Safari: Chobe Day 4
We had time for one more morning drive though Chobe before we had to catch our plane to our next camp. So, we set out after a quick breakfast.
The day started out much more promising than our nearly fruitless quest yesterday for elephants – when first thing we found a family.
And further into the park, we found a herd of kudu.
And a trio of giraffees
The trend of more and more impala babies continued, too.
We saw something new – some banded mongoose:
Down another road, we found this guy just hanging out – resting his neck in the crook of a tree.
Mike, our guide, was a little concerned that he might be stuck, but when we got a little closer, he dislodged and moved on. Sorry guy! Didn’t mean to disturb your rest.
And then…and THEN…we turned another corner, and our guide spied this:
A newborn impala. And by “newborn”, I mean a few minutes old. We parked, waited, and watched – hoping to catch this baby’s first steps.
Until finally it made steps toward mama.
It tried to nurse, but mama seemed to be a bit new at the whole thing, too. She stepped away the first few times, cleaning baby. Eventually baby got in a few drinks, and we headed off.
We took the long way out of the park, on one last quest for elephants, which paid off big.
Including this little one:
And we looked over the river and saw this:
So many elephants!
Finally, we had to get to the airport to catch our flight to our next camp. But on the way, we spied one last treat – a pile of sleeping wild dogs.
And then Mike dropped us at the Kasane airport – leaving us with one of the agents who walked us through catching our flight.