2013-12-26 
【Aiden in English】
Kenya is now one of my favorite places. I went on my first wilderness safari there right after Christmas Day. The Safari began with a two-hour drive from Mombasa to Tsavo National Park, the largest park in Kenya. That's when we climbed aboard a van. At first, the van didn't look like something fit for the Safari. But as if the truck was trying to prove me wrong, the roof opened, allowing the passengers to see and stand. The first animal that came into sight was the black kite. The bird resembled an eagle and had a diet consisting of snakes. It had brown feathers and a white head. The following animals were unable to fly and exhibited distinct coloration between males and females. It was an ostrich. Its long, slender legs were mechanical, pumping and powering the giant bird forward. The black male appeared larger than the plain beige female. To my surprise, a herd of gazelles came after a flock of ostriches went down the road. It was unfortunate to see how fast they were forgotten. As the van slowly moved along, I spotted something under a bush. Jackpot! It was a lion. Lacking a mane, this male lion was cooling off in the bush's shade. From then on, it was a mixture of impalas, gazelles, kinds of deer, and hartebeests, a sort of sheep. I couldn't tell gazelles and impalas apart. They seemed different because one had straight antlers, while the other had crooked ones. Next, a troop of baboons revealed themselves to us. They seemed to be enjoying a pleasant morning snack of crunchy, juicy, tasty, yummy, and, to us, disgusting ants. When I thought the Safari had reached its limit, the driver spotted a parade of elephants. They were huge! The giants were terrific in the fields, and everyone was fighting for a picture. Luckily for Mom, her high-tech camera caught a few shots before another car blocked the way. It's unbelievable how these animals have no restrictions or boundaries in life. To them, Tsavo National Park might seem like a place where they do what they want to do, and all humans seem like bystanders, looking. 【红霞译】
目前肯尼亚是我最想去的地方，这也是为什么圣诞节刚过我立刻赶赴荒郊野外，第一次猎游非洲野生世界。
万里长征始于足下，我们从两个小时车程开外的首都蒙巴萨“战争岛”起步，一路上穿农舍走乡村，马不停蹄地朝肯尼亚最大的国家公园——察沃“屠宰场”国家公园方向奔去，进入公园改乘吉普车之后丝毫没有猎游的迹象，直到顶蓬大敞我们伸出车外登高远眺方觉身临其境。
首先映入眼帘的是黑鸢，这种鸟极像老鹰，爱吃蛇，除脑袋白色外，浑身棕毛；接下来看到的家伙不会飞，雌雄之间颜色不同大小不一，就是鸵鸟，其修长的细腿特别卖力，驱动大腹便便的身躯阔步向前；论块头，深黑色公鸵鸟要比浅棕色母鸵鸟大很多，出乎我意料之外，瞪羚紧步鸵鸟后尘。面包车继续缓缓前行，突然我发现灌木丛中有什么东西，哇塞我中头彩啦﹗一头没有鬃毛的公狮子正孤零零爬在那里纳荫乘凉，随后形似鹿的瞪羚和貌似羊的飞羚交相出现，其实我根本搞不明白两种羚羊之间的区别，只知道鹿角不同，瞪羚的偏直而飞羚的弯中带勾，接着几只狒狒浩浩荡荡迎面走来，看上去它们对令人难以下咽的酥脆、多汁、可口、美味的蚂蚁早茶独有情衷。我以为今天的猎游到此为止，哪曾想到司机又发现了一群大象，真可谓庞然巨物﹗它们目中无人，大摇大摆地逛街散步，大家争分夺秒赶紧抓拍触目惊心一刻，多亏妈妈把持高科技尖端镜头，在后续车队尚未到来之前迅速捕捉到几张精彩场面。 对这些野生动物来说，察沃国家公园是一个天马行空自由自在生活的地方，而我们这些不速之客犹如过往浮云来去匆匆。
Today in History(历史上的今天)：
2012：Amalia Glacier, Chile(智利圣作潮汐冰川) 2009：新西兰达尼丁一南方的爱丁堡(Dunedin—Edinburgh of the South, NZ)  Adumu @ Mombasa Port, the Most Iconic Kenyan Dance
(首都蒙巴萨港·肯尼亚最具代表性的阿杜姆“跳跃”舞 12-26-2013)  Makuti Thatch Made from the Sun-dried Leaves of the Coconut Palm
(马库蒂“椰子树”茅草屋·用椰子树晒干的叶子制成)  Sayyed Baghali Shah Mosque on Mackinnon Road
(麦金农路上赛义德·巴加利·沙阿“领主·先知·后裔”清真寺)  Tsavo East Natl Park, Kenya's Largest Wildlife Stronghold
(东察沃国家公园·肯尼亚最大的野生动物保护区 12-26-2013)
 Guard & Park Ranger （门卫执勤与公园护林员)
 Toyota HiAce Safari Minibus w/ a Modified Open Roof
(改装的敞篷丰田海狮猎游小巴)  Ashnil Aruba Lodge inside Tsavo NP
(阿什尼尔·阿鲁巴“灰烬草地·位置优越的岛屿”酒店·位于察沃国家公园内)  Courtyard @ Ashnil Aruba Lodge
(阿什尼尔·阿鲁巴酒店——庭院 12-26-2013)
 Carlos from Mexico City
(来自墨西哥城的卡洛斯“自由者” 12-26-2013)
 A Tower of Giraffes (长颈鹿群 12-26-2013)
 A Troop of Baboon (狒狒群)
 A Dazzle of Zebra (斑马群)
 Mom & Colts (斑妈与斑娃)
 Red-Headed Rock Agama (彩虹飞蜥)
 Southern Rock Agama (石蜥蜴)
 Ground Agama (地蜥蜴)
 Duikers (麂羚)
 Bush Duiker (灰麂羚)
 Eland (巨羚)
 Hartebeest (狷羚)
Hartebeest (狷羚)
 Impala in Droves (成群结队的黑斑羚)
 Impalas (黑斑羚)
 Dust-Red Elephant (尘土红象)
 Black Kite (黑鸢)
 Black Kite (黑鸢)
 Black Kite (黑鸢)
Fischer's Starling (费氏美椋鸟) 
Starling (椋鸟)  Kestrel (红隼)
Grey Heron (苍鹭)  Female Ostrich (母鸵鸟)
 Male Ostrich (公鸵鸟)
 Man-Eaters of Tsavo (察沃的食人狮)
 Vervet Monkey (黑长尾猴)
 A Drove of Cows (一群牛)
 Cicada (蝉)
 Beetle (甲虫)
 Termite Mound (白蚁丘)
 Weavers' Nests (织巢鸟窝）
Sisal (剑麻)  Umbrella Thorn Acacia Trees over a Sisal Plantation
(剑麻田上伞刺金合欢树)  Sisal Field (剑麻田)
 Sisal Valley (剑麻山谷 12-26-2013)
 Mombasa Suburbs (蒙巴萨郊区)
 Swahili Villagers (斯瓦希里“海岸”村民)
Swahili Girl Wearing a Kanga, a Traditional East African Cloth (斯瓦希里少女·身穿坎加“珍珠鸡”，传统的东非布料)  Head-Load Carriers (头顶货物搬运工)
Women Carrying Goods on Their Heads (头顶货物的妇女)  Swahili Children (斯瓦希里儿童)
 Muslim Swahili Family (穆斯林教的人家)
 Residental Area in Mombasa (蒙巴萨·居民区)
 Peacock Flower (孔雀花)
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