After getting picked up where the hot air balloon landed, we passed a herd of wildebeest. This herd of wildebeest, from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, will usually participate in the migration that takes place between late April and early June. (Oct. 9, 2024)

Humans, at least 20 Jeeps full of them looking to see, photograph and film the elusive leopard at Serengeti. (Oct. 9, 2024)

The rocky formations in the Serengeti are called “kopjes,” essentially isolated, rocky hills formed from ancient granite that was pushed up from deep within the Earth’s crust. (Oct. 9, 2024)

The rocky formations in the Serengeti are called “kopjes,” essentially isolated, rocky hills formed from ancient granite that was pushed up from deep within the Earth’s crust. (Oct. 9, 2024)

The rocky formations in the Serengeti are called “kopjes,” essentially isolated, rocky hills formed from ancient granite that was pushed up from deep within the Earth’s crust. (Oct. 9, 2024)

The rocky formations in the Serengeti are called “kopjes,” essentially isolated, rocky hills formed from ancient granite that was pushed up from deep within the Earth’s crust. (Oct. 9, 2024)

A male lion getting his afternoon rest by one of the rock formations called “kopjes” in the Serengeti. There was one other male lion who was hidden and sleeping in the bush. (Oct. 9, 2024)

The sleeping lion in the Serengeti not paying a bit of attention to use gawkers watching him take his siesta. At night he prowls his home for intruders marking his territory with his urine. (Oct. 9, 2024)