There is little reward for slowness, old age, or distraction from what surrounds you…… as they say, the devil will (or his colleagues) will take the hindmost…..
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
The vast plain…. Almost desert except for the swamp. To think that this was once filled with acacia trees that have now been completely stripped by the elephants brings home what over population of any species (including our own) ultimately means. Now the elephants (along with the hippos, antelope, birds, etc.) are essentially 100% dependent on this swamp (the thin green line in the middle)…..
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Enjoying a quiet day in the world’s biggest salad bar—with a flock of groupies watching for whatever else gets stirred up…..
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The herd goes by without a rumble but rather a soft hush of repeated padding rather than thuds of big feet on big bodies…..
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The pace of the herd picks up dramatically as they approach the swamp after a night in the very dry (and essentially food-less) high ground…. They are hungry and, more than that, they are thirsty. They ate, bathed, drank, and went about 6 feet deep in the water…..
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Entering the swamp for the day….
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These huge feet supporting this huge body make almost no sound as they walk. At night when they walk around our tent, we cannot hear their feet–we hear their breathing!!!
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Their eyes are not just views into their souls, they are like fingerprints, each different and expressive…..
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The Malachite Kingfisher…. So much beauty in such a small bird (about 3 inches tall)!
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The view from the lodge of our cabin-tent below.
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