The Sascha Baron Cohen rendition of "
I Like to Move It" as King Julien XIII in the 2005 hit movie
Madagascar played constantly through my head, as the #IBMCSC team had the opportunity to go on an unforgetable African safari at the Reserve the Bandia. We stopped off there on our way to Saly, often times referred to as the Cote D'Azur of #Senegal. However, what we experienced was on a scale far below what that association might suggest. The villa was quite decrepit and lacking in amenities, as we were victimized by some local corruption in a shady bait and switch! Lesson learned, and we certainly can't lose sight of the fact that we all had a great time bonding as a team and experiencing yet another side of Senegalese culture and how business still tends to operate in this country.
Without further adieu, photos I shot with my 55mm - 250mm zoom lens.
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| Entrance to wild animal safari at Reserve de Bandia, in Bandia, Senegal |
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| Our safari vehicle was key to the experience. It was limiting at times and we got off to get a closer look! |
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| A hyena, the only caged animal we saw, due to its predatory nature |
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| A buffalo off in the distance |
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| A beautful Blue Starling |
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| A pair of wild ostriches |
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| A female giraffe, and just like in the movie Madascar, alongside her loyal friends, the zebras |
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| A zebra mother and her baby |
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| A beautiful bird, species unknown... |
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| Off in the distance, a herd of gazelles... |
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| Caught this gazelle mid-stride in this almost mystical action shot |
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| A sable antelope - one of over 90 antelope subspecies in Africa/Asia |
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| Our guide searched long and hard for fresh poop and tracks to find this rhinocerous. And we got close, real close. |
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| Another species of antelope - this one is a female |
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| In her herd, a male, distinguished by his horns |
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| An impala also from the antelope family - and the inspiration for the classic Chevrolet in the 1950s |
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| Two male impalas caught battling for the eye of a female |
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| A pond full of hungry, hungry crocodiles |
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