Our next stop was Savute Elephant Camp - and the elephant part was totally true. There was a watering hole right outside of the main lodge and in the afternoon/evening there were always at least 5 elephants hanging around.
During our afternoon siesta, we learned that there was an elephant hierarchy where the lower men on the totem pole would often challenge the higher men to get access to the "better" water. We saw 5 elephants in a battle royale (trunks locked, pushing each other, and lots of growling!) where the last elephant was named King of the Watering Hole. Then he realized he was all alone and he left. Silly Elephant.
We also saw an elephant in meusth (aka horny). He dribbled urine, had a dark spot behind his eyes, and dragged a little something between his legs (check out the picture!). Our jeep also had to fight to get into the fenced camp against an elephant. No surprise, we won.
The next day, we followed a lion for 45 minutes (it was max 10 feet away) until he got sleepy and took a nap under a tree. We also saw another leopard, the near extinct wild dogs take down an impala in 7 minutes flat, and giraffes fighting. Since no pictures can do the fight justice, we'll try to post a short video as soon as we have enough connection speed. Cheryl is compiling them all to create a short film covering the trip... not gonna lie, its turning out really well so far!!!
That elephant looks like he's happy to see you:)
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