Early sunrise
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Bachelor Lechwe
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The "Happy" termite mount
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Back light on the tall grass
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The baobab on the very left !
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Crowned Lapwing
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Wattled Crane, note the red peppercorn like wart at the base of the bill
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Looks rickety but it held !
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The Sausage tree
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A very brief glimpse of a leopard
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Hamerkop
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This is the left-over water hole in which the hamerkop (look for a small bird) was fishing
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Fish eagle eating a bird (small piece of meat on his beak)
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Barely high as the grass !
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His bigger sister
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Not easy to nurse-and-walk
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"Mom ! I want milk, I am thirsty !"
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Still covered in lanugo
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Hop hop...
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"It's too high !"
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"And going in front does not work either :("
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Persistence is key for subsistence
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Yum !!!
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Strong foreskin !
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The fly
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A little tear
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I have great admiration for elephant feet! Support so much weight and no cracks ! But this guy would benefit from a visit to the nail salon !
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Furry crus helix !
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A kiss
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Busy, busy !
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The beautiful resort !
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