Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania.The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country.I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like.
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge group of elephants.Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large group of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500.We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch.
To the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years.Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs (much smaller plants or animals)! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees.
As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole.Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us.It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us.We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra bodies — it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra bodies were fresh and the kill had happened within the last hour.
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We stopped at a place where there were quite a many cars, with a sleeping leopard(美洲豹)there! We took photos and watched its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late.
So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route.
Which statement is correct about the park?
A.It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers. |
B.It is the largest park of its kind in the country. |
C.Their population in the park was around 2,000. |
D.There are a lot of Baobab trees in the park. |
What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 infer?
A.They moved their bodies against the trees to solve the skin problem. |
B.They rested under the trees, doing nothing, just for killing the time. |
C.They helped each other to knock down the dirty things on their bodies |
D.They guarded their baobab trees, fighting the terrible leopards and lions. |
What does the passage possibly tell us?
A.A Page from Tanzania Tourist Diary. | B.Animals and Plants in Tarangire Park. |
C.A Visit to Tarangire National Park. | D.Protecting Animals and Environment. |