Walkabout The World - A Disney Podcast - Disney's Animal Kingdom Walkabout And Safari With Josh And Pete

Episode Date: August 27, 2023

Hello Travelers! This week join Producer Josh and Pete the Neverland Local for an evening walkabout through Animal Kingdom that ends with a “private tour” aboard Kilimanjaro Safaris just before park close!    As always, use good listening devices as we always record in 4 channel surround sound. We hope you enjoy the episode and thanks so much for following along!    Visit us a walkabouttheworld.com - find links to all the things!   Look us up at @WalkaboutWDW on Instagram and drop us a note to say hi! Find our producer Josh also on Instagram at @TheSteele. Say hi to our west coast correspondent Ric at @opticaljedi. Lastly give a shout to our Orlando correspondent Pete at @neverlandlocal.   You can now also drop us at line at [e-mail]. Say hi, tell us how you found us, and give us some suggestions on things you'd love to hear. Please consider giving us a rating and review wherever you listen - it really helps.   If you like what we do, consider joining our crew on Patreon.   Walkabout The World is a weekly Disney podcast, always recorded on property at Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort with the simple goal of making you feel like you are in the middle of the magic. 

Let me get in there. Pete, stay away from the strollers. Stay away. Pete, get out of the stroller. But, but Josh... Oh, hey travelers. Welcome back to Walk About the World, your weekly audio stroll through the parks and resorts of Walt Disney World and Disneyland in California.

As you may have just heard, I'm here today. Josh, by the way. Hey, how are you? I'm here with Pete. Hey, everybody. I thought this was stroll about the world. That's why I was going to get in there. No, we're not. We're not going to. No strollers for you. Well, hello. It's Pete, a.k.a. Neverland Local. How is everyone doing? We're here at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It is, the sun is going down, the people are leaving, and the producer and I are walking into the park. So, hello. Yeah, sun's going down.

Usually has some nice things to see and hear around this time. So, we're just, don't really have a plan. We're just going to walk and stroll and see what we can hear for you guys. So, before we get too far far i want to stop you here we're at the front of the park just past the tap styles and i want to point something out that oft goes just missed bypass bypass just it's in plain view plain sight and everybody just walks right by which is what pete this is the dedication plaque uh from michael eisner dedication plaque for disney's animal kingdom sitting here on a little

rock with a little light above it um like we've talked about before i mean or what josh said you walk right by it and i think as it gets later in the day um there's a little light over it, and that's kind of how you'd be able to see it, I guess. But it's really cool. I encourage you guys to stop by at some point, walk by it. It's history right here. It's pretty cool. It's history that you walk right by. You know, all the other parks, their dedication plaques are in plain view.

Prominent. Yeah, they're prominent. The one at the studios has a nice big statue in front of it. Here you get a rock that blends in with its surroundings. And a light. It is the only light around, but most times you're at Animal Kingdom, it's during the day, so you wouldn't see that.

Let's read this. Disney's Animal Kingdom. Welcome to a kingdom of animals, real, ancient, and imagined. A kingdom ruled by lions, ancient, and imagined. A kingdom ruled by lions, dinosaurs, and dragons. A kingdom of balance, harmony, and survival. A kingdom we enter to share in the wonder, gaze at the beauty, thrill at the drama, and learn. Dedicated this 22nd day of April, 1998.

Michael D. Eisner. So there you go. I'll take a picture of it. I'll post it on the stories. And next time you're here, check it out. So let's go, Pete. Let's walk about the world. Let's walk.

No more stroller. I put it away. Ooh, but now I'm eyeballing that ECV. We could have a horn. Out of the way. Beep, beep, beep! We're like salmon right now. Yeah, we're going upstream for sure. We took the right-hand path.

Everybody's coming out of the park right now. Yes! At the end of the day everyone is just... the heat and everything has gotten everybody. To our right is the babarusa it's chilling in the back there he's walking around earlier as featured on the uh on the program on disney plus yes the magic of disney's animal kingdom we are not sponsored affiliated in any way. But check it out on Disney Plus.

Should we... I'm going to take a left here so you can... Here's some of that beautiful waterfall action. If only you could smell it. It would be delightful, I think, to hear your nose. It would be delightful, I think, to hear who knows.

So we're here in the Oasis area. A bunch of ducks, Rosiebill...what is that? Dockard? Rockard? The sign's kind of dusty. This, too, is another path that kind of gets overlooked. I think everyone's running inside the park to get to Pandora, to get to Everest, and they miss these paths that walk through with animals, a little bridge over here, the waterfalls. Certainly the coolest part in the park, like temperature-wise.

Without a doubt. The shadiest part. Shadiest. And in a good way, shadiest. Not bad shady. Just winding around while we're finding ourselves walking into a cave over a suspension bridge. A wobbly suspension bridge. Disney cave with music is always a good thing. And the backside of water. Look at that. So this brings us back out to the main path, to the main bridge. ahead of us is the icon tree of life as you walk into the park.

Can you tell it's not smell about the world. I would have given this park five stars. Which way, Josh? Right or left do you normally go when you come to this park? Seems to be a big question in every park, isn't it? I don't think... I think usually I tend to go right. Away from everyone else seems to go left.

Yeah, everybody goes toward Pandora. I head toward Dinoland. I agree. Dinoland is probably the way to go. But it's nice. You know, you come at this time of day and it's very thinned out. Not a bad crowd at all. Everybody's on their way out. So you got, feels like you got this part of the park to yourself.

Yeah, and the music is so much louder right here because there's not a lot of people here. We're literally walking straight through the middle between both of the PhotoPass people. Trying not to get in anyone's photos. Josh, get back here. I was smiling, it's okay.

That is picturesque. It's perfect. The kangaroo just ran by. Did you see that? Did you hear that? That was great. It sure is a beauty, Clark. She's a beaut, Clark. If you get that reference, then respect to you.

Alright, let's go right. Let's go right. Okay, going back to smell. This is one of the best of the park. Oh, totally. Flame Tree Barbecue. Smell that barbecue. What's your favorite item from there, John? Do you have a go-to?

I usually get the brisket mac and cheese. It's delicious. It is delicious. I agree. mac and cheese it's delicious it is delicious i agree directly in front of you the dinoland usa entryway sign exploration excavation exaltation to the right right before the sign is where you would meet moana which is not meeting, but this is where you meet it. And for those Disney historians, this is where you used to meet Pocahontas back in the day.

And before that, it was a boat dock. It was a discovery boat. Boats, characters, you know. Ooh, there's Everest. View to our left. As we go over the bridge, you see the amphitheater over in Asia. To our right, lovely vista. Lovely vista.

That's what my dad always says. Look at this lovely vista. Agreed. A buena vista, if you will. It's a good one. I like what you did there. That is what we call magic meltdown. Here we go.

Wouldn't be an episode without it. It's good to see the excavating part, the dino dig part, open again. Kids digging in the sand. Ooh, we got all the kids melting down. Must be the evening. Everyone's on their way out. The occasional adult in the dig site, too. You didn't see me.

You didn't see me. You'll be the big kid in the stroller. Hey, have you not been in the Boneyard and gone down the slide? Because I have. They've got a killer soundtrack. We went left at the Boneyard. Straight ahead is the Triceratops Spin. It's the dinosaur with a pencil on his head. To your right, the Pteranodon for

tots and teens. Ha ha ha. Spelled with P's like Pteranodon. That's the caricature section. P-tots and peteens. section here. Pitahts and patines. It's funny. My kind of humor. Dinoland gets a lot of a lot of flack.

Pete, are you team Dinoland? I'm team Dinoland. a lot of flack. Pete, are you team Dinoland? I'm team Dinoland. Me too. I was team Primeval World. So was I. Everyone was so happy to see it gone. I enjoyed it immensely. It was taken down.

It was a sad day. It was a sad day. I just love the fact that it was a roadside attraction of the big attraction in Dino Land. I think a lot of people didn't quite understand the theming. Or just didn't like the ride. The fact that it

gives you a rearrangement of your spinal column. We gotta go do the safari. Oh well you're going the wrong way for that sir You're a long way from Africa right now Well look at it Look at it Josh This is where Primeval World used to be I don't think we've had any news

On what they're going to do with this space Right? I mean we know but we don't know, you know? We know that Dinoland is not going to be here much longer. So that's the speculation. It is speculation. Again, I have no insider info, but I'm here to tell you. I mean, the way I feel feel if they were going to put something

they would have put something and the fact that they didn't put something tells me this area is not going to be here very long we're erupting yes I just love the whole story of Chester and Hester's. The more you explore that shop, the more you really understand the story. Exactly. And when you walk in there and see Chester and Hester on the wall, and read about them.

It's fantastic. Well, I will miss them if they ever decide to call it quits. The heart, the happening hot spot of all things dinosaur, Dino Land, USA. Can I get an oh yeah? Oh yeah. Now here's the perfect song to celebrate Donald's newfound dinosaur lineage. So just in front of the Donald and Daisy meet and greet here at the Welcome Center at Donald's Dino Bash, if you look down in the cracks of the pavement you'll see a hidden Mickey there and a hidden butterfly just go left of it I mean look at it's a big space right prime real estate primeval real estate straight ahead. We have popcorn for corner boars

Get it get it. All right, some great puns here another reason why I don't want to see it go Cornivores Bronto score to our right. Basketball game. Oh, T-Rex-a-lin job. The prizes are cute. The Dino prizes for these games.

Where are we headed, Pete? We are headed to Nemo. Is it Nemo? The Nemo show over here? Yep, took a right just under the... Cementosaurus? Cementosaurus. And headed towards the Nemo, the big blue... World show or draft?

I'm sorry, I don't know the titles of the shows. It's just the Nemo show. We're not formal. We're the least ambitious. With the hidden bathroom. It's good music, though. Is this the score from Nemo? He's taking a little bit of the Nemo score here

as we're walking by. Terima kasih telah menonton! I mean, I like you. Pete mentioned earlier, coming at the end of the day is a great time if you really want to hear that ambience music around the parks that you usually can't hear because there's so many people and the people noise the crowd noise drowns out the ambient sounds and music and this is a really great time especially at this park to come and uh just take in the sounds which is why we're here. Pretty sure you can tell where we're... where we are now, judging by the screams. It's a screaming of Walkabout, right? Scream about the world. Were they just screaming about how amazing the last episode was?

Yeah, those are our traveler fans. Those are our raving fans. That or they're screaming because they're the last episode was. Yeah, those are our traveler fans. Those are our raving fans. It's that or they're screaming because they're trying to run away. Ah, it's the walkabout, guys. Forbidden Mountain. To your right.

What's your photo, Zig? Forbidden Mountain to your right Thank you. We just took a detour to get a photo taken here. So whatever you guys want in the picture, you can just drop it off right here. Okay, I'm going to drop you off so we can take a picture. I'll be right here. Okay, I'm going to drop you off so we can take a picture and I'll be right back. Have a nice day. Thank you. So that photo op is a pretty cool one.

It's the one where they're actually zooming in on you or giving the idea that they're zooming in on you across the lake, lagoon, what is that? Oh, I don't know the name of the lake? Lagoon? What is that? I don't know the name of the lake. It's where they used to have Rivers of Light. The Jungle Book. Didn't they have a nighttime show? They did.

That's just directly across from Everest. You can find the photo. We'll post that photo. It's going to be a good one. You can find the photo. Oh, we'll post that photo. Of course you will. It's going to be a good one. To your right is the Cirque du Soleil Bazaar, which is the exit of the Everest ride. 10 minute wait right now, Pete.

Sure is. I was thinking about that, and I was thinking about that. I was thinking about that. Thirsty River Bar. Welcome. Open today. The infamous Blue Bells. Serving the most delicious ice cream in all of Animal Kingdom.

Also serving some of the best artwork on the Blue Bus. Another good audio area. Cooped his gear. Continuing our walk through Anandapur. ooh Cali River Rapids that would be interesting I'm gonna pass I was asked recently what my favorite ride was we did

we did Splash Mountain with the microphone we did so I was asked recently what my favorite my top two favorite rides at

Animal Kingdom are or were and I said the Safari and Kali River Rapids and the person I said this to was like, you're joking

right? Not joking. I love that ride. I feel like that's one of those rides, I think one of these days I'm going to do it like all day. I'm going to ride Kali and just over it. Alright. Leaving Anandapur. Almost. We're really close to counting blue cards. Oh wait. If you got that joke. That was a dishwalla joke.

Wow, we're old. If you got that joke, write me a message. I'm going to send you something. He's referring to a dishwalla joke wow we're old if you got that joke write me a message i'm gonna send you something he's referring to the drink wallah but he he called it counting blue cars which is a dishwalla dishwalla yeah dishwalla on the left yak and yeti to the right i think i did post that one time with countinging Blue Cars as a thing. I think my sister was the one who got it. That is a deep cut. It is. We got feathered friends in flight on the right, and a great photo op of the tree and a vlogger on your left.

So quiet. Yes. Man it feels good out here. Breeze, shade. Too bad the park closes in 30 minutes. There's music coming from the trees! Terima kasih telah menonton Now this is the path where you're still in Animal Kingdom but don't feel like you're in Animal Kingdom, like away from everyone else. Yeah, it's perfect. This is just across from Mr. Kamal's, the cart. There's a path that goes right, and it takes kind of the high road, and there's a nice little seating area in the middle.

You got the music. There's a bridge with a waterfall, which we're about to go over. Just gonna give you some of that for a minute. Storbritannia Terima kasih telah menonton! And then that path comes out to Harambee Market, which is currently closed, it looks like. It's got the walls around it. This is a wall cut. What's that?

Aniwal Kingdom? Does that work? That's a good one. Oh, yeah, the whole thing. And a wall pinged them. I love it. Ah here we are. Sweet sounds of Harambee. Let's walk. walk Mombasa Marketplace to our right. Safari directly ahead of us. It's five minutes.

Let's go on the safari, you guys. I think that's what we'll do. We'll end this trip with a safari ride. Yes. Not sure if we'll get any good audio on the safari, but we'll see. It's okay. Simple one. Walking through the office

of Kilimanjaro Safaris. Love all the artwork on the walls. Oh, hang on. I've got to get this. And we're going to the Marambe office of Kilimanjaro Safaris, the finest photo safari in East Africa. We offer daily tours of the Harambe Wildlife Reserve. 800 square miles of river, forest, and rugged bush country filled with magnificent wild animals. You'll bounce along in custom-built safari vehicle, a wide-open tempo truck, bringing

you closer to Africa's amazing wildlife than you ever thought possible. Discover the sights, the sounds, the meek antelopes, the tiny hippos and majestic elephants, not to mention lions, grubs, bongos, wild beasts and more. Don't know a bongo from a baboon? Hakuna Matata! So there's something you, once again, probably wouldn't hear if you're waiting in line here because of the crowd noise it's the answering machine in the office have a wonderful journey and good luck here's the crown cranes to our right in the queue here. Most importantly, please keep your eyes on your children. Securely store any personal items.

And if you are a big fan of Safari, don't forget to turn off the flash on your camera or phone. Once again, have a wonderful Safari and a great day. Two. Looks like we might have a truck to our side. All right. Thank you. Caraboonie friends off the road. Caraboonie. Close the doors!

Okay. Turning on the right hand side of the truck, please watch your hands, arms, feet and legs as the doors will be sliding shut. Asante sana kaka which does mean thank you. The word we say here in Harambe is Twinde which does mean thank you so the word we say here in Harambee is twin day which does mean let's go now jump friends welcome aboard my name is Matt I'm originally from Stillwater Oklahoma I'm gonna be your support guide out here on the Harambee Wild Day Reserve

so welcome now before we do head on to the reserve this evening we do have a quick few safety reminders to go over make sure you're keeping all hands arms feet and legs inside the truck at all times you are remaining fully seated throughout our journeys for your safety and the safety of the animals now last but not least please do not shout or call out to any animals you may see out here on the reserve as it may just spook or scare them this does include animal noises as well as whistling some of the animals here on the reserve do have a little bit more intense by hearing than us as humans. Just trying to make sure we're being respectful guests in their environment.

Now the first animal we are going to see today is going to be to the right-hand side. Now this is going to be an okapi. It's going to be hanging kind of behind those trees as well as that park back there. Now the okapi, they do have those stripedped hind legs but despite having those striped hind legs they have no relations to zebras. In fact they will be the closest known relative to giraffes. Now this is due to their skull-like structure as well as prehensile tongue. What's really cool about the Okapi is that it's one of the first animals you get to see when you come into the reserve which I think is really cool because they were also founded in 1901.

Which is the same year that Walt Disney was born. I think it's really cool that it's one of the first animals you get to see here at Disney's Animal Kingdom. From the Walt Disney Reserve. To the left hand side you are going to see that black rhino. Now the black rhino is the smallest species of rhino out here on the reserve. They can weigh about 3,000 pounds at full adulthood. To the right hand side you can see a female greater kudu and then a bongo as well. Got a few more bongo here in the bushes to the left hand side.

Now these greater kudu and the bongo are kind of referred to as the ghost of the forest. That is due to the stripes that they have along their back and their spine. Now these stripes kind of do act as camouflage for those animals, helping them blint into the bushes and the thickets, giving them a little bit better protection. Now the way that I was able to tell that those were greater green or two females is because they don't have any antlers. How about show fans, my friends? How many first-time riders do I have on board today?

First-time Spartan riders. Dang it, I don't want to meet my Joel. Do it anyway. Great, me too. As they say in high school musical, we're all in this together. Thank you. Alrighty, everybody to the right hand side. You might be able to catch a glimpse of those pink-backed pelicans. It's going to be a gray pelican off to the right hand side.

Now yes, those pelicans may be gray and named after pink but that is because they have that pink patch of feathers underneath their wings. That pink patch of feathers is going to be a great indicator of when mating season has occurred because those pink feathers will become more brighter and more vibrant. So left hand side that's going to be a bloat of hippopotamuses. Is it too early to start singing, I want a hippopotamus for Christmas? Now hippopotamuses can hold their breath for about eight minutes at a time. Now they're going to pretty much sleep fully submerged under the water. Now they can't or they won't wake up every eight minutes to take a breath.

They will subconsciously just rise to the surface, take a breath and sink all the way back down to the bottom of the river. Hi guys, I got a little bit of pop quiz question for you. True or false, hippos can swim? False. False. The answer is false. Hippos really don't know how to swim.

I thought I just know how to kind of tread the surface. So you can see I'm pretty much walking or running throughout the river. But they don't really swim. They may look like they're swimming but it kind of looks a little bit funnier honestly. The hippos are very territorial creatures. They like their space and they like protecting their own space. So they're very careful about their space. They're very careful about their space. They're very careful about their space.

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When a dog wags its tail it makes it super excited and happy. But when a hippo wags its tail, that sometimes means it is angry and it doesn't like what is going on around them. I thought it was when they wiggle their ears. No, as the trees do start to open up around us, we will be heading into the savanna. Now, savanna is the largest ecosystem out here on the Harambee Wildland Preserve,

as well as in Africa. I'm gonna take a look to your right-hand side. You're gonna see that kind of upside-down, barren-looking tree. Well, that is a baobab tree. Baobab's main goal is to protect and give all the animals up here on the savannah by recreation because sometimes water sources here on the savannah are very hard to find. Inside of that bark and that barrel are hundreds of gallons of water that the animals here on the savannah stand do have access to it by simply poking a hole in that bark and that barrel and kind of drinking out any water that they may need.

Just kind of like we use a straw in a juice box. Now the baobab tree's nickname is known as the upside down tree as well as the tree of life which I hear there's a pretty good example of at the front of the park. That one's got leaves on it which is really cool. So a wild tree is going to be leafless about nine months out of the year. That is to make sure it is holding and storing as enough water as possible. Guys look I see a few different animals out in the distance. I'm going to see if we can tread our way a little bit further into the span of get a little bit closer look. Oh two different animals I'm seeing over there actually three but you see the

ankole cattle on the far right side but that great animal that's the wildebeest and the one that's black and white that's a Hartspin Mountain Zebra the mountain zebras are one of three species of zebra in the world now here's a really important question what do you think zebras are? Black with white stripes or white with black stripes? Actually gonna depend on the species of zebra that you're talking about. So since we are specifically talking about these hard-spin mountain zebras, once you get closer you'll be able to see that black nose that they have. That black nose is an indicator that they're gonna be black with white stripes. that they're going to be black with white stripes.

If not all zebras want white stripes, just specifically those hard to mountain zebras. Not all zebras are also going to have stripe patterns that are unique to each zebra, just like our human fingerprints. To the left hand side, these are going to be the anpoly cattle. Now the anpoly cattle do have these really big horns on the top of their head. Now it looks like they're super duper heavy, but in comparison to the rest of their body, they're actually very lightweight because of the honey-like construction that's found inside of them. Now set to the right hand side, you can see that herd of wildebeest. Now a herd of wildebeest is referred to as a confusion.

Now nobody really knows why wildebeest are referred to as a confusion which that on its own is a bit confusing. Now once a year wildebeest will travel in what is known as the wildebeest great migration. It's going to take place over about a thousand miles across the plains of Africa and Santa. About 1.5 million wildebeest will join in. They will be searching for their new habitat during that journey. And during the wildebeest grade migration, they can go about five days without any water. Now their bodies are meant to sustain this amount of time without any hydration. But human bodies, not so much for in front of the swimming pool.

So they are staying nice and well hydrated out there. And the wildebeest on the left hand side. And what let me say love to stampede. Once one wildebeest starts running, the few will follow in two. Two different animals coming up on the right hand side. And let's stop in the distance. The bigger of the two, now that's an elin. They're gonna get to be about six feet at the shoulder.

Smaller of the two, the almond, that kind of looks like s'mores. Now that is going to be the springbok. Now the springbok is the smallest antelope out here on the Harambee Wild I've preserved. The springbok get their name from kind of the crocking springing motion that they make when they are jumping throughout the air.

Sorry for the little giggle I just had this stifle. I love when I come around the corner and the giraffes are kind of almost splitting their legs over here to eat from the bush. Now they do eat pretty much all day every day, about 21 hours on average. I like to eat so much with help from their prehensile tongue. A prehensile tongue is pretty much the size of a human floor. I'm about 16 to 18 inches long. I can't see this photo. I'm not really sure why they're referred to as tower. It's not like they're tall or anything. In fact, they're actually 20 feet tall at full adulthood. Now newborn giraffes will be about six feet right

from birth. Those newborn giraffes will also have a six foot free fall to the ground. That is due to the fact that female giraffe are going to give birth standing up. Those newborn giraffes will also be able to walk, run, and stand for the first hour of birth. Anybody know the difference between the two species of giraffes? Besides their cousins, anybody know the difference?

It's going to be their spot pattern. Those besides giraffes have more of a rough, jagged edge kind of spots. The cousins are going to have more smooth bed spots. Now you can see a few African elephants off to the left hand side, but I wanna point out the puncture holes in the baobab tree to the right hand side. It's a pretty good up close view of that baobab tree.

See all those puncture holes and how those animals, like elephants, are able to have access to that water. I got a herd of African elephants just off to the left hand side. I'm gonna stop here, because this is pretty much the best view we're gonna get of them because of all the high off to the left-hand side. I'm going to stop here because this is pretty much the best view we're going to get of them

because of all the high bushes that we see. Oh, buddy, make sure you're remain seated. Thank you. Now, as you can see, they do have kind of that tan discoloration on their back. Now, that's nothing to worry about. In fact, that's actually completely normal. That's just sand and dirt that they kind of sprayed along their back. Sand and dirt is kind of going to act as a sunscreen or a moisturizer to those elephants, helping regulate their body temperatures.

Now another way that those midrashic creatures are able to keep their body temperatures nice and cool, especially during the hot summer months here on the savannah, is by flapping their ears. Inside of their ears are thousands of blood vessels that help them regulate their body temperature by about 15 degrees. And on the left hand side, that is the greater flamingo. The main difference between greater flamingos and lesser flamingos simply has to do with their beak.

Greater flamingos are going to have more black on their beak and lesser flamingos are going to kind of have more just of a pink build. Now the Brayder flamingo are going to be the lightest shade of flamingo. This is due to the fact that they are not naturally born with pink feathers. In fact, their feathers are going to become pinker over time. This is due to the amount of shrimp that they will consume. In shrimp there is a protein referred to as beta carotene. Beta carotene is kind of what is going to give their feathers that pink color. Now it's not going to dry their feathers pink throughout their life only to an extent pretty much the majority of their life.

Now since we did cross through that red clay we have entered white rhino territory. Now white rhino is very very munchousctious creature. They do run super fast. About 30 miles per hour. Let's see if we can find any. I don't see any. You guys see any yet? Maybe we'll see some around the corner. Now those white rhinos, they do use that mud wall you will see opposite the left hand side.

That mud wall kind of acts as a splash pad or a kiddie pool for them. They will roll around in that mud, coating themselves with that brown liquid. And the mud to them will kind of act as a sunscreen and moisturizer, but more importantly a natural bug repellent. Right up there, just the left hand side. Have you taken a look at us, actually? That's going to be a cheetah. Can you spot it? The cheetah is going to be one of the fastest land animals. That is because they are going to be able to run about 60 miles per hour in just under three seconds.

They are able to run so fast with help from their non-retractable claws meaning that their claws are out 24-7 helping them dig into the ground, have a little better traction and agility. Now those cheetahs they do have two spots or their bodies full of spots but they also have two stripes on their bodies most people are not aware of. These stripes do go from the bottom of their eyelid all the way down their snout to the tip top of their nose. These stripes will act kind of as sunglasses or eye walk and athletes on board helping protect their eyes and their eyesight against the harsh rays of the savannah sun. A lot of people do believe that cheetahs are considered to be big cats but they are not. That is due to the fact that they cannot roar. In fact, they can only kind of make a chirping or a chipping noise. Now typically to the left hand side... Oh, I hear it.

Where are you at? Yeah, I hear you. Oh, there you are. There he is. Hi, bud. How loud is the email, lion? That word could actually be heard about five miles away. Pretty intimidating word.

Now, that male is actually going to stay with the rest of the pride when those females do go hunting at night. They're going to keep a watchful eye on everything, making sure everybody is nice and well taken care of. Like I said, those females will hunt at night, meaning they are not turmoil hunters. So typically lions are going to sleep all throughout the day, about 16 to 20 hours a day. That's about the part of the day that you have to see them wait. On the right hand side we are going to have the waterbuck. The waterbuck, they have one of the really coolest protection tactics I've seen in the world.

A lot of the animals out here on the savannah, they do migrate, but those waterbucks are pretty much going to stay in the same area throughout their entire lifespan. That is due because they love to be around the water. They just don't have water in their name for funsies. Now water bugs, again, situate themselves around water. That way, if any predators, like those lions who aren't the biggest fans of water can kind of sneak up on them. They can walk themselves out into the middle of the water that way they're nice and well protected because they know that the lions won't touch them if they are hanging out in the water. Now we are headed out of the Savannah and making our way into our next picos which is

going to be Magadi Glen. Now Magadi Glen is home to our warden up here on the Nave Wilderness Reserve. While it is home to the warden, this is where he keeps a watchful eye on everything. This is where his post is. It's also going to be home to the Nigerian Dwarf Goats. Looks like we're going to be one of the last guests to actually see the dwarf goats today. Now these Nigerian dwarf goats are only going to get to be about 3 feet at full adulthood. Yeah, I know, I know, it's a great day today!

But they produce a very rich nutritious milk that will be gathered up by those farmers and those villagers. And in return those farmers and those villagers will keep those Nigerian farmers and those villagers who will keep those Nigerian Dwarf goats nice and safe and free from any harm. Just like how the warden is doing out here on the reserve. Oh, bumpy terrain everybody. It's like the worst part right there. Alrighty friends, now unfortunately our journey here on the reserve is slowly coming to a close. Right here on the reserve, at Disney's Animal Kingdom as well as Walt Disney World property,

there's our main goal to protect everybody, all the animals here on the reserve, as well as those still in the wild with help from the Sea Conservation Fund. Now the Sea Conservation Fund was founded in 1997, just one year prior to Disney's Animal Kingdom opening its gates for the very first time. Now the Conservation Fund is used for a whole bunch of different things, but the top main three things are gonna be conservation education, not critically endangered species,

like those black and white rhinos, the rehabilitation of sick or four injured animals, we can stop attacking them by cleaning plastic out of water habitat. We're going to give them a little bit of a challenge this afternoon, my friends. I want you to go out there and recycle about ten pieces of recyclable material within the next 24 hours. Making sure that these items do end up in the correct disposable area and not out in the wild where they can be harmful to the animals that live there but these items kind of do include paper plastic and aluminum these animals they don't get to speak up for themselves so us as humans know to be their biggest advocates and speak up for them doing what's right for those animals now friends here in rome we do not like to say goodbye as it

is far too sad and far too final. So we like to say which means to go well and go wild, but not too wild. Make sure you're starting together everything that you brought on board with you, that does include everyone. Now if you do leave somebody behind, that's a-okay. They're just gonna be the next safari driver

out here on the reserve. Now everybody on the right hand side of the truck, please wash your hands, arms, feet, that was fantastic timing. That was amazing. That was great. I mean, we basically had a truck tour ourselves. It was just us and a small family behind us, which I'm sure you heard. But, my goodness, the animal sightings were great.

We got a roar. We got a roar. We got a lion coming out at the end of the day. It was fantastic. So, well, that was worth it, guys. So thanks for sticking around. And I think we're going to mosey on out of here. Park is officially closed now. Mosey or out of here. Park is officially closed now.

Mosey or aka be forced out. One of the two. If they don't brush us out, we'll just go voluntarily. We will go well. We will go well. Quaharini. Asante Sana. Everything.

Bananas and everything. Hakuna Matata. Everything else. As always, guys, thank you so much for hanging out with us today and until the next time we will see you on another walk about the world

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