Monthly Archives: April, 2010
Warthog crossing
I learned a few warthog facts from our guide. the upraised tail is so that offspring can easy follow mom. And warthogs frequently feed by “walking” on their front “elbows.” They actually have pads on their elbows from having them bent and grazing.
Sidestepping elephant
This is the one elephant that really didn’t seem comfortable with us. it side-stepped out in front of our vehicle with its ears out and relatively small eyes on us the whole time.
Elephant crossing
We saw just as many elephants on the land portion of our safari in Chobe National Park in Botswana as we did along the river. Considering it wasn’t the dry season we were amazed at how much wildlife we saw.
Close Encounters
I bought a new camera for the trip knowing that i’d want some really good quality images. I bought a digital SLR and a 28-200mm lens. This picture was shot at under 60 mm… Essentially what you would see with the naked eye.
Left handed elephant
according to our guide, elephants are right and left handed like people are. As a result, they wear the tusk on their dominant side more than on the other side.
Drinking elephant
We watched as the elephants took water in their trunk and then put it in their mouth. I wonder if the water tasted boogery that way.
Boating close to elephants
i intentionally shot a number of photos that show humans around the wildlife we saw so you can see how close we were able to get to the wildlife.
Our first elephant sighting
I was really glad to have a 16 gig SD card because i shot so many pictures if you look through them sometimes it looks like stop-motion animation!
Impalas
We were told a few times that Impala are the “McDonald’s of Africa” not only because there are many of them and they are eaten frequently… but also because there is an “M” pattern on their butt.
Hippos
We spent a good deal of time watching hippos. Only once did one open its mouth on this portion of the trip and Jordan was quick enough to capture it. But i really liked how this one had propped its head on the back of another.
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