Charging Elephant in Botswana

Okavango Delta, Botswana.... This bull African elephant charged our land cruiser at mid day. We had just watched a small heard of elephants pass directly to the east of us. This male was not happy to see us on his trail and made this mock charge. Had he really wanted to do damage he could have easily trampled us and the vehicle. Just two weeks earlier a local villager was trampled to death.

Chobe Preserve in northern Botswana has some of the largest elephants populations in the world. An estimated 30,000 elephants roam the savannas and jungles.

This young bull was in musk. You can see the fluid seeping from the glands at the sides of his head.

New Life and death are frequent sights on the savanna.

Elephant herds move north during the dry months of winter. They find refuge on the Zambezi River at the northern edge of the Kalahari Desert.

Older bulls travel alone. Their behavior can be very unpredictable.

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RICK-DA SCALE

Here I will give my humble uneducated opinion of the places I have been. On a scale from 1-10 where 10 is nirvana and 1 is equal to having your right eye stuck with a hot poker while the left eye is forced to watch book reviews on C-Span.

Location_____________Rating____________________Comment

Botswana______________8________________Fantastic animal viewing

OkavangoDelta__________7_______________ Less large game viewing

Food on Safari___________7______________ 5 course meals /fresh baked bread daily

Accommodations_________6_______________Camping in a tent