A really nice sunset pic across the savannah on our first night in the park
A lone jackal. Look like cute little dogs till they're
running through your camp in packs and howling.
A rare sighting of a spotted hyena on the prowl.
The oryx - national animal of Namibia, and just damn
cool looking.
Giraffes were everywhere we looked. Course, they're hard to miss.
I swear this gal was smiling for the camera.
Zebras cooling off at the watering hole
The Kudu
And finally, I give you... the elephants on parade
I called these guys "Norm" and "Cliff" - they showed up for a drink long before everyone else
A little family photo
The Whole Committee - You know its a special moment
when even the guide was snapping pictures
The tour group at the edge of the Etosha Pan (4000 sq km of flat salt desert)
Other pictures will be available in the near future I hope.
So now, back to work for the rest of the week. Hope to have a few more interesting dispatches from the field.
2 comments:
Man, these are great pics, too!
Did you get the sense that there is a poaching problem in Namibia as in other places in Africa, or is the park that you went to better protected? I was also wondering if the Namibian antelopes were part of the local cuisine, or are they endangered/protected?
Not much poaching goes down in Etosha, it is well protected and due to is semi-arid environment there's not much cover for poachers. As for all the critters w/ horns - most are also domesticated for food.
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