20 October 2015
Even though
this morning we were spoiled with sightings of lions and hyenas, it was a
baboon baby that was today's highlight. The little one wasn't older than a week
tops and was getting to know the big world. Once he strayed to close to a male
baboon having breakfast and after a growl he ran back to mommy and hid behind
her arm. He was so adorable, upturning little stones, digging in the dirt and playing
with elephant poo that was bigger than himself. But the best was when he tried
to climb in mommy. It is a skill that needs a little more developing as most
times he did not succeed. The one time he actually got on top, he fell over on
the other side. It had us bursting out with laughter, but we couldn't help
ourselves. It was the cutest thing we saw so far this safari!
Our second
highlight was seeing elephants swimming in the dam. We had missed most of the
herd in the water but they were still feeding nearby. Two stragglers however
did not want to get out and continued playing around. It looked like they had
so much fun! They were snorkeling, spraying water and pushing each other over.
It made us jealous and wanting to go swimming too as it was a very hot day.
After watching three more bulls arrive we decided it was time for a rest and
maybe a dip in the pool at the lodge so we returned back to camp.
Other animals
seen were hippos, a crocodile, kudus, bushbucks, many warthogs, steenboks,
waterbucks, zebras, a tree squirrel, giraffes, lots more elephants, hyenas,
lions, herds of buffalos, vervet monkeys and impalas.
Birds included a
red-crested korhaan, black collared barbet, black headed oriole, brown hooded
kingfisher, brown headed parrots, a goliath heron, hooded vultures, white
backed vultures, african fish eagle, bateleurs flying over and tawny eagles.
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