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~ Before we returned to the safari van to continue the all-day game drive, I photographed a few examples of life near the Tana River. Smaller organisms are intrinsically delicate, surviving through wariness, specialized adaptations and camouflage. Reptiles scaling exposed stone faces are impressive, as they effortlessly skitter along as if gravity were no more than a myth. Small insects alighting on seed heads occupy a minute niche yet are no less wonderfully formed than a full-grown male elephant. Datura metel's adaptability was shown by a small specimen blooming low to the soil adjacent to the river.