OK, come on. Quiet now - we don't want to scare the animals away.
Look! Look there - right at the water's edge...
It's a hippopotamus! We're lucky to be able to see one so close. He seems a little shy, though, so maybe we should move on before he gets upset and charges us. (Hippopotami are considered the most dangerous animal in Africa, you know.)
OK, moving along then. Wait - what's that over there - peering through the dense foliage?
Why, it's a forest elephant! It's too bad he's back in the trees, though - I wish we could get a better look. Let's be patient and see if he comes out to give us a better look at him... Oh, there we go!
What a magnificent creature! Forest elephants are lesser known than their larger plains cousins, but no less impressive or interesting. But I think it's time for us to move on, before he gets agitated.
We don't have much more time on our trip, but maybe if we head out onto the savannah, maybe we'll catch a glimpse of - wait a minute! Look - over there! Yes, it's the king of the jungle - a lion!
He's surveying his territory... wait - I think he's caught a whiff of us. Be still so he's not provoked. What an excellent view of this magnificent creature, though.
Well, it looks like he's lost interest in us. We should quietly move on.
Well, I guess that wraps up this little safari of ours. I hope you've enjoyed your tour - we've had some great sightings today. Join us again sometime at Snargle Expeditions!
(This safari was brought to us by this layout in this book. The animals in question are now in the private collection of a certain young lady who just turned 1 and really enjoyed her birthday presents - the giraffe will be joining them soon. And if you're curious, here's the hippo with Cleo for scale - I call them my wee* menagerie.)
* I've been re-reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, which I highly recommend, and find myself thinking with a Scottish accent quite frequently now. I can't wait for the next book, which comes out Sept. 24th.
Posted by Sarah at September 10, 2005 10:01 PM | in: sewing | PermalinkSo cute! Excellent that you found them in their native habitat, there.
Posted by: naomi on September 11, 2005 10:15 PMI hope none of those animals are killed for their corduroy coats.
Posted by: Anne Marie on September 12, 2005 02:16 PMsooo so so so so cuuute! I'm totally coming over to steal them!
Posted by: Lara on September 19, 2005 12:34 PM