We saw two pearl spotted owlets in Chobe.They often hunt during the day, and the small birds don’t like them around because they eat chicks. So they make a horrible racket trying to annoy it into flying away. This makes the owls really easy to find even though they are tiny and camouflage well.
They have fake eyes on the back of their head. Kind of like Mom.
They also have real eyes on the front of their head.
And they can turn their head so far around that they don’t need eyes on the back.
Two young impalas were practicing fighting as we drove by.
The warthogs seemed entertained by this display.
We are glad our little brothers did not have horns.
There were tons of elephants in Chobe national park.
Actually given that a single elephant can be 7 tons that’s a bit of an understatement.
I don’t know why a multiple ton animal would stand with his legs crossed.
But it must be comfortable, because he stayed that way for a long time.
This one stood in the road with a stick in his mouth and blocked our path for a while.
They look much smaller with their ears in.
Than with their ears out.
The ones by the water were drinking.
They must lose as much water as they succeed in drinking.
They also seemed to be engaging in elephant yoga.
Which looked really funny.
They also look funny when they run.
There were all different sizes of elephants in this herd.
We saw a lot of jackals in Chobe National Park.
They are basically puppies.
Except that they will take a bite out of you if you’re not paying attention.
They like the long grass.
It hides them and their burrows completely.
But the adults also like to sleep in the sun.
Today we are all of the animals in the Savannah. As you may know you are what you eat.
First was crocodile patties, which tasted like porky fish.
Then bream, a white fish from the Zambezi river, which tasted like most white fish.
Then Mobatay Worms (a type of caterpillar) which were gritty and sandy with hints of vomit. We only ate one each, but we did manage to swallow without spitting it back up.
The small fish are sardines, which tasted like very salty fish.
Then the next plate:
(Clockwise starting with the sausage)
Impala bratwurst, which was a bit clovy and gamey.
Tsetsebe, which we ate before we actually saw a living one. It was our least favorite, it had a little too much connective tissue and was the gamiest of the meats.
Eland, which was Kerri’s favorite and tasted like salty beef.
Kudu, which was Matt’s favorite and tasted like very beefy beef.
Warthog, which tasted like beefy beef (which is odd given that it is basically a pig) and was a bit tough.
Chicken breast, which is the only thing that tasted like chicken.
There was also Buffalo stew, butternut squash soup, potato chips, and one very small salad to share.
We were very full when we finished.
