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Africa » Zimbabwe
May 19th 2013
Published: June 17th 2017
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Geo: -15.9165, 29.4625This morning we left the camp at 6am and drove to Long Pool. We had planned to do a walk. We parked and began walking. I was cautious of walking because we had no rifle and there were many dangerous animals around! Within seconds of getting out of the car I could see more than a dozen hippos in the water. The hippos were all staring at us. The bank was high, which made it see... Read Full Entry



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26 Game Path26 Game Path
26 Game Path
A game path created and used by hippos.
27 Hippos27 Hippos
27 Hippos
Lots and lots of hippos.
29 Waterbuck29 Waterbuck
29 Waterbuck
A herd of waterbuck.
30 Knobbly30 Knobbly
30 Knobbly
A knobbly tree trunk.
31 Thinning Out31 Thinning Out
31 Thinning Out
Long Pool is finally thinning out.
32 Running32 Running
32 Running
A large herd of impalas running away from us.
33 Antelopes33 Antelopes
33 Antelopes
Imapalas and waterbucks on the other side of Long Pool.
35 Testing35 Testing
35 Testing
Paul and Francois testing the water to decide where we should cross.
36 Elephants 36 Elephants
36 Elephants
A couple of elephants reaching up to eat leaves.
37 Long Pool37 Long Pool
37 Long Pool
Another view of Long Pool.
38 Swampy38 Swampy
38 Swampy
Swampy terrain next to Long Pool.
39 Elephant39 Elephant
39 Elephant
One lonely elephant that we observed as we stood behind a few trees.
40 Swampy40 Swampy
40 Swampy
Many baboons looking for food among the swampy plants.
41 Swampy41 Swampy
41 Swampy
Baboons and birds looking for food.
44 Amazing44 Amazing
44 Amazing
The strangler fig looks pretty amazing and makes the tree's trunk much more interesting to look at!
45 Monkeys45 Monkeys
45 Monkeys
These monkeys were just a few metres away from me as I sat in my chair at out campsite.
46 Swimming46 Swimming
46 Swimming
The elephants swimming across the river.
47 Swimming47 Swimming
47 Swimming
The elephants swimming across the river.
48 Nearly There 48 Nearly There
48 Nearly There
The elephants are nearly on the other side of the river.
50 Elephant50 Elephant
50 Elephant
The last elephant just before it enters the water.
51 Getting Out51 Getting Out
51 Getting Out
The elephants getting out of the water.



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