Serengeti's warthogs are shy They run when we try to drive by. Their tails we do see As they run and they flee I'd love to look one in the eye.   Warthogs eat on their knees and are most often spotted running away with their tails in the air. They spend the night in burrows that have been made by other animals. Usually they back into the holes so that they'll be ready to act if they are attacked by predators.
	The vultures circle the hill Flying, awaiting a kill. When cheetah is through The vultures eat too Ripping the flesh with their bill.   Vultures can be seen circling the sky looking for a meal. They are scavengers, finishing off the kills of others. Once they spot a kill, they swoop down and land nearby. Then the waiting begins. More vultures appear and wait patiently for the predator to leave its kill. Then they greedily take their turn.
Giraffes, zebras and wildebeest Are enjoying a morning feast. They munch and they chew And stroll along too Fearing lions and other beasts.   Wildebeest and zebras are grazers or grass eaters. They often eat the new growth that appears after a grass fire. Giraffes are browsers, eating herbs, bushes and trees. Grazing and browsing animals seem to know when a predator is not actually hunting and so they continue with their own eating, unless the predator gets too close for comfort.
	There once was a tsetse named Sue Who tried to feast on a gnu. Its tail it did sway It flicked Sue away So Sue feasted on one of our crew.   Tsetse flies can carry sleeping sickness. They are longer than regular flies and buzz like mosquitoes. They are able to bite through your clothes. Wild animals, such as the gnu or wildebeest, have built up a resistance to the disease but humans and cattle have not. Since the Maasai don't use areas with tsetses for grazing their cattle, those areas are left untouched for the wild animals.