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Elephants for Africa
First stop in Hwange was the Painted Dog Conservation Project which protects and rehabilitates painted dogs. This is an endangered animal that we'd never heard of before, and which looks a lot like a dog, but actually is not related to it at all.
Next stop was the Hwange NP where the highlights were a lion guarding his dinner (an elephant which died of ...
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
... at a water hole. We decide to check out the kill to see who is eating and find jackal circling far out, but close in are the spotted hyena and they look very strong and hungry. We are told the hyena is nocturnal except when there is food....and locals think they harbor some witchcraft. Female hyenas lead, are bigger and eat first. The lion are still near the kill and every time the vultures try to dive in the lions go after ...
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Up early and off for a full day to visit a school, village and a family. But first we have to get there and the drive is through the park and if we see anything we will stop. We spy a red crested korhaan, the suicide bird that flies high and then falls down in a tumbling motion to impress the female.....who puffs her neck red to attract the male. Also saw a bateleur eagle and a kori bustard (the male puffed up for mating). We also see a ...
Travel - Lafupu Zambia to Hwange Zimbabwe
Up early for a nice breakfast inside and to planes to take off by 7 AM....morning air is cool and they can take more people in each plane as we head to Livingstone airport. Time to do a quick email at Livingstone (Droid with wi-fi) and then bus to Zambia Immigration to get passport stamped leaving the country. Then drive over Cecil Rhodes Victoria Falls Bridge with view of gorge. Amazing back-up of big trucks to ...
Elephants, Elephants and more Elephants
... to drop and then slowed pick up each one like eating candy. Elephants were tearing off branches and chewing on them to get the nutrients from under the bark. Strangely elephants were eating dirt to get the minerals from it. We were also fortunate to see lions. One on the first day and a pack of 4 on the second. They were lazing in the grass not being bothered by us. There were also many antelopes of various kind. We went on a night game drive. ...
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