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A lucky safari in Ruaha


Leopard in a tree, Ruaha National Park - photo by Jo Anne Newell
Buffalo grazing - Ruaha National Park - photo by Jo Anne Newell

Buffalo herd grazing in a sand river in Ruaha National Park - photo by Jo Anne Newell

Sometimes visitors are extra lucky when they come on safari to the south of Tanzania. Jo Anne Newell stayed at Mdonya Old River camp in Ruaha recently, and got some really good shots.

Leopard in a Baobab tree - Ruaha National Park - photo by Jo Anne Newell

Leopard peering out from the shelter of a Baobab tree in Ruaha.

Leopard - Ruaha National Park - photo by Jo Anne Newell

This leopard looks impossibly stuck - but probably it is not!

Jo Anne got photos of leopards on two separate occasions, and also of lion cubs playing.

Cute lion cubs in Ruaha  - photo by Jo Anne Newell

Lion cubs in Ruaha - loving lying about in the early morning sun.

Lion cub in Ruaha - hunting practice  - photo by Jo Anne Newell

This lion cub is thinking ahead - training for carrying a kill.

White-tailed mongoose in Ruaha  - photo by Jo Anne Newell

A rare shot of a White-tailed mongoose crossing a path.

Bat-eared foxes in Ruaha National Park  - photo by Jo Anne Newell

Early morning shot of Bat-eared foxes.

You can see more information about Mdonya Old River camp whose wonderful guides made this possible, at Essential Destinations, the owners also of Lake Manze in Selous and Fanjove Island in SongoSongo.

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