Friday, August 26, 2016

Nkupe Camp, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

We went on a game walk this morning. That's where you hire a guide with a rifle to take you, on foot, back into the bush looking for wildlife. We were joined by an American woman from Louisiana – the only American we've met on the trip so far.

We walked a ways until we got to the edge of the river valley. There, off in the distance, we saw a hyena. Then there were 3. Then there were 6. Then, out of the trees came a pack of wild dogs that chased them off and went back into the trees. We worked our way over to where they were and found a pack of around 10 adults and 8 or 9 pups:

There was also a hippo.

We stayed until they all bedded down for the day.