By Craig Stark The Serengeti

Our trip We went to the Serengeti park for our photo vacation. We saw many fascinating animals and plants. It was very hot and dry when we went. It was so hot that we swam in the river that the animals drank from! We captured many amazing pictures that are in this book!

Day one overview On day one we started our adventure by flying to Dar Es Salaam. Then we took a bus to the Serengeti! We stayed in the nicest tents that I’ve ever seen!

Day one photo

Day two overview We started out adventure in a safari jeep and the highlight of my trip was seeing all of the acacia trees! There were so many of them and all of the elephants were eating them! It was remarkable!

Day two photo Elephant Acacia tree being pushed down from the elephant The elephants each push over one acacia tree a day! The number of acacia trees are depleting. This effects the ecosystem for then there are less trees in this grassland. Acacia trees are a big part of the elephants diet.

Day three overview On day three we saw fire! The guides said that this was normal and it was needed for the savannah to continue. There were many birds trying to catch fleeing insects.

Day 3 photo The fires are very important because they make sure that the grass does not get too tall. Also it provides better soil for other things to grow. They are also bad for they might damage all of the grasses growth.

Day 4 overview Today we saw a pride of lions sleeping under a tree. It was really cool for you could see the alpha male asserting his dominance by getting up as we went by.

Day 4 photo Acacia tree Lions are under the acacia tree because the tree has a wide spread of leaves which provides shade. Then the animals come and fertilize the tree so it stays healthy. Grass is slightly brown this might be because it hasn’t rained for a while

Day 5 Overview Today we saw a whole lot of baobab trees! They were so big and had a massive diameter. The only animals that could reach their leaves without climbing them were giraffes!

Day 5 Picture Baobab tree The baobab tree has adapted to the savannah for as there is not much rain in the savannah the baobab tree has adapted a way to store water. As the trunk is so large that it can hold a lot of water as it rains for a long period of time.

Day 6 overview Today we saw a lot of antelope! They were so well camouflaged in the grass! The tour guide had to show them to us. They were in big groups and the males were fighting for dominance.

Day 6 photo The antelopes are the color that they are because it helps them a lot to camouflage and hide from their predators. The grass is brown because it hasn’t rained for a while.