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Johannesburg to Maun | Moremi and the Khwai River, Botswana | Savuti Depression | Chobe River | Victoria Falls | Cape Town

Savuti Depression

From Khwai, we moved north to the Savuti Depression, an arid region in Botswana that formerly had a river and swamp, but an earthquake diverted the river and dried up the swamp. The area is now home to a pride of lions famous for hunting elephants.
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A village between Khwai and Savuti
A village between Khwai and Savuti		 Round houses typical of the area
Round houses typical of the area		 This yellow-billed hornbill mocked us from a tree as we ate lunch.
This yellow-billed hornbill mocked us from a tree as we ate lunch.		 An energetic kudu running in the dried-up riverbed
An energetic kudu running in the dried-up riverbed
Male lion from the Savuti Pride
Male lion from the Savuti Pride		 A bull elephant washes at one of the few waterholes in the area
A bull elephant washes at one of the few waterholes in the area		 An elephant scratches its rear end on a tree
An elephant scratches its rear end on a tree		 A group of bull elephants jostle for access to a small waterhole
A group of bull elephants jostle for access to a small waterhole
Klipspringers on a kopje
Klipspringers on a kopje		 Young impala
Young impala		 One of the Savuti Pride males
One of the Savuti Pride males		 Collection of Savuti Pride lions
Collection of Savuti Pride lions
A mother lion chases one of her cubs
A mother lion chases one of her cubs		 A lioness sits on her cubs to make them behave
A lioness sits on her cubs to make them behave		 Playful lion cubs
Playful lion cubs		 One lion cub plays with a sibling
One lion cub plays with a sibling
Two lionesses
Two lionesses		 A lion cub stalks near a waterhole
A lion cub stalks near a waterhole
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