点评:We finally made it to Samburu National Reserve last month, and it lived up to every promise. The moment we entered, a reticulated giraffe crossed the road right in front of our jeep, those patchwork patterns are unreal up close. Later that afternoon, our guide spotted a Grevy’s zebra herd grazing by the Ewaso Ng’iro River; the narrow stripes and big round ears make them stand out from the plains kind. We also tracked a family of beisa oryx with their long, spear-straight horns glinting in the sun. The real thrill came at dusk when a Somali ostrich strutted past, neck feathers fluffed like a blue scarf. Topping it off, we watched gerenuk on tiptoes nibbling acacia leaves no other antelope can reach. Samburu delivered the Special Five in one unforgettable day—worth every bumpy kilometer.
翻译:上个月,我们终于抵达了桑布鲁国家保护区,它果然不负众望。刚一进入保护区,一只网纹长颈鹿就从我们吉普车前穿过马路,近距离观察,它身上斑驳的花纹简直美得令人难以置信。当天下午晚些时候,我们的向导在埃瓦索恩吉罗河边发现了一群格雷维斑马在吃草;它们细长的条纹和圆圆的大耳朵使它们与平原斑马截然不同。我们还追踪到了一群贝萨羚羊,它们笔直的长角在阳光下闪闪发光。真正的惊喜出现在黄昏时分,一只索马里鸵鸟昂首阔步地走过,脖子上的羽毛蓬松得像一条蓝色的围巾。更令人惊喜的是,我们还看到了长颈羚踮着脚尖,啃食着其他羚羊够不着的金合欢树叶。桑布鲁在令人难忘的一天里,让我们看到了“五大奇观”——每一公里颠簸的路程都值回票价。