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"African massage" it's called, riding the 4WD truck across the bumpy sands |
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Most of this was along the Chobi river and marshland |
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No swimming |
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A Monitor; ugly critter |
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The usual impala |
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Waiting for lunch |
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River tour boat |
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A striped kudu or possibly something else (I'm at an oyster bar in Port Vendres, France, and don't have my African animal guide handy) |
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Impalas are especially predator-wary, and the baboons prefer their company |
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When feeding, baboons always appoint a sentinel to keep an eye on things |
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There he is |
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With a friend |
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Of course, baboons are not all brilliance; here's one picking through elephant droppings for undigested morsels |
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The birds are not impressed |
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Nor is Mr. Croc |
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Note the bird exploring the gash on the hippo; a little croc in the background |
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Peaceable kingdom |
I'm assuming you were using a good telephoto lens. I wouldn't want to be too close to some of these critters!
ReplyDeleteI love that you were at an oyster bar in France while posting about animals from your African safari. Could there be a more world traveler sentence?!? :)
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