After seeing Chobe we went back into Zimbabwe and headed to the Ivory Lodge in Hwange National Park. Ivory Lodge is one of my very most favorite places to be, it's just so calm and peaceful and has all the animals right around you.
Of course we saw some zebras, and they are just pretty to look at.
The day before we got there, our guide, Dume (doo-mae), was on a drive with some other people, when all of the sudden they saw a lion hiding in the grass. It was hunting a giraffe that was nearby, so they kinda stayed in between the lion and giraffe to get the best view. The lion went off and stopped trying to get to the griaffe. So the lion went another way and somehow there was a warthog around and it caught the lion off guard and stuck it's two tusks into the lions' side. Well the lion wasn't going to take that, so it pretty much killed the warthog, didn't eat it but taught it and other warthogs a lesson. The lion went off still injured, we never got to see it. But we were able to see the remains, or what was left after the vultures fed, of the warthog.
Pretty bird.
Pretty giraffe.
Ever wondered what a giraffe looked like bending over to get a drink??
Well here you go!
Baby Zebra!!!
Lilac breasted roller, Botswana's national bird.
So we start leaving the Park, on our way back to the Lodge, when all of the sudden this big bull elephant comes through the trees. I think it scared us a little bit, but it was pretty cool.
Ally and Spencer with the elephant in the back.
Hey there elephant.
Then we continue on and a giraffe runs out in front of us!
Running to his friend.
6 comments:
The lilac breasted roller is very pretty :) And, yes. A bull elephant would have surprised me too.
Do you have to have your camera ready to point and shoot ALL the time? You've got some great pictures!
The Lilac breasted roller almost doesn't look real! Something about it's feathers and the colors. It almost looks like it's drawn for some reason. I know it's not, so I can't. stop. staring. Anyway, cool pics!
You tell this story as if it is an everyday thing...... Great pics!!!
One of our favorite moments! It is fun to read about it.
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