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We were in for a pleasant surprise! After the guide carefully explained to us that we "may" see elephant, hippo and crocodile, we saw an abundance of all of them. Right on the shore not more than 30 metres away, were two elephants that had come down to the waterside for a drink and a roll in the mud.
Then we went over and found a whole collection of Hippo's and later saw some crocodile swimming in the river.
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| Greeting us and having a drink |
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| Right out in the open |
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| Initially we were far away but the boat driver edged us in slowly |
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| They are so big yet so nimble |
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| Our Elephant after a roll in the mud, being watched by an Egret bird |
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| Nice side view of a muddy elephant |
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| Then we went of Hippopotamus splotting - saw this one momentarily pop his head up out the water |
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| There are a few Hippo's near the bank under the trees |
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| So peaceful and calm the water here, just a few hundred meters away it thunders over the falls |
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| We saw a hippo swim over to the bank and walk off into the bush |
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| Other boats also out and about |
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