Yes, for my big Africa trip I have a giveaway Tuesday item from the trip. I don’t know what it is yet, since I haven’t bought it, but I’ll make sure it;s an actual item from Tanzania and not something from the duty free shop at the airport on the way home.
(I was so pleased to finally have a reason to drag my Zoo Vet Barbie out of the garage. I think I will have some adventures for her when I get back, no?)
To enter, you simply guess what is the first cool African mammal I will see on the trip. Don’t be clever and say ‘human’, I mean, will it be a rhino, or a warthog, or what. To assist you in this, I will tell you that we have one night in the main town of Arusha before flying to chimp camp so it is likely we will see something before seeing the chimps.
I will choose the winner from the correct guesses when I get back!
Rwan says
A stray do π
Rwan says
I meant dog π
Lisa W says
I just looked up Arusha and discovered that a city very near me is one of its sister cities. Who knew?
Anyway, I’m gonna guess hyena. Obviously I have zero clue! π
Anonymous says
meerkat!
Cole says
Zebra!
Tabitha says
I have no idea, but I hope it was something cool. But for now I am going to say some sort of exotic bird.
Ryl Ashley says
My guess is that it will be an Elephant’s Child, O Best Beloved. (I would have said a Bi-Coloured Python Rock Snake, but that’s not a mammal, of course.)
Ryl Ashley says
Oh! Maybe it will be a Kolokolo Bird! But of course that wouldn’t be a mammal, either. Bummer. However I have to mention it so that I can tell you that translated into Greek, this would be an Assass Bird. Hee!
Rose D. says
I agree with Rwan. Probably a stray dog. But I would say the first “cool” mammel will be a monkey.
LB says
antelope
Val says
Giraffe
Sue W. says
My guess is the colobus monkey. According to this site (http://www.monkeyfacts.org/chimpanzee_monkey/chimpanzee_monkey.html) chimps are not monkeys. And yes, I had to look it up first. So nice to see Zoo Vet Barbie (wave). Have a wonderful time!
petesmom says
I would have to say that a stray dog will probably be first “wild” animal you see.
Medwards576 says
I say wildebeest
Lindsay says
“When I was a young WARTHOG!!!!!” FTW Lion King!
Ivy Taylor says
I’m going to say antelope, just to be different
Karla Gutierrez-Pugh says
Elephant
Anonymous says
You will be seeing some kind of bird
amandasue says
I’m gonna say an Elephant lol.
Tamara says
I know you love rhinos, so it’s gotta be a rhino π Cannot wait to hear of Zoo Vet Barbie’s adventures!
Abby's Mom says
Warthog π
Georgia Jewel says
I’m going with big snake.
Heather Burrowes says
Antelope!
Lindsay says
I’m guessing you’ll see a baboon first, either chilling on the side of the road or crossing the road. They’re generally not afraid of the cars (or people for that matter!).
Gayle says
I’m going to go with birds, too–is that specific enough?
Thanks, Dr. V!
Jeanne says
i’m going to go with giraffe – they’re tall so they’ll be easy to spot in the distance…!
Gayle says
Oops, you said mammal. I’ll change my answer to monkey.
Kelly Ann Thuet says
I think it will be a Giraffe
Anne Ahiers says
i too am going to say monkey- something smallish and grabby
are you going to swing into the Arusha National Park while you’re there?