When we started our trip, we weren't sure if we'd see all of the big five or not. The second day in the park we saw a leopard in a tree about 200 yards away (see pic), so we knew are chances were pretty good because the leopard and the lion were the two rarest of the BIG FIVE.
Well, we ended up seeing the BIG FIVE and there were several times we'd see a combination of 4 of the five in one day.
We saw three leopards, several different herds of water buffalo, hundreds of elephants including two huge breeding herds, four female lions, and several rhinos. The only animal we didn't see was the male lion.
We had a couple of encounters that ended up a little too close for comfort. One ellee charged us, we spent a 1/2 hour watching a rhino right next to us by the road, and we had to drive past a sleeping lion (see pic). She wasn't much of a threat, but the ellee and rhino encounters definitely got our hearts beating.
In fact, that will be the next blog title..."Too close for comfort encounters!"
Enjoy the pictures and videos!
Simply amazing! Thanks for letting us experience this with you...if not for you, I'd never get the opportunity to see such adventures.
ReplyDeleteI felt like I was there with you watching the videos. A once in a lifetime experience. Fabulous pictures! Nona
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