Day 54….Top Predator.

We are staying just up from the Chobe River, which runs along the Northern boundary of the Chobe National Park. The Park has been here for 50 years and the animals have become accustomed to people and vehicles. For Africa there has been relatively little persecution of the game.

We chose to view the game from a small boat which gently motors along the banks. It is a delightful way to travel as it is both smooth and quiet, neither of which one can say about Landrovers! At one point we were surrounded by 7 herds of elephants that had come down to the water. Most of the new arrivals literally galloped down the banks, kicking up great clouds of dust. It is dry and hot back where they graze, and as the dry season wears on, they have to go further and further back for food. Hence the jubilation after a long hot trek when they finally sight cool, thirst quenching water. And this is a daily routine. Of course it weeds out the weak, as eventually it becomes just too long a trek for the older members of the herd.

Apart from monitor lizards, lions along the bank, lions chasing some giraffe and an enormous, many hundred strong, herd of prime buffalo the highlight was a monster crocodile. Not only was he fearsomely large, he was extraordinarily chilled Levitra Super Force combined medication not only provides the restored erection quality, but also increases in duration of sexual act. about our small boat. We approached quietly whilst he lay there on the bank. He was clearly watching our approach. His yellow eye followed our every movement. But he allowed the boat to touch the bank immediately in front of him, no more than 2 metres away. He was at least 4 metres in length and maybe 700 kilograms in weight. We could even walk onto the nose of the boat to take photos, although we moved with some caution. Had he chosen to retaliate there might have been one or two Darwin awards or at least nominations!! He never took his eyes off us and never moved a muscle. It is very special to get so close to one of the worlds great predators, and arguably the worlds most successful predator. The crocodile survived pre and post the dinosaur era. Another unforgettable day. J