of the car to have a nice view from the roof on this sea of yellow grass. The savannah is really an amazing landscape. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Malachite sunbird") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Malachite sunbird'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Malachite sunbird") == -1>>"The style of this ''Malachite sunbird'' is impressive.", says Robert. "The malachite sunbird is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. The pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos.." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he declares. "The breeding male malachite sunbird, which has very long central tail feathers, is 25 cm long, and the shorter-tailed female 15 cm." "You might not know", mentions Robert. "This species is monogamous. The oval nest is usually suspended, as with most sunbirds, or constructed inside a bush." "Also", he remarks. "This large sunbird is found in hilly fynbos and cool montane and coastal scrub, up to 2,800m altitude in South Africa. It also occurs in parks and gardens."<<addToInv "Malachite sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Nectarinia_famosa_%28Malachite_Sunbird%29.jpg/640px-Nectarinia_famosa_%28Malachite_Sunbird%29.jpg" alt="Malachite sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f475]] * Some footprints go towards the shore, the animals should be there drinking, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f47b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There must be so many fishes and amphibians living in these waters, but sadly no chance to see them today. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"One more ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"This ''Common dwarf mongoose'' would win a beauty contest for sure!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "I'll tell you what I know", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws." "I'll tell you what I know", informs Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "Fascinating thing", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |Pink-breasted lark68c5a42e6f46c]] * Robert tells you that this forest is home to some great animals, let's see that. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f469]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road along the river is beautiful, in between the savannah, the forest and the water! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bristle-crowned starling") != -1>>"One more ''Bristle-crowned starling''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bristle-crowned starling") == -1>>"Last time I couldn't see it, it's the ''Bristle-crowned starling''.", says Robert. "The bristle-crowned starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.."<<addToInv "Bristle-crowned starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bristle-crowned_starling_%28Onychognathus_salvadorii%29.jpg/640px-Bristle-crowned_starling_%28Onychognathus_salvadorii%29.jpg" alt="Bristle-crowned starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Wahlberg's eagle68c5a42e6f468]] * It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f46b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some of the cactus in the savannah reach very high, but it's almost the only trees you can see there. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"If you look on the right you'll see it, the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''.", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae." "You must also know", he tells. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm." "More about this animal", continues Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal." "What I can also say", he tells. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi. Habitats include both primary and secondary forest as well as swampy forests, mangrove areas, gallery forests and mixed habitats in the Upper Guinean forest zone."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f469]] * Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |Pink-breasted lark68c5a42e6f46c]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Savannah monitor") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Savannah monitor''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Savannah monitor") == -1>>"The ''Savannah monitor'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "The savannah monitor is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa." "Also", he mentions. "Savannah monitors are stoutly built, with relatively short limbs and toes, and skulls and dentition adapted to feed on hard-shelled prey."<<addToInv "Savannah monitor">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg/640px-Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg" alt="Savannah monitor - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You saw something in the trees back there, let's have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f46b]] * Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Wahlberg's eagle68c5a42e6f468]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're not sure if these things moving on the water are vegetation or animals but they look strange. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''!", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae." "It's good to know also", he adds. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm." "In case you didn't know", remarks Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal." "More about this animal", he declares. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi. Habitats include both primary and secondary forest as well as swampy forests, mangrove areas, gallery forests and mixed habitats in the Upper Guinean forest zone."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The west road is full of compact trees, but you want to have a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f469]] * This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Wahlberg's eagle68c5a42e6f468]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Among the many amazing things you see in the savannah, the shapes of the cactus are really something. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("African paradise flycatcher") != -1>>"We've seen this ''African paradise flycatcher'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("African paradise flycatcher") == -1>>"Take your binoculars, there's the ''African paradise flycatcher''!", says Robert. "The African paradise flycatcher is a medium-sized passerine bird with a very long tail. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert." "I can also tell you this", he adds. "The adult male African paradise flycatcher is about 17 cm long, but the very long tail streamers double this." "Furthermore", mentions Robert. "The African paradise flycatcher is a noisy bird with a harsh scolding call." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he adds. "The African paradise flycatcher is found in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara Desert and also the Arabian Peninsula. Its typical habitat is savannah woodland, open grassland with isolated trees, plantations, open woodland and scrubland.
."<<addToInv "African paradise flycatcher">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Terpsiphone_viridis_-_African_Paradise_Flycatcher.jpg/640px-Terpsiphone_viridis_-_African_Paradise_Flycatcher.jpg" alt="African paradise flycatcher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/African_Paradise_Flycatcher_-_Kenya_NH8O0536_%2818822382274%29.jpg/640px-African_Paradise_Flycatcher_-_Kenya_NH8O0536_%2818822382274%29.jpg" alt="African paradise flycatcher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You can see a car entering the forest on the horizon, let's follow them. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f46b]] * When the sun is hot like today, animals go in the shadow of the forest, let's do like them. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f469]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert drives and you keep an eye on the grassland with your binoculars in hand to be sure not to miss anything! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pink-breasted lark") != -1>>"So many ''Pink-breasted lark'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pink-breasted lark") == -1>>"Can you see it in your binoculars? The ''Pink-breasted lark''.", says Robert. "The pink-breasted lark or pink-breasted bushlark is a species of passerine bird in the family Alaudidae.." "Funny thing is", tells Robert. "It is generally found singly or in pairs foraging on the ground for insects and seeds." "Moreover", he affirms. "The pink-breasted lark is estimated to have a global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km2. covering a broad range from south-eastern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia through Kenya to southern Somalia, north-eastern Tanzania and eastern Uganda.
Its natural habitat is dry savannah, open bush and wooded areas, in particular dry acacia and Commiphora scrub.."<<addToInv "Pink-breasted lark">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Pink-breasted_Lark_-_KenyaIMG_6762_%2816740113947%29.jpg/640px-Pink-breasted_Lark_-_KenyaIMG_6762_%2816740113947%29.jpg" alt="Pink-breasted lark - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The west road is full of compact trees, but you want to have a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f466]] * The west road is full of compact trees, but you want to have a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f463]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You enter the dense forest slowly with the car but soon you can't even see the place you left behind. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"So many ''Eastern chimpanzee'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"This ''Eastern chimpanzee'' has so much grace!", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee." "I may be too precise but", he suggests. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres and females up to 130 centimetres in height." "I'll tell you what you need to know", remarks Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "I want to keep it simple", he suggests. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Serval68c5a42e6f451]] * Keep going forward to reach the acacias where animals might look for shadow. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f44d]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but yellow grass and blue sky at the horizon, that is the landscape you were expecting by coming here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wahlberg's eagle") != -1>>"The ''Wahlberg's eagle'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wahlberg's eagle") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''Wahlberg's eagle''!", says Robert. "Wahlberg's eagle is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas. It is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg." "You might not know", he declares. "Wahlberg's eagle is a medium-sized raptor, and the sexes are similar. It is about 53–61 cm in length with a wingspan of 130–146 cm and a body mass of 437–845 g for males and 670–1,400 g for females on average." "Fascinating thing", tells Robert. "Wahlberg's eagle hunts reptiles, small mammals, and birds." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he mentions. "In 2004, it was recorded in Virunga National Park.
."<<addToInv "Wahlberg's eagle">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Aquila_wahlbergi.jpg/640px-Aquila_wahlbergi.jpg" alt="Wahlberg's eagle - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Giant kingfisher68c5a42e6f464]] * Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Basra reed warbler68c5a42e6f467]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's difficult to spot animals in this dense forest, but you trust Robert and his expert eye. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"The ''Eastern chimpanzee'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee." "Interesting animal", he affirms. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres and females up to 130 centimetres in height." "I don't want to sound too scientific", says Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals." "If you want to know more", he explains. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road there passes through a dense tropical forest, let's enter it. [[ ▶▶ |Scarlet-tufted sunbird68c5a42e6f445]] * The road on the right leads to the river. Let's go. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f44a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road along the river is beautiful, in between the savannah, the forest and the water! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Giant kingfisher") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Giant kingfisher''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Giant kingfisher") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''Giant kingfisher''!", says Robert. "The giant kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert other than the arid southwest.." "You must also know", he affirms. "The giant kingfisher is 42–46 cm long, with a large shaggy crest, a large black bill and fine white spots on black upperparts." "I don't want to sound too scientific", remarks Robert. "In South Africa breeding takes place between September and January, in Zimbabwe from August to March, in Zambia March to April and in Liberia December to January.
The giant kingfisher is monogamous and a solitary breeder. The nest is a long horizontal tunnel that is excavated into a river bank by both sexes using their feet and bills."<<addToInv "Giant kingfisher">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Giant_kingfisher_%28Megaceryle_maxima%29_male.jpg/640px-Giant_kingfisher_%28Megaceryle_maxima%29_male.jpg" alt="Giant kingfisher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Megaceryle_maxima_-Zimbabwe-8-2c.jpg/640px-Megaceryle_maxima_-Zimbabwe-8-2c.jpg" alt="Giant kingfisher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Northern brown-throated weaver68c5a42e6f448]] * A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |East African cheetah68c5a42e6f447]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car struggles a bit to enter the tropical rainforest but it's already an amazing landscape from here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"So many ''Common dwarf mongoose'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Be careful, it could go away, it's the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "Funny thing is", he mentions. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "I want to keep it simple", adds Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "If you want to know more", he says. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sign says the river is this way, let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f44a]] * You saw something in the trees back there, let's have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Scarlet-tufted sunbird68c5a42e6f445]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many palm trees and an ocean of grass, that's all you see, so where are all the animals? <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bronze mannikin") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Bronze mannikin''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bronze mannikin") == -1>>"Can you see it in your binoculars? The ''Bronze mannikin''.", says Robert. "The bronze mannikin or bronze munia is a small passerine bird of the Afrotropics." "Peculiar species", he suggests. "The bronze mannikin is one of the smallest munia species, measuring 9–10 cm in length and weighing 7–12 grams." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", declares Robert. "The bronze mannikin is a tiny gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds, including wild grass seeds, millet, rice and grain. Alternatively termites, nectar or strands of algae may also be eaten." "If you want to know more", he describes. "They frequent areas near water, including mesic savanna, thornveld, edges of Afromontane or lowland forests, second-growth, marshes and swamp edges, existing and abandoned cultivation, or in parks, gardens and orchards. They occur commonly from sea level to about 1,500 m, but in the tropics they may be found sparsely up to 2,150 m."<<addToInv "Bronze mannikin">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Bronze_mannikin_%28Lonchura_cucullata_cucullata%29.jpg/640px-Bronze_mannikin_%28Lonchura_cucullata_cucullata%29.jpg" alt="Bronze mannikin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Bronze_Mannikin%2C_Bronze_Munia%2C_Lonchura_cucullata_%288035546703%29.jpg/640px-Bronze_Mannikin%2C_Bronze_Munia%2C_Lonchura_cucullata_%288035546703%29.jpg" alt="Bronze mannikin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |East African cheetah68c5a42e6f447]] * There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f44a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert is trying to move slowly through the damaged road as you look through the car at this ocean of grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") != -1>>"So many ''Serval'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") == -1>>"Amazing! The ''Serval''!", says Robert. "I can also tell you this", he tells. "The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat; it stands 54 to 62 cm at the shoulder and weighs 8 to 18 kg, but females tend to be lighter." "Additionnaly", adds Robert. "The serval is active in the day as well as at night; activity might peak in early morning, around twilight and at midnight." "Just so you know", he adds. "In North Africa, the serval is known only from Morocco and has been reintroduced in Tunisia, but is feared to be extinct in Algeria. It inhabits semi-arid areas and cork oak forests close to the Mediterranean Sea, but avoids rainforests and arid areas."<<addToInv "Serval">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg/640px-Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg" alt="Serval - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Many thick trees are aligned along this road, let's drive next to them and try to see something. [[ ▶▶ |Scarlet-tufted sunbird68c5a42e6f445]] * Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |East African cheetah68c5a42e6f447]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert is trying to move slowly through the damaged road as you look through the car at this ocean of grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"The ''East African wild dog'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"The ''East African wild dog'' didn't see us yet, but you see it right?", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Northern brown-throated weaver68c5a42e6f448]] * The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Scarlet-tufted sunbird68c5a42e6f445]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

From here, the river looks infinite, it goes so far that you can't see where its path ends. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Wildcat'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Did you recognize the ''Wildcat''? It's just there.", says Robert. "In case you didn't know", he remarks. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat." "Just so you know", informs Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "I'll tell you what I know", he narrates. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road forward is surrounded by bushes where animals might hide. Let's see... [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f43e]] * Some cars are gathered around the lake down there, there should be something nice to see. [[ ▶▶ |White-bellied go-away-bird68c5a42e6f43f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The neverending greenness of this place is unique, and you're not even lost in between the trees, you're in the car! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Northern brown-throated weaver") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Northern brown-throated weaver'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Northern brown-throated weaver") == -1>>"The ''Northern brown-throated weaver'' is in the back, do you see it?", says Robert. "The northern brown-throated weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family."<<addToInv "Northern brown-throated weaver">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Northern_brown-throated_weaver_%28Ploceus_castanops%29_female.jpg/640px-Northern_brown-throated_weaver_%28Ploceus_castanops%29_female.jpg" alt="Northern brown-throated weaver - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road there passes through a dense tropical forest, let's enter it. [[ ▶▶ |Hildebrandt's starling68c5a42e6f440]] * You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Pied kingfisher68c5a42e6f43b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Among the many amazing things you see in the savannah, the shapes of the cactus are really something. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African cheetah") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''East African cheetah''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African cheetah") == -1>>"It's far away but I think it is the ''East African cheetah''.", says Robert. "Furthermore", he continues. "East African cheetahs measure around 110–135 cm in head-and-body length and weigh between 70 and 75 kg. The males are usually larger than females." "I can also tell you this", describes Robert. "Male cheetahs are sociable and often live in a group of other males called coalitions. In the Serengeti, it was found that 41% of the adult males were solitary, 40% lived in pairs and 19% lived in trios." "I can say a bit more about it", he says. "In East Africa, cheetahs primarily live on scrub forests, grasslands, savannahs, open fields, steppes and arid environments where preys are available, in which are suitable to be the cheetahs' main hunting grounds."<<addToInv "East African cheetah">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Cheetah_genetic_diversity.jpg/640px-Cheetah_genetic_diversity.jpg" alt="East African cheetah - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sound of branches cracking came to Robert's ear, there should be some interesting animals in this forest, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Racket-tailed roller68c5a42e6f43a]] * There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |Sokoke pipit68c5a42e6f444]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Fortunately you entered the forest during the day because seeing how dark and compact it is, it would be a nightmare at night. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Scarlet-tufted sunbird") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Scarlet-tufted sunbird'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Scarlet-tufted sunbird") == -1>>"Be careful, it could go away, it's the ''Scarlet-tufted sunbird''.", says Robert. "The scarlet-tufted sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectarinia genus of the Nectariniidae family." "Interesting animal", he narrates. "The scarlet-tufted sunbird is a large sunbird. Adult males have long tails, up to about 20 centimetres in length, and scarlet pectoral tufts up to about 10 millimetres wide." "Funny thing is", he mentions. "The scarlet-tufted sunbird is found at very high altitudes in the Afroalpine Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands and East African montane moorlands, though also found at lower altitudes."<<addToInv "Scarlet-tufted sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/NectariniaJohnstoniKeulemans.jpg/640px-NectariniaJohnstoniKeulemans.jpg" alt="Scarlet-tufted sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Terrestrial brownbul68c5a42e6f441]] * Robert tells you that this forest is home to some great animals, let's see that. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f443]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The sun is very high already so it's good to go hide under the trees and in the freshness of the forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"This one is one of my favourite, the ''Common dwarf mongoose''!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "Also", he tells. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "I want to keep it simple", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "Peculiar species", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |African fish eagle68c5a42e6f439]] * The road forward is surrounded by bushes where animals might hide. Let's see... [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f436]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The sun is very high already so it's good to go hide under the trees and in the freshness of the forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Hildebrandt's starling") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Hildebrandt's starling''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Hildebrandt's starling") == -1>>"I can see it in my binoculars, it's the ''Hildebrandt's starling''.", says Robert. "Hildebrandt's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae." "In case you didn't know", he declares. "Hildebrandt's starling is 18 cm in length and weighs 50 to 69 g." "I can tell you a bit more", narrates Robert. "The diet of Hildebrandt's starling is a combination of insects and fruit, with insects apparently being the more important constituent." "Interesting fact", he describes. "Hildebrandt's starling is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where it occupies open country between 500 to 2,200 m. Its habitat is open woodland and open thornbrush country."<<addToInv "Hildebrandt's starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Lamprotornis_hildebrandti_-Tanzania-8-2c.jpg/640px-Lamprotornis_hildebrandti_-Tanzania-8-2c.jpg" alt="Hildebrandt's starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f436]] * Many thick trees are aligned along this road, let's drive next to them and try to see something. [[ ▶▶ |African fish eagle68c5a42e6f439]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The vegetation around the water is really different, you spotted so many nenuphars and papyrus! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-bellied go-away-bird") != -1>>"So many ''White-bellied go-away-bird'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-bellied go-away-bird") == -1>>"Do you have your camera? Look there, it's the ''White-bellied go-away-bird''.", says Robert. "The white-bellied go-away-bird is a bird of eastern Africa in the turaco family.." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he narrates. "This species averages 51 cm in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive."<<addToInv "White-bellied go-away-bird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/2009-white-bellied-goaway-bird.jpg/640px-2009-white-bellied-goaway-bird.jpg" alt="White-bellied go-away-bird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Corythaixoides_leucogaster_-Kambi_ya_Tembo%2C_Tanzania_-female-8.jpg/640px-Corythaixoides_leucogaster_-Kambi_ya_Tembo%2C_Tanzania_-female-8.jpg" alt="White-bellied go-away-bird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |Black-browed greenbul68c5a42e6f438]] * A bus full of elderly tourists happens to come your way, they tell you that they saw some nice stuff in the bushes there. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f436]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You can't help but look at the branches of these big acacias with the hope of spotting a leopard. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"The ''Common dwarf mongoose'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"This is nature's work: the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he informs. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "Interesting fact", mentions Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "You must also know", he informs. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |African fish eagle68c5a42e6f439]] * There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |Black-browed greenbul68c5a42e6f438]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Neverending savannah on the horizon, some trees, the blue sky, and nothing else but your hope of spotting a nice game. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pied kingfisher") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Pied kingfisher''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pied kingfisher") == -1>>"I really like this one, the ''Pied kingfisher''.", says Robert. "The pied kingfisher is a water kingfisher and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Linnaeus in 1758, it has five recognised subspecies." "I may be too precise but", he declares. "This is a medium-sized kingfisher, about 25 cm long with a white with a black mask, a white supercilium and black breast bands." "More about this animal", explains Robert. "When perched the pied kingfisher often bobs its heads up and down and will sometimes raise its tail and flick it downwards." "Additionnaly", he continues. "It is common throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia from Turkey to India to China. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate, other than short-distance seasonal movements."<<addToInv "Pied kingfisher">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Pied_kingfisher_%28Ceryle_rudis_leucomelanurus%29_male.jpg/640px-Pied_kingfisher_%28Ceryle_rudis_leucomelanurus%29_male.jpg" alt="Pied kingfisher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Pied_kingfisher_%28Ceryle_rudis_leucomelanurus%29_female.jpg/640px-Pied_kingfisher_%28Ceryle_rudis_leucomelanurus%29_female.jpg" alt="Pied kingfisher - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Neergaard's sunbird68c5a42e6f437]] * It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |African fish eagle68c5a42e6f439]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Binoculars are quite useless in the forest as long as the car moves, it's impossible to have a long distance view of anything. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Racket-tailed roller") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Racket-tailed roller'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Racket-tailed roller") == -1>>"I present you the ''Racket-tailed roller''.", says Robert. "The racket-tailed roller is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae." "Moreover", he remarks. "The racket-tailed roller is so named for the conspicuous elongated outer feathers on its tail which have long streamers ending in paddle-shaped tips. The bird is 28 to 30 cm long with the streamers extending another 8 cm." "You might not know", narrates Robert. "Similar to other members of Coracias, this species hunts for prey from a perch in the mid-storey region of woodland. When it spots something edible on the forest floor it swoops down to grab the prey."<<addToInv "Racket-tailed roller">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Coracias_spatulatusPCCA20071227-8449B.jpg/640px-Coracias_spatulatusPCCA20071227-8449B.jpg" alt="Racket-tailed roller - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Keep going forward to reach the acacias where animals might look for shadow. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f436]] * Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Neergaard's sunbird68c5a42e6f437]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Binoculars are quite useless in the forest as long as the car moves, it's impossible to have a long distance view of anything. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("African fish eagle") != -1>>"It's just the ''African fish eagle''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("African fish eagle") == -1>>"If you look on the right you'll see it, the ''African fish eagle''.", says Robert. "The African fish eagle, or to distinguish it from the true fish eagles, the African sea eagle, is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Sudan." "I want to keep it simple", he mentions. "The African fish eagle is a large bird, and the female, at 3.2–3.6 kg is larger than the male, at 2.0–2.5 kg. This is typical sexual dimorphism in birds of prey." "I can say a bit more about it", he says. "This species is still quite common near freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and rivers, although they can sometimes be found near the coast at the mouths of rivers or lagoons."<<addToInv "African fish eagle">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/African_Fish_Eagle_AdF.jpg/640px-African_Fish_Eagle_AdF.jpg" alt="African fish eagle - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road forward is surrounded by bushes where animals might hide. Let's see... [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f428]] * Robert remembers that he saw some big game around these bushes, let's try your chance. [[ ▶▶ |Swahili sparrow68c5a42e6f423]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many animals come to the forest once the morning passed to enjoy the shadow and the water it offers. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Black-browed greenbul") != -1>>"So many ''Black-browed greenbul'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Black-browed greenbul") == -1>>"Did you recognize the ''Black-browed greenbul''? It's just there.", says Robert. "The black-browed greenbul is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Africa from south-western Tanzania to north-eastern Zambia, Malawi and west-central Mozambique."<<addToInv "Black-browed greenbul">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Xenocichla2Keulemans.jpg/640px-Xenocichla2Keulemans.jpg" alt="Black-browed greenbul - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f41e]] * Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |White rhinoceros68c5a42e6f42a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Neergaard's sunbird") != -1>>"The ''Neergaard's sunbird'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Neergaard's sunbird") == -1>>"This ''Neergaard's sunbird'' has so much grace!", says Robert. "Neergaard's sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa." "But there's more", he narrates. "Neergaard's sunbird is a small species with a relatively short beak." "Funny thing is", continues Robert. "Neergaard's sunbird feeds in the canopy, often in the company of the amethyst sunbird."<<addToInv "Neergaard's sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/CinnyrisNeergaardiGronvold.jpg/640px-CinnyrisNeergaardiGronvold.jpg" alt="Neergaard's sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that this forest is home to some great animals, let's see that. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f422]] * A strange sound came from the left, from the plains, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Nubian woodpecker68c5a42e6f424]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car drives fast on the dusty road as you look at the horizon trying to spot something in the grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Common dwarf mongoose''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"I introduce you the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "Just so you know", he explains. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "Fascinating thing", remarks Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal." "It's good to know also", he continues. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's some poo on this road that leads to the water, you want to know which animal makes this kind of feces. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f426]] * Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f420]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The water and the sky have the exact same colour and you're not exactly sure if the birds on top are swimming or not... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White rhinoceros") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''White rhinoceros''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White rhinoceros") == -1>>"I'm sure you know this one, the ''White rhinoceros''.", says Robert. "It's good to know also", he continues. "The white rhinoceros is the largest of the five living species of rhinoceros." "I can also tell you this", remarks Robert. "White rhinoceroses are found in grassland and savannah habitat." "I can tell you a bit more", he narrates. "The southern white rhino lives in Southern Africa."<<addToInv "White rhinoceros">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Waterberg_Nashorn3.jpg/640px-Waterberg_Nashorn3.jpg" alt="White rhinoceros - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |White-chested alethe68c5a42e6f41b]] * The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f41a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car drives fast on the dusty road as you look at the horizon trying to spot something in the grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"Did you recognize the ''East African wild dog''? It's just there.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f417]] * Water places are filled with a high diversity of animals, you decide to look at that. [[ ▶▶ |Kori bustard68c5a42e6f418]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You approach the riverside where many animals would come to have a drink or get a small bath, you wish you could do the same now. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"This is our lucky day, we just saw the ''Wildcat''!", says Robert. "If you want to know more", he narrates. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I want to keep it simple", says Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "If you want to know more", he mentions. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f41a]] * The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |White-chested alethe68c5a42e6f41b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some of the cactus in the savannah reach very high, but it's almost the only trees you can see there. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Nubian woodpecker") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Nubian woodpecker''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Nubian woodpecker") == -1>>"I introduce you the ''Nubian woodpecker''.", says Robert. "The Nubian woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae." "You might not know", he continues. "The Nubian woodpecker Is a medium-sized species growing to a length of about 21 cm." "But there's more", describes Robert. "The Nubian woodpecker often feeds alone, keeping in touch with its mate vocally. It forages mostly in trees, but also on the ground, for ants and termites, also consuming spiders and beetles.
." "Also", he mentions. "The Nubian woodpecker is endemic to eastern Africa. Its range includes Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda."<<addToInv "Nubian woodpecker">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Campethera_nubica.jpg/640px-Campethera_nubica.jpg" alt="Nubian woodpecker - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Kori bustard68c5a42e6f418]] * A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f417]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately the car can't go further in the trees, it would have been nice to make a treck in this tropical forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Pousargues's mongoose''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"Be careful, it could go away, it's the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List as little is known about its distribution and ecology.
Up to the late 20th century, it was known from only around 30 zoological specimens in natural history museum collections.
." "Moreover", he remarks. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face." "In case you didn't know", he informs. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Up on the hill, among the grass, something moved. Let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f417]] * Many thick trees are aligned along this road, let's drive next to them and try to see something. [[ ▶▶ |White-chested alethe68c5a42e6f41b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert drives and you keep an eye on the grassland with your binoculars in hand to be sure not to miss anything! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''!", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is native to parts of tropical West and Central Africa.." "More about this animal", he tells. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm. The head is narrow with a pointed muzzle and variable colouring round the eyes." "Furthermore", describes Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal. During the day it sleeps in a nest made of dense vegetation or leaves some 5 to 40 m off the ground." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he declares. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest on the side looks a bit dark and cold but it might also be the perfect time and place for animals so let's try it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f41a]] * On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f417]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're lucky there's no car coming the other way because the forest road is too narrow to let two cars pass at the same time. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"So many ''Eastern chimpanzee'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"The ''Eastern chimpanzee'' didn't see us yet, but you see it right?", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee." "Additionnaly", he narrates. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms." "Additionnaly", narrates Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "Furthermore", he tells. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |African firefinch68c5a42e6f411]] * A strange sound came from the left, from the plains, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Trioceros hoehnelii68c5a42e6f409]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Next to the river you feel the wind in your hair, it was the perfect time to come here and get fresh air. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Kori bustard") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Kori bustard'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Kori bustard") == -1>>"Do you have your camera? Look there, it's the ''Kori bustard''.", says Robert. "The kori bustard is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the order Otidiformes and are restricted in distribution to the Old World." "Interesting animal", he adds. "The kori bustard is cryptically coloured, being mostly grey and brown, finely patterned with black and white coloring. The upper parts and neck are a vermiculated black and greyish-buff colour." "Just so you know", says Robert. "Kori bustards spend most of their time on the ground, with up to 70% of their time being on foot, although they do occasionally forage in low bushes and trees. There is a lone report of a bird sighted in Kenya perched at the top of a tree." "Funny thing is", he remarks. "The kori bustard is found throughout southern Africa, except in densely wooded areas. They are common in Botswana and Namibia, extending into southern Angola and marginally into southwestern Zambia."<<addToInv "Kori bustard">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Ardeotis_kori_Etosha.JPG/640px-Ardeotis_kori_Etosha.JPG" alt="Kori bustard - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The shore is usually an attractive place for animals of any kind, let's go there. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f407]] * You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |White-bellied go-away-bird68c5a42e6f40c]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You get on top of the car to have a nice view from the roof on this sea of yellow grass. The savannah is really an amazing landscape. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"It's just the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"I really like this one, the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List as little is known about its distribution and ecology.
Up to the late 20th century, it was known from only around 30 zoological specimens in natural history museum collections.
." "Additionnaly", he remarks. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face." "More about this animal", he informs. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that this forest is home to some great animals, let's see that. [[ ▶▶ |Trioceros hoehnelii68c5a42e6f40a]] * You saw something in the trees back there, let's have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Terrestrial brownbul68c5a42e6f40b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Seeing animals from the shore can be really hard as the river is large and the forest on the other side is thick. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("African firefinch") != -1>>"We've seen this ''African firefinch'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("African firefinch") == -1>>"The ''African firefinch'' is in the back, do you see it?", says Robert. "The African firefinch, also called the dark firefinch or blue-billed firefinch due to the color of its bill, is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa." "I can also tell you this", he describes. "The African firefinch is a small red or red and brown species of estrildid finch. The male has a lead grey crown, nape and neck, merging on to an olive brown mantles with the scapulars, wing coverts and tertials also olive brown, sometimes with a grey tinge." "Funny thing is", describes Robert. "The African firefinch mainly feeds on seeds which are supplemented with insects, it mostly forages on the ground, searching through the soil looking for food. It occurs in pairs or small family parties and may mix with other firefinches, staying close to cover and retreating quickly into the cover if alarmed.
The male African firefinch builds the nest, which is a round structure with a side entrance, the outer shell consists of long, dry grass blades and there is an inner shell of soft grass inflorescences, this is sometimes lined with feathers." "I want to keep it simple", he narrates. "The African firefinch occurs in patches across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal east to Ethiopia then south to the southern Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania south through Mozambique to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
."<<addToInv "African firefinch">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Firefinch_African_2017_07_02_11_45_37_0106c.jpg/240px-Firefinch_African_2017_07_02_11_45_37_0106c.jpg" alt="African firefinch - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Up on the hill, among the grass, something moved. Let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f3ff]] * There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f402]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Next to the river you feel the wind in your hair, it was the perfect time to come here and get fresh air. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"One more ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"This is nature's work: the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''.", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae." "Moreover", he narrates. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm. The head is narrow with a pointed muzzle and variable colouring round the eyes." "I know some more", explains Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal." "Also", he mentions. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi. Habitats include both primary and secondary forest as well as swampy forests, mangrove areas, gallery forests and mixed habitats in the Upper Guinean forest zone."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Up on the hill, among the grass, something moved. Let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f404]] * You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern plantain-eater68c5a42e6f400]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The trees are breathing and releasing a lot of water which makes the forest a very humid place, it's not unpleasant though. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-bellied go-away-bird") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''White-bellied go-away-bird''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-bellied go-away-bird") == -1>>"The ''White-bellied go-away-bird'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "The white-bellied go-away-bird is a bird of eastern Africa in the turaco family.." "I can also tell you this", he suggests. "This species averages 51 cm in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive."<<addToInv "White-bellied go-away-bird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/2009-white-bellied-goaway-bird.jpg/640px-2009-white-bellied-goaway-bird.jpg" alt="White-bellied go-away-bird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Corythaixoides_leucogaster_-Kambi_ya_Tembo%2C_Tanzania_-female-8.jpg/640px-Corythaixoides_leucogaster_-Kambi_ya_Tembo%2C_Tanzania_-female-8.jpg" alt="White-bellied go-away-bird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f402]] * A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f3ff]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You stay inside the car as the trees are surrounding the road are quite low and could scratch you. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Terrestrial brownbul") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Terrestrial brownbul'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Terrestrial brownbul") == -1>>"The style of this ''Terrestrial brownbul'' is impressive.", says Robert. "The terrestrial brownbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa."<<addToInv "Terrestrial brownbul">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Brownbul_Terrestrial_2010_10_02_Alan_Manson_Ngwenya.jpg/640px-Brownbul_Terrestrial_2010_10_02_Alan_Manson_Ngwenya.jpg" alt="Terrestrial brownbul - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |Eastern plantain-eater68c5a42e6f400]] * There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f404]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're lucky there's no car coming the other way because the forest road is too narrow to let two cars pass at the same time. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Trioceros hoehnelii") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Trioceros hoehnelii'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Trioceros hoehnelii") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''Trioceros hoehnelii''!", says Robert. "Trioceros hoehnelli, commonly known as von Höhnel's chameleon, the helmeted chameleon, and the high-casqued chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to eastern Africa."<<addToInv "Trioceros hoehnelii">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Lizard_kenya.jpg/640px-Lizard_kenya.jpg" alt="Trioceros hoehnelii - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f3ff]] * Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern plantain-eater68c5a42e6f400]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The savannah is dominated by the grass but some big fig trees stand high in the back to complete the landscape. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Masai ostrich") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Masai ostrich'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Masai ostrich") == -1>>"This one is one of my favourite, the ''Masai ostrich''!", says Robert. "The Masai ostrich, also known as the pink-necked ostrich or East African ostrich, is a large subspecies of the common ostrich native to East Africa."<<addToInv "Masai ostrich">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ostrich_Ngorongoro_05.jpg/640px-Ostrich_Ngorongoro_05.jpg" alt="Masai ostrich - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Ostrich_Struthio_camelus_Tanzania_3738_Nevit.jpg/640px-Ostrich_Struthio_camelus_Tanzania_3738_Nevit.jpg" alt="Masai ostrich - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f402]] * The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f404]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The water and the sky have the exact same colour and you're not exactly sure if the birds on top are swimming or not... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Crested porcupine''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") == -1>>"I'm always happy to see the ''Crested porcupine''.", says Robert. "The crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidaefound in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.."<<addToInv "Crested porcupine">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg/640px-Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg" alt="Crested porcupine - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern plantain-eater68c5a42e6f400]] * You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f402]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You see some small bumps in the savannah but as soon as the car gets closer you notice they're just termite nests. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"One more ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"Oh, the ''Senegal bushbaby'', I can tell you some things about it.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Pangani longclaw68c5a42e6f3eb]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f3ec]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're in the tropical rainforest, fortunately it's not the rain season, but you still feel a lot of humidity in this place. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"The ''Eastern chimpanzee'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"Can you see it? The ''Eastern chimpanzee'', just there.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee." "Also", he mentions. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms." "I don't want to sound too scientific", continues Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "If you want to know more", he says. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Mountain greenbul68c5a42e6f3f4]] * If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f3f3]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but yellow grass and blue sky at the horizon, that is the landscape you were expecting by coming here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern plantain-eater") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Eastern plantain-eater''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern plantain-eater") == -1>>"I really like this one, the ''Eastern plantain-eater''.", says Robert. "The eastern plantain-eater also known as the eastern grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa."<<addToInv "Eastern plantain-eater">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Eastern_grey_plantain-eater_%28Crinifer_zonurus%29_female.jpg/640px-Eastern_grey_plantain-eater_%28Crinifer_zonurus%29_female.jpg" alt="Eastern plantain-eater - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Sokoke pipit68c5a42e6f3ed]] * The west road is full of compact trees, but you want to have a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Chestnut-throated apalis68c5a42e6f3ea]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's almost impossible to see anything inside these bushes, even though Robert drives slowly. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"So many ''East African wild dog'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"Can you see it? The ''East African wild dog'', just there.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Going north brings you to the great tropical forest, and you want to scratch the surface of it. [[ ▶▶ |Sombre greenbul68c5a42e6f3ee]] * Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f3f0]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There must be so many fishes and amphibians living in these waters, but sadly no chance to see them today. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Wildcat'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"This is nature's work: the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert. "Moreover", he continues. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat." "I'll tell you what I know", explains Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "Also", he says. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* When the sun is hot like today, animals go in the shadow of the forest, let's do like them. [[ ▶▶ |Blue-mantled crested flycatcher68c5a42e6f3e3]] * You can see a car entering the forest on the horizon, let's follow them. [[ ▶▶ |Taita fiscal68c5a42e6f3e2]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The vegetation around the water is really different, you spotted so many nenuphars and papyrus! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"The ''Wildcat''! I know a bit about it.", says Robert. "I want to keep it simple", he suggests. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", adds Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "Peculiar species", he says. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f3e5]] * If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f3e7]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert says that you'll just be passing next to the forest as entering it would be too complicated with the car. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Sombre greenbul") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Sombre greenbul'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Sombre greenbul") == -1>>"Do you have your camera? Look there, it's the ''Sombre greenbul''.", says Robert. "The sombre greenbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern and southern Africa." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he informs. "The sombre greenbul is 15–18 cm long, with mainly dull greyish olive-green plumage, paler on the underparts than above. There are variations in colour based on habitat range." "But there's more", explains Robert. "The sombre greenbul is a common bird, which tends to stay hidden in foliage and is more often heard than seen."<<addToInv "Sombre greenbul">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Sombre_greenbul%2C_Andropadus_importunus.jpg/640px-Sombre_greenbul%2C_Andropadus_importunus.jpg" alt="Sombre greenbul - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Taita fiscal68c5a42e6f3e2]] * The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Blue-mantled crested flycatcher68c5a42e6f3e3]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Fortunately you entered the forest during the day because seeing how dark and compact it is, it would be a nightmare at night. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Echis pyramidum") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Echis pyramidum''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Echis pyramidum") == -1>>"Do you have your camera? Look there, it's the ''Echis pyramidum''.", says Robert. "Echis pyramidum is a species of venomous viper endemic to Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
." "Additionnaly", he informs. "The average total length is 30–60 cm with a maximum total length of 85 cm .
."<<addToInv "Echis pyramidum">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Echis_pyramidum-4.jpg/640px-Echis_pyramidum-4.jpg" alt="Echis pyramidum - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You saw something in the trees back there, let's have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Blue-mantled crested flycatcher68c5a42e6f3e3]] * A lake is hidden behind this hill, let's have a look at this landscape! [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f3e7]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The savannah is dominated by the grass but some big fig trees stand high in the back to complete the landscape. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pangani longclaw") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Pangani longclaw'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pangani longclaw") == -1>>"I like how this ''Pangani longclaw'' looks.", says Robert. "The Pangani longclaw is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, which includes the pipits and wagtails." "In case you didn't know", he declares. "The Pangani longclaw measures around 20 cm in length."<<addToInv "Pangani longclaw">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Pangani_Longclaw_specimen_RWD.jpg/640px-Pangani_Longclaw_specimen_RWD.jpg" alt="Pangani longclaw - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f3e5]] * The road there passes through a dense tropical forest, let's enter it. [[ ▶▶ |Blue-mantled crested flycatcher68c5a42e6f3e3]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The neverending greenness of this place is unique, and you're not even lost in between the trees, you're in the car! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Chestnut-throated apalis") != -1>>"One more ''Chestnut-throated apalis''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Chestnut-throated apalis") == -1>>"Take your binoculars, there's the ''Chestnut-throated apalis''!", says Robert. "The chestnut-throated apalis is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae." "Moreover", he describes. "The chestnut-throated apalis is a 12 cm long apalis with mostly grey plumage." "Moreover", adds Robert. "The chestnut-throated apalis feeds on insects and other small invertebrates, which are obtained by gleaning from leaves and twigs, hover gleaning and hawking in the air.." "Also", he tells. "The species is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, where it is a species of highland forests above 1600 m.."<<addToInv "Chestnut-throated apalis">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Chestnut-throated_Apalis_-_Uganda_H8O3351_%2816707119014%29.jpg/640px-Chestnut-throated_Apalis_-_Uganda_H8O3351_%2816707119014%29.jpg" alt="Chestnut-throated apalis - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Taita fiscal68c5a42e6f3e2]] * Robert remembers that he saw some big game around these bushes, let's try your chance. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f3e5]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The best place to have a good view of the animals near the river would be on top of this hill on the other side. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Pousargues's mongoose'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"I can see it in my binoculars, it's the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List as little is known about its distribution and ecology.
Up to the late 20th century, it was known from only around 30 zoological specimens in natural history museum collections.
." "Furthermore", he says. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face." "It's good to know also", he continues. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Yellow-bellied waxbill68c5a42e6f3d9]] * This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Ring-necked francolin68c5a42e6f3da]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Among the many amazing things you see in the savannah, the shapes of the cactus are really something. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") != -1>>"So many ''Crested porcupine'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") == -1>>"Wow, look at this ''Crested porcupine''!", says Robert. "The crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidaefound in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.."<<addToInv "Crested porcupine">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg/640px-Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg" alt="Crested porcupine - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f3d7]] * You can see a car entering the forest on the horizon, let's follow them. [[ ▶▶ |Variable sunbird68c5a42e6f3d8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's difficult to spot animals in this dense forest, but you trust Robert and his expert eye. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Taita fiscal") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Taita fiscal''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Taita fiscal") == -1>>"Did you see it? It was the ''Taita fiscal''.", says Robert. "The Taita fiscal or Teita fiscal is a member of the shrike family found in east Africa from southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, and western Somalia to northeastern Tanzania." "In case you didn't know", he describes. "This is a fairly distinctive 21 cm -long passerine with white underparts and a black crown, hindneck and wings. The back is grey with a characteristic white 'V' and the rump is white." "I can also tell you this", declares Robert. "The Taita fiscal is usually solitary and hunts insects and small vertebrates from an exposed perch or the tops of shrubs." "I may be too precise but", he tells. "The Taita fiscal has a restricted range in East Africa which overlaps with the range of the Somali fiscal."<<addToInv "Taita fiscal">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Taita_Fiscal_%2812560159893%29.jpg/260px-Taita_Fiscal_%2812560159893%29.jpg" alt="Taita fiscal - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road forward is surrounded by bushes where animals might hide. Let's see... [[ ▶▶ |Kenya sparrow68c5a42e6f3db]] * It's the perfect time for animals to have some fresh water, let's see what's on the shore. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f3d5]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

These cactus in the middle of the open grassland look like vegetation from another planet. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Brown-necked raven") != -1>>"One more ''Brown-necked raven''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Brown-necked raven") == -1>>"Take your camera, it's the ''Brown-necked raven''!", says Robert. "The brown-necked raven is a larger bird than the carrion crow though not as large as the common raven. It has similar proportions to the common raven but the bill is not so large or deep and the wings tend to be a little more pointed in profile." "Moreover", he tells. "This species has a wide range across virtually the whole of North Africa, down as far as Kenya, the Arabian Peninsula and up into the Greater Middle East and southern Iran."<<addToInv "Brown-necked raven">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Brown-necked_Raven_-_Merzouga_-_Morocco_07_3411_%2822160964904%29.jpg/640px-Brown-necked_Raven_-_Merzouga_-_Morocco_07_3411_%2822160964904%29.jpg" alt="Brown-necked raven - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f3c6]] * The shore is usually an attractive place for animals of any kind, let's go there. [[ ▶▶ |Bristle-crowned starling68c5a42e6f3c9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road along the river is beautiful, in between the savannah, the forest and the water! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Common dwarf mongoose'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"If you look on the right you'll see it, the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "You might not know", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "Peculiar species", describes Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal." "I want to keep it simple", he describes. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |Olive sunbird68c5a42e6f3c7]] * Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |African forest turtle68c5a42e6f3c8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Termite nests in the high yellow grass are really tricking you, you thought you spotted a big game... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Kenya sparrow") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Kenya sparrow'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Kenya sparrow") == -1>>"The ''Kenya sparrow'' is in the back, do you see it?", says Robert. "The Kenya sparrow, also known as the Kenya rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania."<<addToInv "Kenya sparrow">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kenya_Rufous_Sparrow_%28Passer_rufocinctus_rufocinctus%29.jpg/640px-Kenya_Rufous_Sparrow_%28Passer_rufocinctus_rufocinctus%29.jpg" alt="Kenya sparrow - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Bristle-crowned starling68c5a42e6f3c9]] * Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f3c6]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but yellow grass and blue sky at the horizon, that is the landscape you were expecting by coming here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Ring-necked francolin") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Ring-necked francolin''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Ring-necked francolin") == -1>>"This ''Ring-necked francolin'' would win a beauty contest for sure!", says Robert. "The ring-necked francolin is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda."<<addToInv "Ring-necked francolin">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/FrancolinusStreptophorusKeulemans.jpg/640px-FrancolinusStreptophorusKeulemans.jpg" alt="Ring-necked francolin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |African forest turtle68c5a42e6f3c8]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Olive sunbird68c5a42e6f3c7]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert says that you'll just be passing next to the forest as entering it would be too complicated with the car. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Yellow-bellied waxbill") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Yellow-bellied waxbill'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Yellow-bellied waxbill") == -1>>"Shhh... Don't make a sound, it's the ''Yellow-bellied waxbill''.", says Robert. "The yellow-bellied waxbill is species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa."<<addToInv "Yellow-bellied waxbill">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Yellow-bellied_Waxbill_-_Mt.Kenya_NP_-_Kenya_S4E7308_%2822595164179%29.jpg/640px-Yellow-bellied_Waxbill_-_Mt.Kenya_NP_-_Kenya_S4E7308_%2822595164179%29.jpg" alt="Yellow-bellied waxbill - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f3c6]] * You can see a car entering the forest on the horizon, let's follow them. [[ ▶▶ |African forest turtle68c5a42e6f3c8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You hear many different sounds coming from the trees, the wind of course, some birds too, but other unidentified sounds also. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"I present you the ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "In case you didn't know", he remarks. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms." "Interesting animal", suggests Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "Just so you know", he tells. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* When the animals don't find shadow, they usually go for water, so let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Bristle-crowned starling68c5a42e6f3c9]] * The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Olive sunbird68c5a42e6f3c7]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There must be so many fishes and amphibians living in these waters, but sadly no chance to see them today. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bristle-crowned starling") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Bristle-crowned starling'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bristle-crowned starling") == -1>>"Amazing! The ''Bristle-crowned starling''!", says Robert. "The bristle-crowned starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.."<<addToInv "Bristle-crowned starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bristle-crowned_starling_%28Onychognathus_salvadorii%29.jpg/640px-Bristle-crowned_starling_%28Onychognathus_salvadorii%29.jpg" alt="Bristle-crowned starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some cars are gathered around the lake down there, there should be something nice to see. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f3c2]] * You can see the river on this side of the road, let's take a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Serval68c5a42e6f3ba]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You hear many different sounds coming from the trees, the wind of course, some birds too, but other unidentified sounds also. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"I didn't see it for a long time, the ''Eastern chimpanzee''!", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "Also", he adds. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres and females up to 130 centimetres in height." "Funny thing is", adds Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals." "I want to keep it simple", he describes. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a tropical rainforest in the north. You decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Strange-horned chameleon68c5a42e6f3c3]] * Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |Grey-capped social weaver68c5a42e6f3bb]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're in the tropical rainforest, fortunately it's not the rain season, but you still feel a lot of humidity in this place. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Strange-horned chameleon") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Strange-horned chameleon'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Strange-horned chameleon") == -1>>"Shhh... Don't make a sound, it's the ''Strange-horned chameleon''.", says Robert.<<addToInv "Strange-horned chameleon">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Kinyongia_xenorhina%2C_male.png/640px-Kinyongia_xenorhina%2C_male.png" alt="Strange-horned chameleon - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f3b1]] * There's a road that follows the river, let's have a look around there. [[ ▶▶ |White-headed dwarf gecko68c5a42e6f3b2]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately, the safari doesn't include a diving tour as it would be surely interesting to see the aquatic fauna of the park. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"So many ''Common dwarf mongoose'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Take your binoculars, there's the ''Common dwarf mongoose''!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "In case you didn't know", he affirms. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "I can also tell you this", explains Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "You must also know", he continues. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a road that follows the river, let's have a look around there. [[ ▶▶ |Mombasa woodpecker68c5a42e6f3b4]] * A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |Golden pipit68c5a42e6f3b3]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're not sure if these things moving on the water are vegetation or animals but they look strange. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Wildcat'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"It's the ''Wildcat'' in front of us!", says Robert. "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he says. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I can say a bit more about it", narrates Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "I can tell you a bit more", he continues. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert remembers that he saw some big game around these bushes, let's try your chance. [[ ▶▶ |Golden pipit68c5a42e6f3b3]] * Some cars are gathered around the lake down there, there should be something nice to see. [[ ▶▶ |Mombasa woodpecker68c5a42e6f3b4]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bushes are high and dense so anything could be hidden there while the car passes just next to it... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''East African wild dog'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"The ''East African wild dog'', beautiful right?", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f3b1]] * The road forward is surrounded by bushes where animals might hide. Let's see... [[ ▶▶ |Golden pipit68c5a42e6f3b3]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car moves near the bushes, you try to look closely into them without getting hurt by the spines at the window. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey-capped social weaver") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Grey-capped social weaver''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey-capped social weaver") == -1>>"The ''Grey-capped social weaver'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "The grey-capped social weaver or grey-headed social weaver is a sparrow-like liver-colored bird, with a pale grey crown, a dark grey bill, a whitish eye-ring, horn-colored legs, with some black in the wing and a light terminal band in the tail, that builds roofed nests made of straws, breeds in colonies in thorny Acacia trees, and feeds in groups gathering grass seeds and insects. Male and female have near identical plumage." "But there's more", he explains. "The species is small for a weaver with 11–12 cm long, and it weighs 15–26 g." "Furthermore", declares Robert. "The grey-capped social weaver is monogamous and breeds in colonies. Its behavior closely resembles that of the sociable weaver Philetairus socius.
The birds make long series of seven to ten high-pitched piercing squeeks, sounding like tseeer-tseeer-tseeer-....
The grey-capped social weaver feeds on both grass seeds and insects, such as grasshoppers, beetles, termites and caterpillars." "You might not know", he narrates. "Two subspecies of the grey-capped social weaver can be distinguished."<<addToInv "Grey-capped social weaver">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Pseudonigrita-arnaudi-Amboseli.JPG/640px-Pseudonigrita-arnaudi-Amboseli.JPG" alt="Grey-capped social weaver - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You can see the river on this side of the road, let's take a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Mombasa woodpecker68c5a42e6f3b4]] * Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f3b1]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You approach the riverside where many animals would come to have a drink or get a small bath, you wish you could do the same now. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Serval''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") == -1>>"I really like this one, the ''Serval''.", says Robert. "More about this animal", he explains. "The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat; it stands 54 to 62 cm at the shoulder and weighs 8 to 18 kg, but females tend to be lighter." "I know some more", describes Robert. "The serval is active in the day as well as at night; activity might peak in early morning, around twilight and at midnight. Servals might be active for a longer time on cool or rainy days." "More about this animal", he says. "In North Africa, the serval is known only from Morocco and has been reintroduced in Tunisia, but is feared to be extinct in Algeria. It inhabits semi-arid areas and cork oak forests close to the Mediterranean Sea, but avoids rainforests and arid areas."<<addToInv "Serval">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg/640px-Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg" alt="Serval - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |White-headed dwarf gecko68c5a42e6f3b2]] * The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Mombasa woodpecker68c5a42e6f3b4]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Among the many amazing things you see in the savannah, the shapes of the cactus are really something. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden pipit") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Golden pipit''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden pipit") == -1>>"Take your camera, it's the ''Golden pipit''!", says Robert. "The golden pipit is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa."<<addToInv "Golden pipit">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Pipit_Golden_by_Mark_Tittley.jpg/640px-Pipit_Golden_by_Mark_Tittley.jpg" alt="Golden pipit - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A bus full of elderly tourists happens to come your way, they tell you that they saw some nice stuff in the bushes there. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's starling68c5a42e6f3a9]] * There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Lemon-breasted canary68c5a42e6f3a8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The vegetation around the water is really different, you spotted so many nenuphars and papyrus! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-headed dwarf gecko") != -1>>"We've seen this ''White-headed dwarf gecko'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-headed dwarf gecko") == -1>>"The ''White-headed dwarf gecko'' didn't see us yet, but you see it right?", says Robert.<<addToInv "White-headed dwarf gecko">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Bonner_zoologische_Monographien_-_Lygodactylus_picturatus_%28male%29.jpg/640px-Bonner_zoologische_Monographien_-_Lygodactylus_picturatus_%28male%29.jpg" alt="White-headed dwarf gecko - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Bonner_zoologische_Monographien_-_Lygodactylus_picturatus_%28female%29.jpg/640px-Bonner_zoologische_Monographien_-_Lygodactylus_picturatus_%28female%29.jpg" alt="White-headed dwarf gecko - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f3a7]] * Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Cape grass lizard68c5a42e6f39d]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's almost impossible to see anything inside these bushes, even though Robert drives slowly. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"Look at this ''Pousargues's mongoose'', beautiful!", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa." "Funny thing is", he suggests. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face. Its tail is bushy, and its front feet have strong claws." "You might not know", he remarks. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f3ab]] * This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Graceful chameleon68c5a42e6f39e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some foam floats on the river, there must be a waterfall near here that produced these. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Marabou stork") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Marabou stork''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Marabou stork") == -1>>"It's technical name is the ''Marabou stork''.", says Robert. "Furthermore", he remarks. "The marabou stork is a massive bird: large specimens are thought to reach a height of 152 cm and a weight of 9 kg."<<addToInv "Marabou stork">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Marabou_stork_%28Leptoptilos_crumenifer%29.jpg/640px-Marabou_stork_%28Leptoptilos_crumenifer%29.jpg" alt="Marabou stork - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The shore is usually an attractive place for animals of any kind, let's go there. [[ ▶▶ |Lycodonomorphus68c5a42e6f39b]] * Going north brings you to the great tropical forest, and you want to scratch the surface of it. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f397]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

These cactus in the middle of the open grassland look like vegetation from another planet. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Wildcat''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Look at this ''Wildcat'', beautiful!", says Robert. "What I can also say", he narrates. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "What I can also say", explains Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "If you want to know more", he says. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f39a]] * The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Yellow-throated sandgrouse68c5a42e6f398]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The savannah is dominated by the grass but some big fig trees stand high in the back to complete the landscape. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's starling") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Fischer's starling''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's starling") == -1>>"This is nature's work: the ''Fischer's starling''.", says Robert. "Fischer's starling is a bird which is an uncommon resident breeder from southern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya and Tanzania." "I'll tell you what I know", he says. "The adult of this 18 cm long, 51 g starling has mainly dully ash-grey plumage except for a white lower chest, belly and undertail." "Furthermore", continues Robert. "Fischer's starling usually nests in thorn trees, typically 2.5 m above the ground. The roofed nest is made from grasses and lined with feathers."<<addToInv "Fischer's starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flickr_-_don_macauley_-_Bird_014.jpg/640px-Flickr_-_don_macauley_-_Bird_014.jpg" alt="Fischer's starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* When the sun is hot like today, animals go in the shadow of the forest, let's do like them. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f397]] * The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Lycodonomorphus68c5a42e6f39b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You see some small bumps in the savannah but as soon as the car gets closer you notice they're just termite nests. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Lemon-breasted canary") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Lemon-breasted canary''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Lemon-breasted canary") == -1>>"This is the ''Lemon-breasted canary''.", says Robert. "The lemon-breasted canary, also known as the lemon-breasted seedeater, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he explains. "Although their common name would indicate that each lemon-breasted canary indeed has a yellow throat/chest, this is not the case between males and females, making them easy to differentiate. Only the males have the signature yellow feathers in the breast region." "I can also tell you this", affirms Robert. "The lemon-breasted canary resides in southeastern Africa, far south of the equator, and sometimes in the same areas in which Serinus mozambicus — commonly known as the greensinger — is also found." "I can tell you a bit more", he adds. "This species of finch is found locally in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zululand, South Africa, and Zambia."<<addToInv "Lemon-breasted canary">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Lemon-breasted_canary%2C_Crithagra_citrinipectus%2C_near_Pafuri_in_Kruger_National_Park%2C_South_Africa.jpg/640px-Lemon-breasted_canary%2C_Crithagra_citrinipectus%2C_near_Pafuri_in_Kruger_National_Park%2C_South_Africa.jpg" alt="Lemon-breasted canary - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Keep going forward to reach the acacias where animals might look for shadow. [[ ▶▶ |Yellow-throated sandgrouse68c5a42e6f398]] * Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f39a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some birds are flying in round above the yellow hill, maybe something is hidden in the high grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"We've seen this ''East African wild dog'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"This ''East African wild dog'' is the best.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Lycodonomorphus68c5a42e6f39b]] * Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Yellow-throated sandgrouse68c5a42e6f398]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bushes are high and dense so anything could be hidden there while the car passes just next to it... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cape grass lizard") != -1>>"It's just the ''Cape grass lizard''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cape grass lizard") == -1>>"Last time I couldn't see it, it's the ''Cape grass lizard''.", says Robert. "The Cape grass lizard, also known as the Cape snake lizard or the highland grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the genus Chamaesaura." "I may be too precise but", he describes. "The Cape grass lizard is widely distributed in the grasslands of southern Africa."<<addToInv "Cape grass lizard">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Chamaesaura.jpg/640px-Chamaesaura.jpg" alt="Cape grass lizard - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest on the side looks a bit dark and cold but it might also be the perfect time and place for animals so let's try it. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f397]] * Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f39a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You can't help but look at the branches of these big acacias with the hope of spotting a leopard. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern plantain-eater") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Eastern plantain-eater'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern plantain-eater") == -1>>"I'm always happy to see the ''Eastern plantain-eater''.", says Robert. "The eastern plantain-eater also known as the eastern grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa. This species is a resident breeder in open woodland habitats in tropical east Africa."<<addToInv "Eastern plantain-eater">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Eastern_grey_plantain-eater_%28Crinifer_zonurus%29_female.jpg/640px-Eastern_grey_plantain-eater_%28Crinifer_zonurus%29_female.jpg" alt="Eastern plantain-eater - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Yellow-throated sandgrouse68c5a42e6f398]] * Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f397]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"So many ''East African wild dog'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"Can you see it in your binoculars? The ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert points towards a thing on the ground next to the grass. It's poo! You decide to follow it. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f390]] * The sign says the river is this way, let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f388]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Yellow-throated sandgrouse") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Yellow-throated sandgrouse''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Yellow-throated sandgrouse") == -1>>"Look at this ''Yellow-throated sandgrouse'', beautiful!", says Robert.<<addToInv "Yellow-throated sandgrouse">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/2009-Yellow-throated-sandgrouse.jpg/640px-2009-Yellow-throated-sandgrouse.jpg" alt="Yellow-throated sandgrouse - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Thrush nightingale68c5a42e6f38c]] * The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |East African lion68c5a42e6f38e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The forest is darker than the rest of the area because of the density of trees but some sunlight still passes through the leafs. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"It's just the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Do you hear it? That's the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "I may be too precise but", he says. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", describes Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal." "In case you didn't know", he adds. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f385]] * Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |Orange River francolin68c5a42e6f38b]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car struggles a bit to enter the tropical rainforest but it's already an amazing landscape from here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Senegal bushbaby'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"This is nature's work: the ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the animals' cries or from their appearance."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a bush on the top of that road, it might be interesting to have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f380]] * Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Groundscraper thrush68c5a42e6f37e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

These cactus in the middle of the open grassland look like vegetation from another planet. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"Hm, look, this is a ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f382]] * Robert tells you that this forest is home to some great animals, let's see that. [[ ▶▶ |Cinereous bunting68c5a42e6f37d]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road along the river is beautiful, in between the savannah, the forest and the water! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African lion") != -1>>"One more ''East African lion''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African lion") == -1>>"Take your binoculars, there's the ''East African lion''!", says Robert. "Fascinating thing", he declares. "The lion's fur varies in colour from light buff to dark brown." "I'll tell you what I know", remarks Robert. "In the Serengeti National Park, lion prides have been monitored since 1966. Between 1966 and 1972, two observed lion prides comprised between seven and 10 females each that had litters once in 23 months on average." "This might sound too precise", he describes. "In East Africa, lions inhabit a wide variety of habitats including savanna and arid landscapes, open grasslands and miombo woodlands."<<addToInv "East African lion">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Murchison_falls_lion.jpg/640px-Murchison_falls_lion.jpg" alt="East African lion - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Lioness_Samburu_2.jpg/640px-Lioness_Samburu_2.jpg" alt="East African lion - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Groundscraper thrush68c5a42e6f37e]] * A strange sound came from the left, from the plains, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f380]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately the car can't go further in the trees, it would have been nice to make a treck in this tropical forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Thrush nightingale") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Thrush nightingale''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Thrush nightingale") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''Thrush nightingale''!", says Robert. "The thrush nightingale, also known as the sprosser, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae." "I'll tell you what I know", he informs. "An adult thrush nightingale is about 16 centimetres long with a wingspan of approximately 18 centimetres. The head, nape and the whole of the upper parts of the thrush nightingale are dark brown with a slight olive tinge." "I want to keep it simple", declares Robert. "The thrush nightingale feeds chiefly on the ground taking earthworms, spiders and the adults, larvae and pupae of insects such as beetles, small moths, ants and flies." "In case you didn't know", he explains. "The thrush nightingale is a migrant species."<<addToInv "Thrush nightingale">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Nightingale_of_ancient_Uglich.JPG/640px-Nightingale_of_ancient_Uglich.JPG" alt="Thrush nightingale - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You can see a car entering the forest on the horizon, let's follow them. [[ ▶▶ |Cinereous bunting68c5a42e6f37d]] * The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f382]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You were hoping to see many animals in this wide open grassland but so far it's just cactus and termite nests... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Orange River francolin") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Orange River francolin''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Orange River francolin") == -1>>"Did you see it? It was the ''Orange River francolin''.", says Robert. "The Orange River francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae found in grassland and woodland in Africa. In the taxa from the northern part of its distribution, the neck-line does not reach the eye and the belly is whitish."<<addToInv "Orange River francolin">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Orange_River_francolin%2C_Scleroptila_levaillantoides%2C_at_Khama_Rhino_Sanctuary%2C_Botswana_%2832117354732%29.jpg/640px-Orange_River_francolin%2C_Scleroptila_levaillantoides%2C_at_Khama_Rhino_Sanctuary%2C_Botswana_%2832117354732%29.jpg" alt="Orange River francolin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f380]] * You can see a car entering the forest on the horizon, let's follow them. [[ ▶▶ |Cinereous bunting68c5a42e6f37d]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road along the river is beautiful, in between the savannah, the forest and the water! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"One more ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"I can see it in my binoculars, it's the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "Interesting animal", he explains. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws." "Additionnaly", informs Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "Peculiar species", he explains. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Groundscraper thrush68c5a42e6f37e]] * You recognize some individual trees in a sea of grass, the shadow would probably attract animals, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f382]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bushes are high and dense so anything could be hidden there while the car passes just next to it... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"One more ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"The ''Wildcat'' didn't see us yet, but you see it right?", says Robert. "If you want to know more", he declares. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I'll tell you what you need to know", adds Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "More about this animal", he declares. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You saw something in the trees back there, let's have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Cinereous bunting68c5a42e6f37d]] * Up on the hill, among the grass, something moved. Let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Groundscraper thrush68c5a42e6f37e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car moves near the bushes, you try to look closely into them without getting hurt by the spines at the window. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Amazing! The ''Common dwarf mongoose''!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he adds. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "But there's more", tells Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "Moreover", he declares. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f37b]] * There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f367]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The high grass is really difficult for spotting animals as they can hide easily but you still look through the window as far as you can. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Wildcat'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"This is nature's work: the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert. "I know some more", he continues. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "But there's more", mentions Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "Interesting animal", he explains. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f378]] * The lake and river area is full of interesing animals at this time of the day, you decide to go there. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f364]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car drives fast on the dusty road as you look at the horizon trying to spot something in the grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Groundscraper thrush") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Groundscraper thrush'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Groundscraper thrush") == -1>>"This one is one of my favourite, the ''Groundscraper thrush''!", says Robert. "The groundscraper thrush is a passerine bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family, Turdidae."<<addToInv "Groundscraper thrush">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Psophocichla_litsitsirupa_%28Etosha%29.jpg/640px-Psophocichla_litsitsirupa_%28Etosha%29.jpg" alt="Groundscraper thrush - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Southeast African cheetah68c5a42e6f36b]] * Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |African citril68c5a42e6f365]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The light filtered through the trees is incredible, but it's also the worst to take pictures... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cinereous bunting") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Cinereous bunting''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cinereous bunting") == -1>>"The ''Cinereous bunting'', beautiful right?", says Robert. "The cinereous bunting is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he suggests. "The cinereous bunting is a large, slim bunting with a long, white-cornered tail." "You might not know", he mentions. "The cinereous bunting breeds on dry stony mountain slopes.."<<addToInv "Cinereous bunting">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/090508-cinereous-bunting-at-Petrified-Forest.jpg/640px-090508-cinereous-bunting-at-Petrified-Forest.jpg" alt="Cinereous bunting - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road on the left leads you to the open savannah, you want to see what's hidden in this grass. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f36e]] * You see some footprints on the ground that seem to enter the forest, let's follow this. [[ ▶▶ |Mountain gorilla68c5a42e6f369]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's difficult to spot animals in this dense forest, but you trust Robert and his expert eye. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"Hm, look, this is a ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "What I can also say", he informs. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms." "I may be too precise but", informs Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals. The eastern chimpanzee is both arboreal and terrestrial and spend its nights in the trees, while most of its daytime hours are spent on the ground.
Chimpanzees walk using the soles of their feet and their knuckles, and they can walk upright for short distances." "I can also tell you this", he narrates. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert remembers that he saw some big game around these bushes, let's try your chance. [[ ▶▶ |Southeast African cheetah68c5a42e6f35c]] * The sound of branches cracking came to Robert's ear, there should be some interesting animals in this forest, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Kandt's waxbill68c5a42e6f35f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The papyrus are covering almost all the shore, it's the home of so many birds. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Senegal bushbaby''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"I introduce you the ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the animals' cries or from their appearance."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You saw something in the trees back there, let's have a look. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f361]] * Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f35e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The high grass is really difficult for spotting animals as they can hide easily but you still look through the window as far as you can. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Southeast African cheetah") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Southeast African cheetah''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Southeast African cheetah") == -1>>"Hm, look, this is a ''Southeast African cheetah''.", says Robert. "The Southeast African cheetah is the nominate cheetah subspecies native to East and Southern Africa." "Furthermore", he adds. "The cheetah is a medium-sized cat." "In case you didn't know", tells Robert. "Male cheetahs are sociable and may live in a group with other males. Males establish their territories by marking their territories by urinating on trees or termite mounds." "Moreover", he remarks. "The Southeast African cheetah usually lives on grasslands, savannahs, scrub forests, and arid environments such as deserts and semidesert steppes."<<addToInv "Southeast African cheetah">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cheetah_Umfolozi_SouthAfrica_MWegmann.jpg/640px-Cheetah_Umfolozi_SouthAfrica_MWegmann.jpg" alt="Southeast African cheetah - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f35e]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f361]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You see through the window of the car all the surroundings of the forest full of bushes and small trees. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Mountain gorilla") != -1>>"The ''Mountain gorilla'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Mountain gorilla") == -1>>"I'm sure you know this one, the ''Mountain gorilla''.", says Robert. "The mountain gorilla is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. The subspecies is listed as endangered by the IUCN, with only two surviving populations." "Interesting animal", he tells. "The fur of the mountain gorilla, often thicker and longer than that of other gorilla species, enables them to live in colder temperatures." "Fascinating thing", he mentions. "The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests and of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2,200–4,300 metres. Most are found on the slopes of three of the dormant volcanoes: Karisimbi, Mikeno, and Visoke."<<addToInv "Mountain gorilla">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Susa_group%2C_mountain_gorilla.jpg/640px-Susa_group%2C_mountain_gorilla.jpg" alt="Mountain gorilla - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Mountain_gorilla_%28Gorilla_beringei_beringei%29_yawn.jpg/640px-Mountain_gorilla_%28Gorilla_beringei_beringei%29_yawn.jpg" alt="Mountain gorilla - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Southeast African cheetah68c5a42e6f35c]] * You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f35e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You stay inside the car as the trees are surrounding the road are quite low and could scratch you. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"So many ''Senegal bushbaby'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"This ''Senegal bushbaby'' would win a beauty contest for sure!", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the animals' cries or from their appearance."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f361]] * Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Southeast African cheetah68c5a42e6f35c]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The vegetation around the water is really different, you spotted so many nenuphars and papyrus! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("African citril") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''African citril'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("African citril") == -1>>"Take your camera, it's the ''African citril''!", says Robert. "The African citril, also known as the Abyssinian citril, is a species of finch."<<addToInv "African citril">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/African_Citril_-_Naivasha_-_Kenya_06_9856_%2822621619658%29.jpg/640px-African_Citril_-_Naivasha_-_Kenya_06_9856_%2822621619658%29.jpg" alt="African citril - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Kandt's waxbill68c5a42e6f35f]] * The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f361]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The best place to have a good view of the animals near the river would be on top of this hill on the other side. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") != -1>>"It's just the ''Crested porcupine''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") == -1>>"This ''Crested porcupine'' has so much grace!", says Robert. "The crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidaefound in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.."<<addToInv "Crested porcupine">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg/640px-Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg" alt="Crested porcupine - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f35e]] * It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |Kandt's waxbill68c5a42e6f35f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's so bad that you can't leave the car nor the road, there should be incredible animals to spot inside the forest itself. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"Can you see it? The ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'', just there.", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae." "Peculiar species", he mentions. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm." "I can say a bit more about it", suggests Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he explains. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f34d]] * Robert tells you that this forest is home to some great animals, let's see that. [[ ▶▶ |Cinereous bunting68c5a42e6f357]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You were hoping to see many animals in this wide open grassland but so far it's just cactus and termite nests... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Common dwarf mongoose''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"You can see the ''Common dwarf mongoose'' on the left.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "Fascinating thing", he describes. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws." "But there's more", continues Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "You might not know", he tells. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |Bitis arietans68c5a42e6f355]] * You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f354]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You see some small bumps in the savannah but as soon as the car gets closer you notice they're just termite nests. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Southeast African cheetah") != -1>>"One more ''Southeast African cheetah''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Southeast African cheetah") == -1>>"The ''Southeast African cheetah'', beautiful right?", says Robert. "The Southeast African cheetah is the nominate cheetah subspecies native to East and Southern Africa." "You might not know", he informs. "The cheetah is a medium-sized cat." "It's good to know also", mentions Robert. "Male cheetahs are sociable and may live in a group with other males." "Interesting fact", he explains. "The Southeast African cheetah usually lives on grasslands, savannahs, scrub forests, and arid environments such as deserts and semidesert steppes. These cheetahs can be found in open fields, where they chase and hunt herbivorous mammals such as antelopes at a very high speed."<<addToInv "Southeast African cheetah">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cheetah_Umfolozi_SouthAfrica_MWegmann.jpg/640px-Cheetah_Umfolozi_SouthAfrica_MWegmann.jpg" alt="Southeast African cheetah - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road there passes through a dense tropical forest, let's enter it. [[ ▶▶ |Yellow-throated woodland warbler68c5a42e6f34b]] * There's a lake not so far away, maybe you can see some nice animals. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f34f]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many animals come to the forest once the morning passed to enjoy the shadow and the water it offers. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cinereous bunting") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Cinereous bunting'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cinereous bunting") == -1>>"The ''Cinereous bunting'', beautiful right?", says Robert. "The cinereous bunting is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae." "Furthermore", he narrates. "The cinereous bunting is a large, slim bunting with a long, white-cornered tail." "More about this animal", he suggests. "The cinereous bunting breeds on dry stony mountain slopes.."<<addToInv "Cinereous bunting">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/090508-cinereous-bunting-at-Petrified-Forest.jpg/640px-090508-cinereous-bunting-at-Petrified-Forest.jpg" alt="Cinereous bunting - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Golden-winged sunbird68c5a42e6f346]] * Some cars are gathered around the lake down there, there should be something nice to see. [[ ▶▶ |Leopard68c5a42e6f345]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car moves near the bushes, you try to look closely into them without getting hurt by the spines at the window. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"Hm, look, this is a ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa." "Moreover", he declares. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face." "I'll tell you what you need to know", he declares. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A ranger just called Robert and told him to look next to the water, follow this advice. [[ ▶▶ |Leopard68c5a42e6f345]] * The forest on the side looks a bit dark and cold but it might also be the perfect time and place for animals so let's try it. [[ ▶▶ |Golden-winged sunbird68c5a42e6f346]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The water and the sky have the exact same colour and you're not exactly sure if the birds on top are swimming or not... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Wildcat'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Amazing! The ''Wildcat''!", says Robert. "Furthermore", he affirms. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", describes Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "I can tell you a bit more", he mentions. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest on the side looks a bit dark and cold but it might also be the perfect time and place for animals so let's try it. [[ ▶▶ |Golden-winged sunbird68c5a42e6f346]] * When the animals don't find shadow, they usually go for water, so let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f348]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The river is a bit large so it's difficult to spot animals on the other side. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"It's just the ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"This ''Senegal bushbaby'' is the best.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Water places are filled with a high diversity of animals, you decide to look at that. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f343]] * The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Golden-winged sunbird68c5a42e6f346]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You enter the dense forest slowly with the car but soon you can't even see the place you left behind. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Eastern chimpanzee'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"The ''Eastern chimpanzee''! I know a bit about it.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "Furthermore", he remarks. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms. Males can measure up to 160 centimetres and females up to 130 centimetres in height." "Interesting animal", says Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals." "Fascinating thing", he affirms. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The shore is usually an attractive place for animals of any kind, let's go there. [[ ▶▶ |Leopard68c5a42e6f345]] * A ranger just called Robert and told him to look next to the water, follow this advice. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f343]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There must be so many fishes and amphibians living in these waters, but sadly no chance to see them today. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Wildcat'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Take your binoculars, there's the ''Wildcat''!", says Robert. "Funny thing is", he informs. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I can also tell you this", says Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "What I can also say", he describes. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Steppe eagle68c5a42e6f331]] * The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f32e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're in the tropical rainforest, fortunately it's not the rain season, but you still feel a lot of humidity in this place. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden-winged sunbird") != -1>>"It's just the ''Golden-winged sunbird''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden-winged sunbird") == -1>>"I really like this one, the ''Golden-winged sunbird''.", says Robert. "The golden-winged sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Three subspecies are recognised." "What I can also say", he mentions. "The male golden-winged sunbird is about 9 in long and the female is about 6 in long, the male having long central tail feathers." "What I can also say", explains Robert. "Golden-winged sunbirds consume the nectar from flowers of the mint Leonotis nepetifolia flowers as their main food source, but they also feed infrequently on other flower species:Aloe graminicola and Leonotis mollissima during the breeding season, and also Crotalaria species including C." "I may be too precise but", he remarks. "The golden-winged sunbird is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, between altitudes of 1170 and 2300 m. It is found in forest verges and clearings, in cultivated areas, bamboo forest and tall grassland."<<addToInv "Golden-winged sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Golden-winged_Sunbird_%28Drepanorhynchus_reichenowi%29_-Kenya.jpg/640px-Golden-winged_Sunbird_%28Drepanorhynchus_reichenowi%29_-Kenya.jpg" alt="Golden-winged sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f333]] * Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Red-headed weaver68c5a42e6f336]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

From the shore, you can see a dense forest on the other side of the river but spotting animals will be difficult. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Leopard") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Leopard''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Leopard") == -1>>"Did you see it? It was the ''Leopard''.", says Robert. "What I can also say", he declares. "The leopard's skin colour varies by climate and habitat from pale yellow to yellowish brown or golden." "I'll tell you what you need to know", affirms Robert. "Leopards are active mainly from dusk till dawn and rest for most of the day and for some hours at night in thickets, among rocks or over tree branches." "Fascinating thing", he suggests. "The leopard has the largest distribution of all wild cats, occurring widely in Africa as well as eastern and southern Asia, although populations have shown a declining trend, and are fragmented outside of sub-Saharan Africa. Within sub-Saharan Africa, the species is still numerous and even thriving in marginal habitats where other large cats have disappeared, although there is considerable potential for human-leopard conflict due to leopards preying on livestock."<<addToInv "Leopard">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/African_leopard%2C_Panthera_pardus_pardus%2C_near_Lake_Panic%2C_Kruger_National_Park%2C_South_Africa_%2819448654130%29.jpg/640px-African_leopard%2C_Panthera_pardus_pardus%2C_near_Lake_Panic%2C_Kruger_National_Park%2C_South_Africa_%2819448654130%29.jpg" alt="Leopard - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a lake not so far away, maybe you can see some nice animals. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f330]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Stripe-cheeked greenbul68c5a42e6f334]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car drives fast on the dusty road as you look at the horizon trying to spot something in the grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"It's just the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''!", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae." "Peculiar species", he says. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm." "Funny thing is", affirms Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal." "Furthermore", he explains. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Water places are filled with a high diversity of animals, you decide to look at that. [[ ▶▶ |Greater spotted eagle68c5a42e6f32a]] * The road forward is surrounded by bushes where animals might hide. Let's see... [[ ▶▶ |Cut-throat finch68c5a42e6f329]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The light filtered through the trees is incredible, but it's also the worst to take pictures... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Red-headed weaver") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Red-headed weaver'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Red-headed weaver") == -1>>"This ''Red-headed weaver'' would win a beauty contest for sure!", says Robert. "The red-headed weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family."<<addToInv "Red-headed weaver">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Red-headed_Weaver%2C_Anaplectes_rubriceps_at_Marakele_National_Park%2C_Limpopo_Province%2C_South_Africa_%28male_in_breeding_plumage%29_%2815679994373%29.jpg/640px-Red-headed_Weaver%2C_Anaplectes_rubriceps_at_Marakele_National_Park%2C_Limpopo_Province%2C_South_Africa_%28male_in_breeding_plumage%29_%2815679994373%29.jpg" alt="Red-headed weaver - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Bitis arietans68c5a42e6f328]] * The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f327]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The riverside hides a lot of bird nests, Robert sure knows them all by heart and could talk about them for hours. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bristle-crowned starling") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Bristle-crowned starling''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bristle-crowned starling") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''Bristle-crowned starling''!", says Robert. "The bristle-crowned starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae."<<addToInv "Bristle-crowned starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bristle-crowned_starling_%28Onychognathus_salvadorii%29.jpg/640px-Bristle-crowned_starling_%28Onychognathus_salvadorii%29.jpg" alt="Bristle-crowned starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Cut-throat finch68c5a42e6f329]] * You can see the river on this side of the road, let's take a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Greater spotted eagle68c5a42e6f32a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's so bad that you can't leave the car nor the road, there should be incredible animals to spot inside the forest itself. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Stripe-cheeked greenbul") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Stripe-cheeked greenbul'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Stripe-cheeked greenbul") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''Stripe-cheeked greenbul''!", says Robert. "The stripe-cheeked greenbul is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Africa." "I'll tell you what I know", he informs. "The stripe-cheeked greenbul is found in the highlands of south-eastern Malawi, extreme eastern Zimbabwe and west-central Mozambique.
."<<addToInv "Stripe-cheeked greenbul">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Stripe-cheeked_greenbul%2C_Arizelocichla_milanjensis%2C_at_Seldomseen%2C_Vumba%2C_Zimbabwe_%2821970906996%29.jpg/640px-Stripe-cheeked_greenbul%2C_Arizelocichla_milanjensis%2C_at_Seldomseen%2C_Vumba%2C_Zimbabwe_%2821970906996%29.jpg" alt="Stripe-cheeked greenbul - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f327]] * A bus full of elderly tourists happens to come your way, they tell you that they saw some nice stuff in the bushes there. [[ ▶▶ |Bitis arietans68c5a42e6f328]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many palm trees and an ocean of grass, that's all you see, so where are all the animals? <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Did you recognize the ''Wildcat''? It's just there.", says Robert. "In case you didn't know", he affirms. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat." "I don't want to sound too scientific", explains Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "Moreover", he affirms. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Greater spotted eagle68c5a42e6f32a]] * Some footprints go towards the shore, the animals should be there drinking, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f327]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The papyrus are covering almost all the shore, it's the home of so many birds. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Steppe eagle") != -1>>"It's just the ''Steppe eagle''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Steppe eagle") == -1>>"This ''Steppe eagle'' would win a beauty contest for sure!", says Robert. "The steppe eagle is a bird of prey." "Interesting animal", he continues. "It is about 62–81 cm in length and has a wingspan of 1.65–2.15 m. Females, weighing 2.3–4.9 kg, are slightly larger than males, at 2–3.5 kg." "You must also know", he informs. "The steppe eagle breeds from Romania east through the south Russian and Central Asian steppes to Mongolia."<<addToInv "Steppe eagle">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Steppe_Eagle_Portrait.jpg/640px-Steppe_Eagle_Portrait.jpg" alt="Steppe eagle - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |Bitis arietans68c5a42e6f328]] * There's a road that follows the river, let's have a look around there. [[ ▶▶ |Greater spotted eagle68c5a42e6f32a]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

From here, the river looks infinite, it goes so far that you can't see where its path ends. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Do you have it on camera? It's the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert. "Just so you know", he adds. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat." "I can tell you a bit more", declares Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "I can also tell you this", he adds. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert points towards a thing on the ground next to the grass. It's poo! You decide to follow it. [[ ▶▶ |Cut-throat finch68c5a42e6f329]] * You recognize some individual trees in a sea of grass, the shadow would probably attract animals, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Bitis arietans68c5a42e6f328]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

From here, the river looks infinite, it goes so far that you can't see where its path ends. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Pousargues's mongoose'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"The style of this ''Pousargues's mongoose'' is impressive.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he narrates. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face. Its tail is bushy, and its front feet have strong claws." "Moreover", he suggests. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Water places are filled with a high diversity of animals, you decide to look at that. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f327]] * Robert tells you that in the savannah back there he usually sees some interesting game, you decide to trust him. [[ ▶▶ |Cut-throat finch68c5a42e6f329]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There're always many animals around water places, you just need to spot them from the shore. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Greater spotted eagle") != -1>>"The ''Greater spotted eagle'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Greater spotted eagle") == -1>>"It's technical name is the ''Greater spotted eagle''.", says Robert. "The greater spotted eagle, occasionally just called the spotted eagle, is a large bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae." "Interesting animal", he describes. "The eagle is 59–71 cm in length and has a wingspan of 157–179 cm. Typical body mass is 1.6–2.5 kg, with an occasional big female weighing up to 3.2 kg.
There is often a less obvious white patch on the upperwings, but a light crescent on the primary remiges is a good field mark." "In case you didn't know", mentions Robert. "In its winter range, the species is more social than when breeding. Small flocks of up to ten birds or so, of varying age, can be seen to patrol the land together." "Moreover", he describes. "This is a species of wooded country."<<addToInv "Greater spotted eagle">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Aquila_clanga_from_Tal_Chapar_Wildlife_Sanctuary.jpg/640px-Aquila_clanga_from_Tal_Chapar_Wildlife_Sanctuary.jpg" alt="Greater spotted eagle - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f31d]] * The sound of the waterfall comes to your ear and you want to know what animals you can see there. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f318]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert drives and you keep an eye on the grassland with your binoculars in hand to be sure not to miss anything! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cut-throat finch") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Cut-throat finch'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cut-throat finch") == -1>>"Oh, it's the ''Cut-throat finch''!", says Robert. "The cut-throat finch is a common species of estrildid finch found throughout Africa; it is also known as the bearded finch, the ribbon finch, the cut throat, and the weaver finch."<<addToInv "Cut-throat finch">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Cut-throat_Finch_%28Amadina_fasciata%2C_male_-_Djenn%C3%A9%2C_Mali%2C_2008%29.jpg/640px-Cut-throat_Finch_%28Amadina_fasciata%2C_male_-_Djenn%C3%A9%2C_Mali%2C_2008%29.jpg" alt="Cut-throat finch - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Cut-throat_Finch_SMTC2.jpg/640px-Cut-throat_Finch_SMTC2.jpg" alt="Cut-throat finch - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Pousargues's mongoose68c5a42e6f31b]] * The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f322]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bushes are high and dense so anything could be hidden there while the car passes just next to it... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bitis arietans") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Bitis arietans''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Bitis arietans") == -1>>"I like how this ''Bitis arietans'' looks.", says Robert. "You might not know", he describes. "The average size is about 1m in total length and very stout." "I'll tell you what I know", he describes. "It is found in all habitats except true deserts, rain forests, and alpine habitats. It is most often associated with rocky grasslands.
It is not found in rainforest areas, such as along the coast of West Africa and in Central Africa ; it is also absent from the Mediterranean coastal region of North Africa."<<addToInv "Bitis arietans">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Bitis_arietans.jpg/640px-Bitis_arietans.jpg" alt="Bitis arietans - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Cardinal quelea68c5a42e6f31f]] * Robert points towards a thing on the ground next to the grass. It's poo! You decide to follow it. [[ ▶▶ |Grey-headed silverbill68c5a42e6f31e]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but a river surrounded by forests on both sides, animals should be near. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") != -1>>"So many ''Crested porcupine'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Crested porcupine") == -1>>"Oh, it's the ''Crested porcupine''!", says Robert. "The crested porcupine is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidaefound in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.."<<addToInv "Crested porcupine">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg/640px-Westafrikanisches_Stachelschwein.jpg" alt="Crested porcupine - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A strange sound came from the left, from the plains, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Forest batis68c5a42e6f316]] * Many thick trees are aligned along this road, let's drive next to them and try to see something. [[ ▶▶ |Strange-horned chameleon68c5a42e6f320]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert says that you'll just be passing next to the forest as entering it would be too complicated with the car. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"So many ''Common dwarf mongoose'' today!", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"It's the ''Common dwarf mongoose'' in front of us!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "I can say a bit more about it", he informs. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size." "I can tell you a bit more", adds Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "Additionnaly", he says. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* You can see a car entering the forest on the horizon, let's follow them. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f313]] * When the animals don't find shadow, they usually go for water, so let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f315]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some birds are flying in round above the yellow hill, maybe something is hidden in the high grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey-headed silverbill") != -1>>"One more ''Grey-headed silverbill''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Grey-headed silverbill") == -1>>"This one is one of my favourite, the ''Grey-headed silverbill''!", says Robert. "The grey-headed silverbill, also known as pearl-headed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Tanzania." "Also", he explains. "The grey-headed silverbill is a stocky bird with a grey head studded with white dots. Its body is greyish-brown with partly black wings and tail and a white rump."<<addToInv "Grey-headed silverbill">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Gray-headed_Silverbill_-_Samburu_-_Kenya_S4E5260_%2822973951312%29.jpg/640px-Gray-headed_Silverbill_-_Samburu_-_Kenya_S4E5260_%2822973951312%29.jpg" alt="Grey-headed silverbill - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Cardinal quelea68c5a42e6f307]] * Robert recognizes a fresh footprint on the ground going forward and to the bushes. Let's follow it! [[ ▶▶ |White-headed mousebird68c5a42e6f308]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some of the cactus in the savannah reach very high, but it's almost the only trees you can see there. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"It's just the ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"Do you hear it? That's the ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f313]] * The sign says the river is this way, let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Cardinal quelea68c5a42e6f307]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

You're not sure if these things moving on the water are vegetation or animals but they look strange. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Pousargues's mongoose'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"I can see it in my binoculars, it's the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List as little is known about its distribution and ecology.
Up to the late 20th century, it was known from only around 30 zoological specimens in natural history museum collections.
." "You might not know", he informs. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face. Its tail is bushy, and its front feet have strong claws." "You might not know", he says. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* This road leads closer to the open grass area, you decide to go this way. [[ ▶▶ |White-headed mousebird68c5a42e6f308]] * Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f313]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There're always many animals around water places, you just need to spot them from the shore. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"The ''Common dwarf mongoose'', again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Oh, let's come closer... Look, it's the ''Common dwarf mongoose''.", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "Furthermore", he affirms. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws." "This might sound too precise", declares Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "Interesting animal", he describes. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a river down there and some shapes moving, let's look at these animals! [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f315]] * Robert saw something in the grass there, let's see. [[ ▶▶ |White-headed mousebird68c5a42e6f308]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Neverending savannah on the horizon, some trees, the blue sky, and nothing else but your hope of spotting a nice game. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Forest batis") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Forest batis'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Forest batis") == -1>>"This ''Forest batis'' has so much grace!", says Robert. "The forest batis or short-tailed batis is a species of bird in the wattle-eye family, Platysteiridae occurring in eastern Africa.." "Interesting fact", he says. "The forest batis is a small species measuring 9.5–10 cm in length and weighing 10.5–14.2 g." "Interesting fact", suggests Robert. "The habits of the forest batis are little known, there have been indications of breeding behaviour in May and June in Kenya, September and October in Tanzania and a single nest with a clutch of 2 eggs has been recorded." "What I can also say", he explains. "East Africa from the south eastern coast of Kenya and north eastern Tanzania including Mount Kilimanjaro, along the northern Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, i.e."<<addToInv "Forest batis">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Short-tailed_Batis_%28Batis_mixta%29.jpg/640px-Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Short-tailed_Batis_%28Batis_mixta%29.jpg" alt="Forest batis - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a road that follows the river, let's have a look around there. [[ ▶▶ |Cardinal quelea68c5a42e6f307]] * Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Crested porcupine68c5a42e6f315]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert is trying to move slowly through the damaged road as you look through the car at this ocean of grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-headed mousebird") != -1>>"It's just the ''White-headed mousebird''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-headed mousebird") == -1>>"Like always, I know this one too, the ''White-headed mousebird''!", says Robert. "The white-headed mousebird is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania."<<addToInv "White-headed mousebird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/White-headed_Mousebird_-_Samburu_NH8O5520.jpg/640px-White-headed_Mousebird_-_Samburu_NH8O5520.jpg" alt="White-headed mousebird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |Plain-backed sunbird68c5a42e6f2fc]] * A bus full of elderly tourists happens to come your way, they tell you that they saw some nice stuff in the bushes there. [[ ▶▶ |Serval68c5a42e6f305]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some foam floats on the river, there must be a waterfall near here that produced these. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cardinal quelea") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Cardinal quelea'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cardinal quelea") == -1>>"I introduce you the ''Cardinal quelea''.", says Robert. "The cardinal quelea is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family." "I may be too precise but", he informs. "The cardinal quelea is a small sparrow-like bird with a short heavy black bill, that breeds in colonies. The male in breeding plumage has a red head extending onto the breast but not onto the streaked nape."<<addToInv "Cardinal quelea">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Quelea_cardinalis_-_Cardinal_Quelea.jpg/640px-Quelea_cardinalis_-_Cardinal_Quelea.jpg" alt="Cardinal quelea - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |Serval68c5a42e6f301]] * The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |Magpie starling68c5a42e6f303]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car moves near the bushes, you try to look closely into them without getting hurt by the spines at the window. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Serval''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''Serval''!", says Robert. "It's good to know also", he mentions. "The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat; it stands 54 to 62 cm at the shoulder and weighs 8 to 18 kg, but females tend to be lighter." "Interesting animal", narrates Robert. "The serval is active in the day as well as at night; activity might peak in early morning, around twilight and at midnight. Servals might be active for a longer time on cool or rainy days." "This might sound too precise", he mentions. "In North Africa, the serval is known only from Morocco and has been reintroduced in Tunisia, but is feared to be extinct in Algeria. It inhabits semi-arid areas and cork oak forests close to the Mediterranean Sea, but avoids rainforests and arid areas."<<addToInv "Serval">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg/640px-Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg" alt="Serval - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern gorilla68c5a42e6f2f8]] * There's a river down there and some shapes moving, let's look at these animals! [[ ▶▶ |Chestnut weaver68c5a42e6f2f9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The bush around the road are quite thick but you look through the window attentively in order to find a moving target. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Magpie starling") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Magpie starling''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Magpie starling") == -1>>"The ''Magpie starling''! I know a bit about it.", says Robert. "The magpie starling is a member of the starling family from eastern Africa.." "I want to keep it simple", he mentions. "The magpie starling is about 16–19 cm in length. The white patches at base of primaries are obvious in flight." "What I can also say", he suggests. "It is a gregarious nomadic pied starling of dry brush and thorn-scrub in northern and eastern Kenya."<<addToInv "Magpie starling">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Speculipastor_bicolor.jpg/640px-Speculipastor_bicolor.jpg" alt="Magpie starling - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Last time, Robert saw some interesting game on the riverside. Let's see. [[ ▶▶ |Hartlaub's turaco68c5a42e6f2f5]] * The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f2fb]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

There must be so many fishes and amphibians living in these waters, but sadly no chance to see them today. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cardinal quelea") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Cardinal quelea''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Cardinal quelea") == -1>>"The ''Cardinal quelea''! I know a bit about it.", says Robert. "The cardinal quelea is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.." "Furthermore", he suggests. "The cardinal quelea is a small sparrow-like bird with a short heavy black bill, that breeds in colonies. The male in breeding plumage has a red head extending onto the breast but not onto the streaked nape."<<addToInv "Cardinal quelea">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Quelea_cardinalis_-_Cardinal_Quelea.jpg/640px-Quelea_cardinalis_-_Cardinal_Quelea.jpg" alt="Cardinal quelea - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a river down there and some shapes moving, let's look at these animals! [[ ▶▶ |Chestnut weaver68c5a42e6f2f9]] * Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern gorilla68c5a42e6f2f8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The forest is darker than the rest of the area because of the density of trees but some sunlight still passes through the leafs. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Serval''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Serval") == -1>>"Do you have your camera? Look there, it's the ''Serval''.", says Robert. "In case you didn't know", he says. "The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat; it stands 54 to 62 cm at the shoulder and weighs 8 to 18 kg, but females tend to be lighter." "What I can also say", informs Robert. "The serval is active in the day as well as at night; activity might peak in early morning, around twilight and at midnight. Servals might be active for a longer time on cool or rainy days." "Additionnaly", he informs. "In North Africa, the serval is known only from Morocco and has been reintroduced in Tunisia, but is feared to be extinct in Algeria."<<addToInv "Serval">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg/640px-Leptailurus_serval_-Serengeti_National_Park%2C_Tanzania-8.jpg" alt="Serval - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* When the sun is hot like today, animals go in the shadow of the forest, let's do like them. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f2fb]] * You can see the river on this side of the road, let's take a look there. [[ ▶▶ |Chestnut weaver68c5a42e6f2f9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The high grass is really difficult for spotting animals as they can hide easily but you still look through the window as far as you can. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") != -1>>"One more ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Pousargues's mongoose") == -1>>"It's far away but I think it is the ''Pousargues's mongoose''.", says Robert. "The Pousargues's mongoose, also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List as little is known about its distribution and ecology.
Up to the late 20th century, it was known from only around 30 zoological specimens in natural history museum collections.
." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he remarks. "The Pousargues's mongoose is brown with a grey belly and face." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he declares. "The Pousargues’s mongoose ranges from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic to western Uganda.
Mongooses sighted and recorded by a camera-trap in 2011 and 2012 in the Central African Republic were preliminarily identified as Pousargues's mongoose.
In 2013, a group of Pousargues's mongooses was observed near Lake Albert in Uganda’s Semliki Wildlife Reserve. In 2016, an individual was observed and photographed in Garamba National Park.
."<<addToInv "Pousargues's mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg/640px-Dologale_Dybowskii_-_Chinko_Project_Area_-_20120516.jpg" alt="Pousargues's mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The forest is as much part of the safari as the savannah, let's have a closer look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern gorilla68c5a42e6f2f8]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Echis pyramidum68c5a42e6f2fb]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The neverending greenness of this place is unique, and you're not even lost in between the trees, you're in the car! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Plain-backed sunbird") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Plain-backed sunbird'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Plain-backed sunbird") == -1>>"I like how this ''Plain-backed sunbird'' looks.", says Robert. "The plain-backed sunbird, also known as blue-throated sunbird is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young."<<addToInv "Plain-backed sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Plain-backed_Sunbird_male_%28Anthreptes_reichenowi%29.jpg/640px-Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Plain-backed_Sunbird_male_%28Anthreptes_reichenowi%29.jpg" alt="Plain-backed sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some cars are gathered around the lake down there, there should be something nice to see. [[ ▶▶ |Chestnut weaver68c5a42e6f2f9]] * There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Hartlaub's turaco68c5a42e6f2f5]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Fortunately you entered the forest during the day because seeing how dark and compact it is, it would be a nightmare at night. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Echis pyramidum") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Echis pyramidum''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Echis pyramidum") == -1>>"Oh, it's the ''Echis pyramidum''!", says Robert. "Echis pyramidum is a species of venomous viper endemic to Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
." "I may be too precise but", he declares. "The average total length is 30–60 cm with a maximum total length of 85 cm .
."<<addToInv "Echis pyramidum">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Echis_pyramidum-4.jpg/640px-Echis_pyramidum-4.jpg" alt="Echis pyramidum - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The leaves just moved in the forest and you're pretty sure it's not the wind. Let's dive into it. [[ ▶▶ |Scarlet-tufted sunbird68c5a42e6f2ee]] * There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |Northern pied babbler68c5a42e6f2eb]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The humidity and the sun makes this whole forest foggy, sometimes you can't even see a few meters away. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern gorilla") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Eastern gorilla'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern gorilla") == -1>>"Be silent, just observe, it's the ''Eastern gorilla''.", says Robert. "The eastern gorilla is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies." "More about this animal", he adds. "The eastern gorilla is a large hominid with a large head, broad chest, and long arms." "I can also tell you this", he says. "Mountain gorillas are restricted to the mountain rainforests and subalpine forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda and Rwanda. Grauer's gorilla occur across the forests of the Albertine Rift in eastern DRC."<<addToInv "Eastern gorilla">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Enter_the_silverback_%288155790563%29.jpg/640px-Enter_the_silverback_%288155790563%29.jpg" alt="Eastern gorilla - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Mountain_gorillas_%288209001529%29.jpg/640px-Mountain_gorillas_%288209001529%29.jpg" alt="Eastern gorilla - Source: Wikipedia" class="image1"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A sign says that this way is the open savannah, OK let's try that. [[ ▶▶ |Kenrick's starling68c5a42e6f2f2]] * The bush there just moved, you can swear it although Robert doesn't believe you. Let's see! [[ ▶▶ |White-starred robin68c5a42e6f2e3]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Many flowers and even some grass are floating on the river, it's so strange as it moves. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Hartlaub's turaco") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Hartlaub's turaco'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Hartlaub's turaco") == -1>>"It's far away but I think it is the ''Hartlaub's turaco''.", says Robert. "The Hartlaub's turaco is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae."<<addToInv "Hartlaub's turaco">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Tauraco_hartlaubi.jpg/640px-Tauraco_hartlaubi.jpg" alt="Hartlaub's turaco - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a silhouette far away in the open grass area, you want to have a closer look. [[ ▶▶ |Kori bustard68c5a42e6f2f1]] * It's very hot right now and the rainforest looks like the best place to get some fresh air. [[ ▶▶ |Eastern chimpanzee68c5a42e6f2f0]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately, the safari doesn't include a diving tour as it would be surely interesting to see the aquatic fauna of the park. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"This is our lucky day, we just saw the ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''!", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae." "Funny thing is", he remarks. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm. The head is narrow with a pointed muzzle and variable colouring round the eyes." "I may be too precise but", describes Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal. During the day it sleeps in a nest made of dense vegetation or leaves some 5 to 40 m off the ground." "I don't want to sound too scientific", he adds. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi. Habitats include both primary and secondary forest as well as swampy forests, mangrove areas, gallery forests and mixed habitats in the Upper Guinean forest zone."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a dense tropical forest this way, it's a home to many nice animals so let's check there. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f2de]] * Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Western yellow wagtail68c5a42e6f2df]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some of the cactus in the savannah reach very high, but it's almost the only trees you can see there. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Kori bustard") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''Kori bustard''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Kori bustard") == -1>>"You can see the ''Kori bustard'' on the left.", says Robert. "The kori bustard is the largest flying bird native to Africa." "Peculiar species", he describes. "The kori bustard is cryptically coloured, being mostly grey and brown, finely patterned with black and white coloring. The upper parts and neck are a vermiculated black and greyish-buff colour." "I'll tell you what you need to know", affirms Robert. "Kori bustards spend most of their time on the ground, with up to 70% of their time being on foot, although they do occasionally forage in low bushes and trees. There is a lone report of a bird sighted in Kenya perched at the top of a tree." "This might sound too precise", he explains. "The kori bustard is found throughout southern Africa, except in densely wooded areas. They are common in Botswana and Namibia, extending into southern Angola and marginally into southwestern Zambia."<<addToInv "Kori bustard">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Ardeotis_kori_Etosha.JPG/640px-Ardeotis_kori_Etosha.JPG" alt="Kori bustard - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Western yellow wagtail68c5a42e6f2df]] * Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f2de]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

It's difficult to spot animals in this dense forest, but you trust Robert and his expert eye. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Eastern chimpanzee'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Eastern chimpanzee") == -1>>"Can you see it in your binoculars? The ''Eastern chimpanzee''.", says Robert. "The eastern chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It occurs in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
The 2007 IUCN Red List classified them as Endangered." "What I can also say", he explains. "Adult chimpanzees in the wild weigh between 40 and 65 kilograms." "Just so you know", suggests Robert. "Chimpanzees live in communities that typically range from 20 to more than 150 members, but spend most of their time traveling in small parties of just a few individuals." "Peculiar species", he continues. "The chimpanzee spends time both in trees and on the ground, but usually sleeps in a tree, where it builds a nest for the night. They once inhabited most of this region, but their habitat has been dramatically reduced in recent years.."<<addToInv "Eastern chimpanzee">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg/640px-Gombe_Stream_NP_Mutter_und_Kind.jpg" alt="Eastern chimpanzee - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f2e1]] * Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Golden-backed weaver68c5a42e6f2e2]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car struggles a bit to enter the tropical rainforest but it's already an amazing landscape from here. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Scarlet-tufted sunbird") != -1>>"One more ''Scarlet-tufted sunbird''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Scarlet-tufted sunbird") == -1>>"Can you see it? The ''Scarlet-tufted sunbird'', just there.", says Robert. "The scarlet-tufted sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectarinia genus of the Nectariniidae family." "But there's more", he remarks. "The scarlet-tufted sunbird is a large sunbird." "I know some more", he suggests. "The scarlet-tufted sunbird is found at very high altitudes in the Afroalpine Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands and East African montane moorlands, though also found at lower altitudes."<<addToInv "Scarlet-tufted sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/NectariniaJohnstoniKeulemans.jpg/640px-NectariniaJohnstoniKeulemans.jpg" alt="Scarlet-tufted sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The road there passes through a dense tropical forest, let's enter it. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f2de]] * Some fresh animal poo lies on the road and there's more of it further next to the bush there, you'll follow the poo! [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f2e1]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The papyrus are covering almost all the shore, it's the home of so many birds. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Wildcat'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"Amazing! The ''Wildcat''!", says Robert. "Just so you know", he informs. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat." "Interesting fact", narrates Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "Just so you know", he mentions. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* If you follow that road, you'll come to the shore, it's a good place for animal sighting. [[ ▶▶ |Golden-backed weaver68c5a42e6f2e2]] * Robert just called a ranger who told him to look into the forest, you follow his advice. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f2de]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Robert is trying to move slowly through the damaged road as you look through the car at this ocean of grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-starred robin") != -1>>"We've seen this ''White-starred robin'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("White-starred robin") == -1>>"I will tell you more about this one, the ''White-starred robin''.", says Robert. "The white-starred robin is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae. It is also sometimes more simply called the starred robin." "If you want to know more", he says. "The white-starred robin is a small robin, 15 to 16 cm in length and weighing between 18 to 25 g, with the females being slightly smaller than the males. The plumage of the nominate race is slate-grey on the head, with a white spot in front of each eye and another small one on the throat." "Peculiar species", suggests Robert. "The calls and songs of the white-starred robin are geographically variable." "Funny thing is", he explains. "The white-starred robin is a principally found in primary or secondary moist evergreen forest. It needs forest with a good understory of shrubs and vines."<<addToInv "White-starred robin">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/White-starred_Robin_%28Pogonocichla_stellata%29.jpg/640px-White-starred_Robin_%28Pogonocichla_stellata%29.jpg" alt="White-starred robin - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* On the left, you see big fig trees that might be the perfect place for animals to chill. Let's chill there too! [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f2e1]] * Some cars are gathered around the lake down there, there should be something nice to see. [[ ▶▶ |Western yellow wagtail68c5a42e6f2df]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The water and the sky have the exact same colour and you're not exactly sure if the birds on top are swimming or not... <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden-backed weaver") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Golden-backed weaver'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Golden-backed weaver") == -1>>"Oh, the ''Golden-backed weaver'', I can tell you some things about it.", says Robert. "The golden-backed weaver, also known as Jackson's weaver, is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.."<<addToInv "Golden-backed weaver">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Golden-backed_Weaver.jpg/640px-Golden-backed_Weaver.jpg" alt="Golden-backed weaver - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Prince Demidoff's bushbaby68c5a42e6f2d7]] * A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |East African wild dog68c5a42e6f2cf]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Some of the cactus in the savannah reach very high, but it's almost the only trees you can see there. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"Oh, just another ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"Did you recognize the ''East African wild dog''? It's just there.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Another safari car is coming your way from the road that goes to the river, let's see what they've seen! [[ ▶▶ |Tropical house gecko68c5a42e6f2d3]] * Below this road, you can't see nothing but trees and trees, you want to jump right into that. [[ ▶▶ |Spot-flanked barbet68c5a42e6f2d9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The road along the river is beautiful, in between the savannah, the forest and the water! <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Western yellow wagtail") != -1>>"Did we come back to see this ''Western yellow wagtail'' again?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Western yellow wagtail") == -1>>"You can see the ''Western yellow wagtail'' on the left.", says Robert. "The western yellow wagtail is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. This species breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia."<<addToInv "Western yellow wagtail">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Wiesenschafstelze.JPG/640px-Wiesenschafstelze.JPG" alt="Western yellow wagtail - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* A car just passed next to yours and the guide told Robert to go further in the grassland, it's this way. [[ ▶▶ |Wildcat68c5a42e6f2db]] * The south road goes deep into the tropical rainforest but you're not afraid and go there. [[ ▶▶ |Common dwarf mongoose68c5a42e6f2d2]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but trees, of course, it's a forest, but you were expecting a bit more diversity. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"Nothing new, the ''Wildcat''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"The ''Wildcat'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "In case you didn't know", he describes. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I can also tell you this", remarks Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period. The size of its home range varies according to terrain, the availability of food, habitat quality, and the age structure of the population." "I'll tell you what I know", he describes. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Going north brings you to the great tropical forest, and you want to scratch the surface of it. [[ ▶▶ |Dusky turtle dove68c5a42e6f2d8]] * The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Hunter's cisticola68c5a42e6f2d0]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The high grass is really difficult for spotting animals as they can hide easily but you still look through the window as far as you can. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Wildcat'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Wildcat") == -1>>"The ''Wildcat'' didn't see us yet, but you see it right?", says Robert. "In case you didn't know", he explains. "Compared to other members of the Felinae, the wildcat is a small species, but is nonetheless larger than the housecat. The wildcat is similar in appearance to a striped tabby cat, but has relatively longer legs, a more robust build, and a greater cranial volume." "I want to keep it simple", declares Robert. "The wildcat is a largely solitary animal, except during the breeding period." "I may be too precise but", he tells. "The wildcat's distribution is very broad, encompassing most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Subspecies are distributed as follows:
The European wildcat was thought extinct in the Netherlands."<<addToInv "Wildcat">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg/640px-Felis_silvestris_silvestris_Luc_Viatour.jpg" alt="Wildcat - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The sign on the side of the road says that the forest is this way. OK, let's try. [[ ▶▶ |Northern brown-throated weaver68c5a42e6f2c8]] * There's a lake and a river if you go down this road, it should make a nice view. [[ ▶▶ |Red-chested sunbird68c5a42e6f2c9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The trees are so dense and so big that you look above the car but you can't see the sky clearly anymore. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Dusky turtle dove") != -1>>"It's just the ''Dusky turtle dove''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Dusky turtle dove") == -1>>"I like how this ''Dusky turtle dove'' looks.", says Robert. "The dusky turtle dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae."<<addToInv "Dusky turtle dove">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Dusky_Turtle-Dove_-_Tanzania_2008-03-01_0094.jpg/640px-Dusky_Turtle-Dove_-_Tanzania_2008-03-01_0094.jpg" alt="Dusky turtle dove - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a river down there and some shapes moving, let's look at these animals! [[ ▶▶ |Red-chested sunbird68c5a42e6f2c9]] * There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |Northern brown-throated weaver68c5a42e6f2c8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately the car can't go further in the trees, it would have been nice to make a treck in this tropical forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") != -1>>"I don't mind seeing this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby'' again.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Prince Demidoff's bushbaby") == -1>>"Wow, look at this ''Prince Demidoff's bushbaby''!", says Robert. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is native to parts of tropical West and Central Africa.." "More about this animal", he mentions. "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby grows to a head-and-body length of 73 to 155 mm, with a tail of 110 to 215 mm." "Funny thing is", says Robert. "Like other galagos, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby is nocturnal and arboreal." "I can also tell you this", he suggests. "The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, possibly Kenya, and possibly Malawi."<<addToInv "Prince Demidoff's bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg/640px-GalagoDemidoffiiWolf.jpg" alt="Prince Demidoff's bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert tells you that this forest is home to some great animals, let's see that. [[ ▶▶ |Brown parisoma68c5a42e6f2ca]] * You see some fresh footprints on the road towards going further into the savannah, let's have a look at it. [[ ▶▶ |Speckled mousebird68c5a42e6f2c7]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Nothing but a river surrounded by forests on both sides, animals should be near. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Tropical house gecko") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Tropical house gecko''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Tropical house gecko") == -1>>"You're lucky, it's a ''Tropical house gecko''.", says Robert. "Interesting animal", he says. "This species can attain a maximum length, from snout to vent, of 12.7 cm. Being nocturnal, it has very large eyes which are useful in spotting prey in low light conditions." "Moreover", he mentions. "The tropical house gecko can be found predominantly in urban locations.."<<addToInv "Tropical house gecko">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Hemidactylus_mabouia_%28Dominica%29.jpg/640px-Hemidactylus_mabouia_%28Dominica%29.jpg" alt="Tropical house gecko - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Many thick trees are aligned along this road, let's drive next to them and try to see something. [[ ▶▶ |Northern brown-throated weaver68c5a42e6f2c8]] * The hill in front of you is full of dense trees, let's go up there. [[ ▶▶ |Brown parisoma68c5a42e6f2ca]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The trees are so dense and so big that you look above the car but you can't see the sky clearly anymore. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Common dwarf mongoose''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Common dwarf mongoose") == -1>>"Wow, look at this ''Common dwarf mongoose''!", says Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.." "I know some more", he declares. "The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws." "Fascinating thing", describes Robert. "The common dwarf mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a highly social species that lives in extended family groups of two to thirty animals." "I'll tell you what I know", he remarks. "The common dwarf mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, and bush land, up to 2,000 m in altitude. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite sleeping place."<<addToInv "Common dwarf mongoose">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg/240px-Dwarf_Mongoose_%28Helogale_parvula%29_%286002158282%29.jpg" alt="Common dwarf mongoose - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert received a call from another ranger who told him to go this way in the savannah, so let's do that. [[ ▶▶ |Speckled mousebird68c5a42e6f2c7]] * There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |Northern brown-throated weaver68c5a42e6f2c8]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The savannah is dominated by the grass but some big fig trees stand high in the back to complete the landscape. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") != -1>>"It's just the ''East African wild dog''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("East African wild dog") == -1>>"I like how this ''East African wild dog'' looks.", says Robert. "The East African wild dog is a subspecies of African wild dog native to East Africa. It is distinguished from the nominate Cape form by its smaller size and much blacker coat.
Its range is patchy, having been eradicated in Uganda and much of Kenya."<<addToInv "East African wild dog">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg/640px-Laika_ac_African_Wild_Dog_%289882202246%29_cropped.jpg" alt="East African wild dog - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a pile of poo on the side of the forest, let's enter to find this animal. [[ ▶▶ |Brown parisoma68c5a42e6f2ca]] * A ranger just called Robert and told him to look next to the water, follow this advice. [[ ▶▶ |Red-chested sunbird68c5a42e6f2c9]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

From here, the river looks infinite, it goes so far that you can't see where its path ends. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Red-chested sunbird") != -1>>"We've alreay seen that ''Red-chested sunbird''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Red-chested sunbird") == -1>>"There, on the ground, the ''Red-chested sunbird''!", says Robert. "The red-chested sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family."<<addToInv "Red-chested sunbird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Red-chested_sunbird_%28Cinnyris_erythrocercus%29_male.jpg/640px-Red-chested_sunbird_%28Cinnyris_erythrocercus%29_male.jpg" alt="Red-chested sunbird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* The lake and river area is full of interesing animals at this time of the day, you decide to go there. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f2c2]] * Robert points towards a thing on the ground next to the grass. It's poo! You decide to follow it. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f2bb]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

Unfortunately the car can't go further in the trees, it would have been nice to make a treck in this tropical forest. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Northern brown-throated weaver") != -1>>"We've seen this ''Northern brown-throated weaver'' twice now, or more?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Northern brown-throated weaver") == -1>>"I didn't see it for a long time, the ''Northern brown-throated weaver''!", says Robert. "The northern brown-throated weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania."<<addToInv "Northern brown-throated weaver">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Northern_brown-throated_weaver_%28Ploceus_castanops%29_female.jpg/640px-Northern_brown-throated_weaver_%28Ploceus_castanops%29_female.jpg" alt="Northern brown-throated weaver - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Something moved in the horizon, it's maybe hidden in the grass now, let's come closer. [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f2bb]] * There's a lake not so far away, maybe you can see some nice animals. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f2c2]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car moves near the bushes, you try to look closely into them without getting hurt by the spines at the window. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Speckled mousebird") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Speckled mousebird''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Speckled mousebird") == -1>>"Be careful, it could go away, it's the ''Speckled mousebird''.", says Robert. "It's good to know also", he narrates. "This bird is about 35 cm long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs about 57 grams. It is well-named, because it is dull-mousy brown in overall color on the back and on the head." "You might not know", explains Robert. "The speckled mousebird is a frugivore which subsists on fruits, berries, leaves, seeds and nectar, and is fairly strict in its choice of food from area to area." "I'm trying to be exhaustive", he suggests. "It is distributed from Cameroon east to Eritrea and Ethiopia, south through eastern Africa to southern South Africa."<<addToInv "Speckled mousebird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Colius_striatus_-_W%C3%BCstenhaus.jpg/640px-Colius_striatus_-_W%C3%BCstenhaus.jpg" alt="Speckled mousebird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* Robert knows that this time of the day, animals tend to look for water, so you go this way. [[ ▶▶ |Senegal bushbaby68c5a42e6f2c2]] * The road forward is surrounded by bushes where animals might hide. Let's see... [[ ▶▶ |Fischer's lovebird68c5a42e6f2bb]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The papyrus are covering almost all the shore, it's the home of so many birds. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") != -1>>"One more ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Senegal bushbaby") == -1>>"This is the ''Senegal bushbaby''.", says Robert. "The Senegal bushbaby, also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the animals' cries or from their appearance."<<addToInv "Senegal bushbaby">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Galago_senegalensis.jpg/640px-Galago_senegalensis.jpg" alt="Senegal bushbaby - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a checkpoint ahead... [[ ▶▶ |EndPage]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The car drives fast on the dusty road as you look at the horizon trying to spot something in the grass. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#animalIntro">><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's lovebird") != -1>>"How many times have we seen this ''Fischer's lovebird''?", says Robert.<<endif>><<if $inventory.indexOf("Fischer's lovebird") == -1>>"The ''Fischer's lovebird'', a truly interesting animal.", says Robert. "The Fischer's lovebird is a small parrot species of the genus Agapornis. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century, and were first bred in the United States in 1926." "I want to keep it simple", he narrates. "The Fischer's lovebird has a green back, chest, and wings." "Moreover", informs Robert. "Fischer's lovebird has a fast flight, and the sound of their wings as they fly can be heard." "I know some more", he adds. "Fischer's lovebird are native to a small area of east-central Africa, south and southeast of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania. In drought years, some birds move west into Rwanda and Burundi seeking moister conditions."<<addToInv "Fischer's lovebird">><<endif>> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Agapornis_fischeri_-Ueno_Zoo%2C_Japan_-three-8a-4c.jpg/640px-Agapornis_fischeri_-Ueno_Zoo%2C_Japan_-three-8a-4c.jpg" alt="Fischer's lovebird - Source: Wikipedia" class="image0"><<click "[...]">><<replace "#nextPages">>* There's a checkpoint ahead... [[ ▶▶ |EndPage]] <</replace>><</click>><</replace>><</click>>

The sun is setting on the horizon while you're approaching the checkpoint. This day has been full of marvelous encounters. <<click "[...]">><<replace "#ending_1">>"I'm really happy to have done this safari with you" says Robert. "I hope you're happy too! Look, I took some notes, today we've seen: ''the <<inv>>''." But every journey, even the most ''beautiful'' one, has to come to an end. Your car passes through the checkpoint, behind you the red sun is almost gone. You're leaving the park with unforgettable memories in your mind and one hope: to ''come back'' as soon as possible. ''And the animals?'' Well, they won't be waiting for you. But, as long as their ''environment'' is protected, they will be here and you can always come by and say hi. !The end //If you want to try a new interactive safari, just refresh the page! This interactive safari has been created for the [[NaNoGenMo 2018|https://github.com/NaNoGenMo/2018]]. You can check the repository for the code on [[GitHub|https://github.com/WhiteFangs/choose-your-safari-adventure]]. For other cool projects or to contact me, check out [[my website|http://louphole.com]]. This interactive story has been generated using Wikipedia data. All images are from Wikimedia. Special thanks to Alice, David and Robert for this incredible journey in Uganda. Bilgé Kimyonok//<</replace>><</click>>