Please note: the photos in this post are a bit fuzzy because of the program I used to upload my blog post from my iPad. You can click on each photo for a clearer view.
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Things started slowly this morning, as we searched for lions, which are difficult to find. We saw lots of nice specimens of umbrella acacia (above) and this running warthog:
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A lilac breasted arola:
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And then Sophiso tracked us to a recent kill of a wildebeest, probably by lions. Two hyena and a jackal were eating the remains:
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We were mesmerized by the sound of chomping and cracking bones:
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Not the prettiest animals we have soon, but very interesting:
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The wildebeest ribcage:
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And jawbone:
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Kudu:
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Coffee break!
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We got very close to three rhinos:
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And then found a large group of giraffe:
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A small herd of Cape Buffalo:
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Wildebeest and impala:
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Sausage tree,so named because it has seed pods that look like huge sausages on strings:
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Hippos sunning on the sand bar:
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Check out the baby. Our guide said he was probably only a few months old, and he stayed close to mama.
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These two, a male (left) and a female, had reached some sort of an impasse and were very vocal about it:
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We started off our last afternoon safari with some zebra:
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Giraffe loped in front of us across the road:
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And then a call came through on the radio that a group of lions had been spotted. It was 3 lionesses and 4 cubs. We were able to get very close to them.
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The cub on the far right is a male, and the others are female, according to our guide:
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Look at these huge feet!
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Two cubs nursing:
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Mama and baby rhino:
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The Americans with Sofiso:
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Our last animal spotted tonight was a leopard. By then it was dark, so he was illuminated with a spotlight and headlights, and I only got his back:
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We had a full moon to guide us home:
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Things started slowly this morning, as we searched for lions, which are difficult to find. We saw lots of nice specimens of umbrella acacia (above) and this running warthog:
A lilac breasted arola:
And then Sophiso tracked us to a recent kill of a wildebeest, probably by lions. Two hyena and a jackal were eating the remains:
We were mesmerized by the sound of chomping and cracking bones:
Not the prettiest animals we have soon, but very interesting:
The wildebeest ribcage:
And jawbone:
Kudu:
Coffee break!
We got very close to three rhinos:
And then found a large group of giraffe:
A small herd of Cape Buffalo:
Wildebeest and impala:
Sausage tree,so named because it has seed pods that look like huge sausages on strings:
Hippos sunning on the sand bar:
Check out the baby. Our guide said he was probably only a few months old, and he stayed close to mama.
These two, a male (left) and a female, had reached some sort of an impasse and were very vocal about it:
We started off our last afternoon safari with some zebra:
Giraffe loped in front of us across the road:
And then a call came through on the radio that a group of lions had been spotted. It was 3 lionesses and 4 cubs. We were able to get very close to them.
The cub on the far right is a male, and the others are female, according to our guide:
Look at these huge feet!
Two cubs nursing:
Mama and baby rhino:
The Americans with Sofiso:
Our last animal spotted tonight was a leopard. By then it was dark, so he was illuminated with a spotlight and headlights, and I only got his back:
We had a full moon to guide us home: