Other Wildlife
There were just so many wild animals that we saw in the various National Parks. On this page is a collection of photos of the various animals not shown in the other Wildlife pages.
Botswana 2018 Photos:
These two Giraffes on the right ended up head-butting each other. Most giraffes would wander away as soon as they noticed us.
In the Kharma Sanctuary I only managed one decent photo of a Rhino at the maximum zoom of my camera.
The Water Buffalo appeared very docile with the birds eating the annoying tics off their hide & ears. The photos of this buffalo were taken on the banks of the Chobe river in Chobe National Park.
None of the birds seemed worried that the Buffalo might accidently trample them
Notice the bird cleaning out the Buffalo’s ear ….
…. until the Buffalo flicked it away!
We saw this group of African Wild Dogs on the side of the road in Moremi. They are now an endangered species – only about 5,000 left in existence.
For such large animals I had great difficulty getting any decent photos of Hippos – usually it was just the eyes & ears poking up out of the water. When we were camping in the Okavango Delta Ann was disturbed in the middle of the night by a hippo wandering close to our tent. Luckily it was not too curious.
We only saw this one Warthog at a distance in Chobe. The tusks are apparently very effective.
Bushpigs are nocturnal and we saw many by the roadside in Chobe town when returning from late excursions. However we did come across one group foraging in the daytime, hence these photos.
We saw Wildebeest close up on our walking safari in the Okavango Delta
Like Zebra, Wildebeest are very cautious creatures keeping their distance from us. Sorry, but I still think they are ugly.
Crocodiles were very difficult to spot as they don’t move much. A fascinating tit-bit of information about crocodiles is that in times of scarce food they can slow down their metabolism so that they can last for over 2 years without food. All the crocodiles we saw were on the banks of the Chobe River.
The geese were not bothered by this sunbathing crocodile
Sleeping? ….
….No awake & ready to pounce
We saw this water monitor on the banks of the Chobe River. It was very large, about 1.5m long.
Vervet Monkeys were very playful & cute
We came across this group of Mongooses in Chobe National Park. I initially thought they were meerkats & so was not surprised to learn that they are closely related.
A small spotted frog in the Okavango Delta
A Tortoise crossing our path in Chobe National Park
A Puff Adder
Tree Squirrels – cute
A Lizzard in our lodge in Nata
