![Department of Wildlife & National Parks, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765715.jZ6gigzJ.Botswana10410.jpg) Department of Wildlife & National Parks, Botswana |
![Chobe Safari Lodge, Kasane, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764990.TdGorlRN.Botswana10022.jpg) Chobe Safari Lodge, Kasane, Botswana |
![Chobe Safari Lodge - 4 stars](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765682.7nF4cSJh.Botswana10332.jpg) Chobe Safari Lodge - 4 stars |
![My repacement 80-400 lens rescued at the last minute from Zambian customs](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764991.uECkELIZ.Botswana10023.jpg) My repacement 80-400 lens rescued at the last minute from Zambian customs |
![The Germans on the Chobe River Cruise](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764992.EVB8Jf2e.Botswana10024.jpg) The Germans on the Chobe River Cruise |
![Nile Crocodile, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764993.QQHblZ4F.Botswana10029.jpg) Nile Crocodile, Chobe River |
![Nile Crocodile, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764994.fE2uqSCn.Botswana10030.jpg) Nile Crocodile, Chobe National Park |
![A monster, this one](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764995.8YoAPtdX.Botswana10035.jpg) A monster, this one |
![Nile Crocodile, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764996.OKMZSwLk.Botswana10037.jpg) Nile Crocodile, Chobe River |
![Crocodylus niloticus, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764997.bkfjDfiF.Botswana10039.jpg) Crocodylus niloticus, Chobe River |
![Elephant coming down to the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125764998.faQEvMaI.Botswana10043.jpg) Elephant coming down to the Chobe River |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765000.Kj46jBVT.Botswana10045.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765001.G0Q6gUqb.Botswana10048.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Chobe Elephant](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765002.ZPZKH5We.Botswana10049.jpg) Chobe Elephant |
![Kudu retreating from the river as the boat approaches](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765003.QYltByKp.Botswana10050.jpg) Kudu retreating from the river as the boat approaches |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765004.Q7fRarQq.Botswana10052.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant with large tusks eating](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765005.FZB6hiVd.Botswana10056.jpg) Elephant with large tusks eating |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765006.7mIZBtME.Botswana10059.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765008.h9jSK0zf.Botswana10060.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765009.gxAkDNmv.Botswana10061.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Medium-sized Nile Crocodile resting on the river bank, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765011.rQkNahUh.Botswana10064.jpg) Medium-sized Nile Crocodile resting on the river bank, Chobe |
![Chobe Riverfront, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765017.CD7PZ2JM.Botswana10072.jpg) Chobe Riverfront, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant wandering along the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765019.rZlQjipT.Botswana10074.jpg) Elephant wandering along the Chobe River |
![Elephants love to come to the Chobe River in the afternoon](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765022.bXhptR8T.Botswana10076.jpg) Elephants love to come to the Chobe River in the afternoon |
![Impala, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765024.5w13LAAW.Botswana10078.jpg) Impala, Chobe National Park |
![Crocodile, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765030.pTz97k6Q.Botswana10083.jpg) Crocodile, Chobe National Park |
![A large group of elephants ahead, Chobe Waterfront](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765028.rTOM06eu.Botswana10081.jpg) A large group of elephants ahead, Chobe Waterfront |
![Elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765032.TQYoh5s3.Botswana10086.jpg) Elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant in the Chobe River, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765034.beSHu8gp.Botswana10087.jpg) Elephant in the Chobe River, Botswana |
![Elephant in the river, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765042.R6y31ZIp.Botswana10095.jpg) Elephant in the river, Chobe National Park |
![Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765036.xdXiPSD9.Botswana10088.jpg) Chobe River |
![A pair of crocodiles, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765038.RdFH0qDQ.Botswana10091.jpg) A pair of crocodiles, Chobe National Park |
![Nile Crocodile, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765040.4rZPOgaB.Botswana10092.jpg) Nile Crocodile, Chobe National Park |
![Elephants walking along the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765044.emqQzu4D.Botswana10097.jpg) Elephants walking along the Chobe River |
![Large herd of elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765045.FkYDGaVq.Botswana10098.jpg) Large herd of elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Chobe elephant](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765046.WqWnQJEq.Botswana10099.jpg) Chobe elephant |
![Hippopotamus out of water during the day, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765047.MloUcoF9.Botswana10101.jpg) Hippopotamus out of water during the day, Chobe |
![Elephant and hippo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765048.1o4qTz6R.Botswana10103.jpg) Elephant and hippo, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765050.eRLIWtfT.Botswana10107.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765051.E13f6era.Botswana10108.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Hippo out of water, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765052.0jYRhDgw.Botswana10110.jpg) Hippo out of water, Chobe |
![Elephant and Hippo, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765053.YhG5R5Qb.Botswana10111.jpg) Elephant and Hippo, Chobe |
![Elephant and Hippo, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765054.5KouLmrl.Botswana10112.jpg) Elephant and Hippo, Chobe |
![Chobe River, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765056.TSKnN4sk.Botswana10114.jpg) Chobe River, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765057.YLS6S3il.Botswana10117.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Young elephant, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765058.oq2yPpGL.Botswana10119.jpg) Young elephant, Chobe |
![Chobe River, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765059.TPkMived.Botswana10121.jpg) Chobe River, Botswana |
![Papa elephant, mama elephant and little baby elephant](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765060.n10Mz2Uy.Botswana10123.jpg) Papa elephant, mama elephant and little baby elephant |
![Elephants with a baby, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765061.B2G2JYcn.Botswana10124.jpg) Elephants with a baby, Chobe National Park |
![Elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765063.nJHnCatC.Botswana10127.jpg) Elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765064.6bsZhd52.Botswana10129.jpg) Elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765065.2AxoGeHU.Botswana10130.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Chobe River with elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765066.BwHfd1lD.Botswana10131.jpg) Chobe River with elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765067.u54rHw1L.Botswana10132.jpg) Elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765068.gTQNAa1r.Botswana10133.jpg) Elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765069.EHXcJfzu.Botswana10135.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant with calf, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765070.GF8s2Z1a.Botswana10137.jpg) Elephant with calf, Chobe National Park |
![Elephants, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765072.rSrNTVUJ.Botswana10138.jpg) Elephants, Chobe National Park |
![Baby elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765075.bRx7eFdz.Botswana10141.jpg) Baby elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Baby elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765076.SO5rwQxW.Botswana10143.jpg) Baby elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephants by the Chobe River, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765077.JQdBq45Z.Botswana10144.jpg) Elephants by the Chobe River, Chobe National Park |
![Herd of hippos up on the banks of the Chobe River during the day](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765078.RI5T5gh5.Botswana10147.jpg) Herd of hippos up on the banks of the Chobe River during the day |
![Hippos heading for the water, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765079.19Bykckb.Botswana10148.jpg) Hippos heading for the water, Chobe National Park |
![Botswana10 149.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765080.FiiC3L5a.Botswana10149.jpg) Botswana10 149.jpg |
![Crocodile on the banks of the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765081.b8lQtElq.Botswana10151.jpg) Crocodile on the banks of the Chobe River |
![Hippopotamus, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765082.NdpTs76o.Botswana10153.jpg) Hippopotamus, Chobe National Park |
![Hippo standing in shallow water, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765083.SlyAi9Fe.Botswana10156.jpg) Hippo standing in shallow water, Chobe National Park |
![Hippos entering the river, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765084.8dShlOMS.Botswana10157.jpg) Hippos entering the river, Chobe National Park |
![Hippos on shore, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765087.2xSe1zxY.Botswana10159.jpg) Hippos on shore, Chobe National Park |
![Hippo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765088.y59zdbTX.Botswana10160.jpg) Hippo, Chobe National Park |
![Hippo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765094.M8rvjnLm.Botswana10165.jpg) Hippo, Chobe National Park |
![Hippos on shore, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765096.AYQQX5HQ.Botswana10166.jpg) Hippos on shore, Chobe National Park |
![Hippos, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765100.rX3xbOwR.Botswana10169.jpg) Hippos, Chobe National Park |
![Hippos, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765102.OK2GhuqX.Botswana10170.jpg) Hippos, Chobe National Park |
![An elephant giving a herd of hippos room as it passes by along the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765105.h9DVQT11.Botswana10171.jpg) An elephant giving a herd of hippos room as it passes by along the Chobe River |
![Hippo showing its teeth](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765107.Trw3ofCU.Botswana10172.jpg) Hippo showing its teeth |
![Hippo teeth](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765109.kZNque00.Botswana10172a.jpg) Hippo teeth |
![The hippo yawn is an aggressive display](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765112.ZzDdofNb.Botswana10173.jpg) The hippo "yawn" is an aggressive display |
![Hippo covered with birds](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765119.hx4JPMGr.Botswana10179.jpg) Hippo covered with birds |
![Hippo entering the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765122.0sm3qVnf.Botswana10182.jpg) Hippo entering the Chobe River |
![Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus) walking past a ball of elephant poo](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765125.dd4GdPHV.Botswana10184.jpg) Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus) walking past a ball of elephant poo |
![Elephants, Chobe Riverfront, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765628.lpNemoiG.Botswana10185.jpg) Elephants, Chobe Riverfront, Botswana |
![Elephant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765629.ajonS0EJ.Botswana10190.jpg) Elephant, Chobe National Park |
![Elephant munching on dried grass](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765630.IezW5cqn.Botswana10192.jpg) Elephant munching on dried grass |
![Nile monitor lizard, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765631.Im5knAIQ.Botswana10195.jpg) Nile monitor lizard, Chobe National Park |
![Varanus niloticus - Nile Monitor](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765635.BZhkydHG.Botswana10201.jpg) Varanus niloticus - Nile Monitor |
![Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) drying its wings](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765636.tZ0H8UqP.Botswana10205.jpg) Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) drying its wings |
![Egyptian geese on the shore of the Chobe River, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765637.XikYCCd7.Botswana10211.jpg) Egyptian geese on the shore of the Chobe River, Botswana |
![Egyptian goose in flight](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765638.w6B7syjH.Botswana10214.jpg) Egyptian goose in flight |
![Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) in flight, Chobe National Park, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765639.Y4FIQLKi.Botswana10215.jpg) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) in flight, Chobe National Park, Botswana |
![Land Rover of a mobile safari (Bushlore) driving the track along the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765640.7wmExJ8b.Botswana10216.jpg) Land Rover of a mobile safari (Bushlore) driving the track along the Chobe River |
![In Botswana, the Puku (Kobus vardonii) occurs only in Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765641.h9nzM1WG.Botswana10218.jpg) In Botswana, the Puku (Kobus vardonii) occurs only in Chobe National Park |
![Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus), Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765642.rvGshOEQ.Botswana10220.jpg) Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus), Chobe National Park |
![Cape Buffalo resting in the shade along the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765644.8S6fzU6Y.Botswana10227.jpg) Cape Buffalo resting in the shade along the Chobe River |
![Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), one of the Big 5](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765645.kolzlodT.Botswana10230.jpg) Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), one of the Big 5 |
![Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765646.Cg1K8k3U.Botswana10233.jpg) Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) |
![Hippos in the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765648.w7JQuBYQ.Botswana10240.jpg) Hippos in the Chobe River |
![Hippo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765649.5Fy7jBW5.Botswana10242.jpg) Hippo, Chobe National Park |
![Herd of giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765650.zc0bWMXO.Botswana10257.jpg) Herd of giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Egyptian geese, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765652.8qfmYV15.Botswana10260.jpg) Egyptian geese, Chobe National Park |
![African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) wading in the Chobe River, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765654.a7NRnazp.Botswana10265.jpg) African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) wading in the Chobe River, Botswana |
![Canoe with two polers on the Namibian side of the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765655.Op9h04tL.Botswana10268.jpg) Canoe with two polers on the Namibian side of the Chobe River |
![Great White Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos), Chobe National Park, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765656.HrTvUBty.Botswana10270.jpg) Great White Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos), Chobe National Park, Botswana |
![Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765657.2cTMopBB.Botswana10273.jpg) Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) |
![Hippo and crocodile resting together along the Chobe River, each unconcerned about the other](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765658.A4D1wUxe.Botswana10275.jpg) Hippo and crocodile resting together along the Chobe River, each unconcerned about the other |
![Hippos on a small island in the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765660.wFB3hBlr.Botswana10280.jpg) Hippos on a small island in the Chobe River |
![Herd of elephants walking along the Chobe River, late afternoon](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765662.qNbFD7Jt.Botswana10285.jpg) Herd of elephants walking along the Chobe River, late afternoon |
![Sunset over the Namibian side of the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765661.o41vjY7W.Botswana10283.jpg) Sunset over the Namibian side of the Chobe River |
![Hippo at Sunset, Chobe River, Botswana-Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765663.JexXwK6b.Botswana10288.jpg) Hippo at Sunset, Chobe River, Botswana-Namibia |
![Hippo at Sunset, Chobe River, Botswana-Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765664.x3N4yhvw.Botswana10289.jpg) Hippo at Sunset, Chobe River, Botswana-Namibia |
![Chobe River Sunset, Botswana-Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765665.48tre1lw.Botswana10292.jpg) Chobe River Sunset, Botswana-Namibia |
![Buffalo resting in the tall grass on an island in the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765666.fLmnNG5s.Botswana10296.jpg) Buffalo resting in the tall grass on an island in the Chobe River |
![Large Namibian houseboat, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765667.S4CGUuL9.Botswana10299.jpg) Large Namibian houseboat, Chobe River |
![Botswana flag on an island in the Chobe River that had been disputed with Namibia](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765668.2wWjfla7.Botswana10300.jpg) Botswana flag on an island in the Chobe River that had been disputed with Namibia |
![Sunset, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765669.968oWTdy.Botswana10303.jpg) Sunset, Chobe River |
![Sunset with a large tree on the Namibia side of the Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765671.hEPAZBoD.Botswana10308.jpg) Sunset with a large tree on the Namibia side of the Chobe River |
![Sunset, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765672.KYssYqLt.Botswana10312.jpg) Sunset, Chobe River |
![Sunset, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765673.mkwsdFQA.Botswana10314.jpg) Sunset, Chobe River |
![Sunset, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765674.jtByPJfe.Botswana10315.jpg) Sunset, Chobe River |
![Tour boat on the Chobe River at sunset](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765675.eKvLRjLd.Botswana10318.jpg) Tour boat on the Chobe River at sunset |
![Sunset with a tour boat, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765676.EZoDGm7W.Botswana10320.jpg) Sunset with a tour boat, Chobe River |
![Sunset, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765677.UwrW2W1e.Botswana10321.jpg) Sunset, Chobe River |
![Orange sunset with tall grass](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765679.WxdiZ2kN.Botswana10325.jpg) Orange sunset with tall grass |
![Until tomorrow....](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765680.45qIo91B.Botswana10327.jpg) Until tomorrow.... |
![Arriving back at the Chobe Safari Lodge after the afternoon cruise](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765681.93La0kJl.Botswana10329.jpg) Arriving back at the Chobe Safari Lodge after the afternoon cruise |
![Early start for the morning game drive](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765683.yJLGGrTg.Botswana10333.jpg) Early start for the morning game drive |
![The first hour was very cold and very disappointing - nothing seen](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765684.vKAT5JfA.Botswana10334.jpg) The first hour was very cold and very disappointing - nothing seen |
![Marabou stork wading along the Chobe Riverfront](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765685.B2xIsQEh.Botswana10340.jpg) Marabou stork wading along the Chobe Riverfront |
![Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765686.yC6nvoN9.Botswana10344.jpg) Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) |
![Marabou Stork, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765687.S201rwPm.Botswana10346.jpg) Marabou Stork, Chobe River |
![Early morning, Chobe River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765688.NPq33cHS.Botswana10348.jpg) Early morning, Chobe River |
![Driver got a call on the radio that a big male lion had been found](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765689.Xf2BS3wx.Botswana10349.jpg) Driver got a call on the radio that a big male lion had been found |
![King of the Beasts, a large male lion sunning himself on a cold morning](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765690.lrf9wDB6.Botswana10352.jpg) King of the Beasts, a large male lion sunning himself on a cold morning |
![Big male lion, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765691.dkOcXJ8d.Botswana10355.jpg) Big male lion, Chobe National Park |
![Every vehicle doing morning drives in this part of Chobe got the message about this lion](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765692.ZVSpsZeU.Botswana10356.jpg) Every vehicle doing morning drives in this part of Chobe got the message about this lion |
![Lion yawn - the sleep something like 20 hours a day](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765693.rGbLQ9Mo.Botswana10357.jpg) Lion yawn - the sleep something like 20 hours a day |
![Lion with a full mane, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765694.ViulQyfA.Botswana10359.jpg) Lion with a full mane, Chobe National Park |
![Lion in the early morning sun, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765695.T3GWQe9g.Botswana10361.jpg) Lion in the early morning sun, Chobe National Park |
![Lion in the early morning sun, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765697.0X4AmCL0.Botswana10365.jpg) Lion in the early morning sun, Chobe National Park |
![Lion roar, Where's my breakfast!, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765699.PqxRZ59F.Botswana10371.jpg) Lion roar, "Where's my breakfast!", Chobe National Park |
![Lion roar - calling the pride, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765700.af1kmIGx.Botswana10372.jpg) Lion roar - calling the pride, Chobe National Park |
![Lion walking off into the bush... enough publicity for one morning](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765701.0qGHN3qw.Botswana10374.jpg) Lion walking off into the bush... enough publicity for one morning |
![Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765703.QRcdOJsb.Botswana10379.jpg) Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
![Big yawn! Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765698.6ldAeISZ.Botswana10368.jpg) Big yawn! Chobe |
![Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765704.aoBXi4Is.Botswana10380.jpg) Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
![Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765705.L2GQ4mtA.Botswana10383.jpg) Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
![Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765707.894TWiAw.Botswana10388.jpg) Cape (African) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
![Cessna 206 (A2-AEI) flying low towards Kasane Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765706.fLzDA0mn.Botswana10386.jpg) Cessna 206 (A2-AEI) flying low towards Kasane Airport |
![Female impala (Aepyceros melampus), Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765708.idVdexTP.Botswana10391.jpg) Female impala (Aepyceros melampus), Chobe National Park |
![Serondela Picnic Site, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765716.QKGQ0jCR.Botswana10413.jpg) Serondela Picnic Site, Chobe National Park |
![Mother baboon cuddling her infant, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765709.s0E3th1Y.Botswana10396.jpg) Mother baboon cuddling her infant, Chobe National Park |
![Baboon grooming her infant, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765710.tirViIhG.Botswana10397.jpg) Baboon grooming her infant, Chobe |
![Baboon grooming her infant, Serondela Picnic Area](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765711.eYtVV7La.Botswana10400.jpg) Baboon grooming her infant, Serondela Picnic Area |
![Big male baboon, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765712.6p5QdW3V.Botswana10402.jpg) Big male baboon, Chobe National Park |
![Big male baboon smiling for the camera](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765713.Y84FPeOs.Botswana10404.jpg) Big male baboon smiling for the camera |
![Baboon smile, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765714.WRIsXGIl.Botswana10406.jpg) Baboon smile, Chobe National Park |
![The baboon species found in Chobe - Chacma or Yellow](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125765717.72YXeoJU.Botswana10415.jpg) The baboon species found in Chobe - Chacma or Yellow |
![Baboon, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766418.HXRFaMlO.Botswana10416.jpg) Baboon, Chobe National Park |
![Big male baboon with signs of a recent flight, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766419.VoHxpIA8.Botswana10417.jpg) Big male baboon with signs of a recent flight, Chobe National Park |
![Baboon, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766420.iCiuPZKu.Botswana10418.jpg) Baboon, Chobe National Park |
![Looking across the Chobe River, Serondela Picnic Area](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766421.gOy0QjIc.Botswana10420.jpg) Looking across the Chobe River, Serondela Picnic Area |
![Baboons in a big tree along the Chobe River, Serondela Picnic Area](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766424.UsSPRT33.Botswana10423.jpg) Baboons in a big tree along the Chobe River, Serondela Picnic Area |
![Baboon in a tree, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766425.zgNnS72f.Botswana10425.jpg) Baboon in a tree, Chobe National Park |
![Baboon in a tree, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766427.OEMRrLyQ.Botswana10427.jpg) Baboon in a tree, Chobe National Park |
![Excited male baboon, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766429.U4TWG6Bb.Botswana10430.jpg) Excited male baboon, Chobe |
![Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766432.iT8VXQoT.Botswana10434.jpg) Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), Chobe National Park |
![Warthog, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766441.moo9Pdic.Botswana10459.jpg) Warthog, Chobe National Park |
![Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766433.GVc3dzsp.Botswana10437.jpg) Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), Chobe National Park |
![A large herd of buffalo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766434.ktf5Vnhy.Botswana10443.jpg) A large herd of buffalo, Chobe National Park |
![Cape buffalo with a giant set of curved horns](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766435.yVcJB5y3.Botswana10445.jpg) Cape buffalo with a giant set of curved horns |
![Buffalo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766436.wB7V84os.Botswana10446.jpg) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
![Buffalo grazing as they walk, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766438.15bO6Ofo.Botswana10453.jpg) Buffalo grazing as they walk, Chobe National Park |
![Buffalo, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766439.N91siFX1.Botswana10455.jpg) Buffalo, Chobe National Park |
![Both male and female cape buffalo have horns](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766440.btDvXRfK.Botswana10456.jpg) Both male and female cape buffalo have horns |
![Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) standing](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766443.So4RWPXu.Botswana10464.jpg) Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) standing |
![Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo), Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766444.I0Etu5Z0.Botswana10465.jpg) Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo), Chobe National Park |
![Banded mongoose, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766445.nXMrJV6r.Botswana10466.jpg) Banded mongoose, Chobe National Park |
![Banded mongoose, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766446.ypPAM4Xh.Botswana10467.jpg) Banded mongoose, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766437.g3X55dBS.Botswana10451.jpg) Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Female impala, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766447.I17LY4S3.Botswana10469.jpg) Female impala, Chobe National Park |
![Impala, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766464.fTb62Nll.Botswana10497.jpg) Impala, Chobe National Park |
![Impala, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766465.bQbf1JCY.Botswana10499.jpg) Impala, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766448.OQCzCziw.Botswana10472.jpg) Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766450.FR5Mm0gm.Botswana10476.jpg) Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766451.QaLZlHeU.Botswana10477.jpg) Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766452.cVUBfIBs.Botswana10478.jpg) Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![A pair of Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766453.F6A38Qr8.Botswana10481.jpg) A pair of Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe reaching for the highest leaves](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766454.zqM38u2I.Botswana10482.jpg) Giraffe reaching for the highest leaves |
![Giraffe browsing the top of a large bush, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766456.RUaYAcXU.Botswana10485.jpg) Giraffe browsing the top of a large bush, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766457.b3lke5RN.Botswana10486.jpg) Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Giraffe, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766458.EIlrVU2k.Botswana10488.jpg) Giraffe, Chobe National Park |
![Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), the National Bird of Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766459.r4getftN.Botswana10491.jpg) Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), the National Bird of Botswana |
![Brown Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinereus), Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766460.CiCzFGGB.Botswana10492.jpg) Brown Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinereus), Chobe |
![Botswana10 494.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766461.Rf6lGdPX.Botswana10494.jpg) Botswana10 494.jpg |
![It has been a disappointing morning game drive, but as the driver was speeding back towards the lodge we came across lions](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766466.TCYFFhtj.Botswana10502.jpg) It has been a disappointing morning game drive, but as the driver was speeding back towards the lodge we came across lions |
![...with cubs! Just 500m from the park gate, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766470.rKItHwgJ.Botswana10510.jpg) ...with cubs! Just 500m from the park gate, Chobe National Park |
![Female lion resting in the sun, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766467.MjSIAwcz.Botswana10506.jpg) Female lion resting in the sun, Chobe National Park |
![Female lion, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766468.HmbBk7I3.Botswana10508.jpg) Female lion, Chobe National Park |
![She notices us...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766471.UhphR13D.Botswana10512.jpg) She notices us... |
![Female lion, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766472.0x5J5rLE.Botswana10514.jpg) Female lion, Chobe National Park |
![One of three small cubs, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766473.KmWvGIfN.Botswana10519.jpg) One of three small cubs, Chobe National Park |
![Mother lioness with two cubs](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766474.p0VBjZvU.Botswana10520.jpg) Mother lioness with two cubs |
![Lion cub rubbing up against mother](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766475.4GaPeLti.Botswana10523.jpg) Lion cub rubbing up against mother |
![Cub heading off to investigate what the other lions are up to](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766476.bdcOw0mS.Botswana10524.jpg) Cub heading off to investigate what the other lions are up to |
![Cub probably wants more breakfast](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766477.7n2lpe2z.Botswana10525.jpg) Cub probably wants more breakfast |
![Lioness with cubs, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766478.bDsnrGio.Botswana10526.jpg) Lioness with cubs, Chobe National Park |
![Lioness and cubs, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766479.VI5cRciJ.Botswana10528.jpg) Lioness and cubs, Chobe National Park |
![Mother lioness and cubs](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766480.susdEmFC.Botswana10528a.jpg) Mother lioness and cubs |
![Mother lioness gives cub a little love bite](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766481.SbaRbgRC.Botswana10529.jpg) Mother lioness gives cub a little love bite |
![Lioness playing with her cubs](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766483.L4K38VNV.Botswana10531.jpg) Lioness playing with her cubs |
![...what big teeth you lave...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766484.w59XjBU7.Botswana10536.jpg) ...what big teeth you lave... |
![Cubs playing, Chobe](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766485.fyZAyC3j.Botswana10537.jpg) Cubs playing, Chobe |
![Cub grabs mother lion's tail, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766486.FbJpe8UY.Botswana10540.jpg) Cub grabs mother lion's tail, Chobe National Park |
![Cub holding on to lioness' tail as the other cub gets bored and wanders off](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766487.PjSDLWxx.Botswana10541.jpg) Cub holding on to lioness' tail as the other cub gets bored and wanders off |
![Lioness and cub, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766488.iCrTj3l1.Botswana10544.jpg) Lioness and cub, Chobe National Park |
![Lion cub, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766489.JjksBXj5.Botswana10546.jpg) Lion cub, Chobe National Park |
![Lion cub with mother's tail, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766490.VNAZIDed.Botswana10548.jpg) Lion cub with mother's tail, Chobe National Park |
![Lion cub with mother's tail, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766491.cqfTO61v.Botswana10550.jpg) Lion cub with mother's tail, Chobe National Park |
![Lioness with cub, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766492.i3hAD1ak.Botswana10551.jpg) Lioness with cub, Chobe National Park |
![Lion cub, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766494.FAjgaCIK.Botswana10554.jpg) Lion cub, Chobe National Park |
![The second big lioness](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766493.ZENHLiQW.Botswana10553.jpg) The second big lioness |
![Young lion, maybe 1 1/2 or 2 years old](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766495.yDnog7qM.Botswana10555.jpg) Young lion, maybe 1 1/2 or 2 years old |
![Lioness with a youngster, probably last year's cub](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766496.2wbZrYZ2.Botswana10556.jpg) Lioness with a youngster, probably last year's cub |
![Mother lion with old cub and new cub, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766498.8rA15GPb.Botswana10560.jpg) Mother lion with old cub and new cub, Chobe National Park |
![The two big lionesses and the grown cub, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766499.EOpmLxCP.Botswana10561.jpg) The two big lionesses and the grown cub, Chobe National Park |
![This really made my day...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766500.Myf3Zk4q.Botswana10562.jpg) This really made my day... |
![Lioness heading for the bush, Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766501.NChKkyKU.Botswana10563.jpg) Lioness heading for the bush, Chobe National Park |
![Back to work...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766502.cnZVpCFr.Botswana10564.jpg) Back to work... |
![Baobab tree on the edge of Chobe National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766503.KIIupXm3.Botswana10566.jpg) Baobab tree on the edge of Chobe National Park |
![Back at the Chobe Safari Lodge](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766504.qQ9tpqC1.Botswana10567.jpg) Back at the Chobe Safari Lodge |
![Chobe Safari Lodge pool area, Kasane](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766505.2cs0ObtK.Botswana10568.jpg) Chobe Safari Lodge pool area, Kasane |
![Chobe River from the Chobe Safari Lodge](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766506.zAYsnY4I.Botswana10569.jpg) Chobe River from the Chobe Safari Lodge |
![Pool and restaurant, Chobe Safari Lodge](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766508.IigClJQv.Botswana10571.jpg) Pool and restaurant, Chobe Safari Lodge |
![Steffi after her visit to the eye doctor in Kasane...cleared to fly](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766510.ejpOAzYE.Botswana10573.jpg) Steffi after her visit to the eye doctor in Kasane...cleared to fly |
![Botswana license plate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766509.RyzfdT5U.Botswana10572.jpg) Botswana license plate |
![Jumping kudu, the standard southern African wildlife crossing sign](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766511.FSmdbnPi.Botswana10574.jpg) Jumping kudu, the standard southern African wildlife crossing sign |
![Kasane to Francistown - 489 km](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766512.c17qWjem.Botswana10575.jpg) Kasane to Francistown - 489 km |
![Kasane, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766513.SlpCL19Y.Botswana10576.jpg) Kasane, Botswana |
![Sign for Kasane Airport, Botswana](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125766514.h5RFEuzY.Botswana10577.jpg) Sign for Kasane Airport, Botswana |