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  • Etosha

    In Etosha the trees have no leaves in the dry season, and the dust made it look like a frosty winter day.

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    All the rocks were covered, but they were white and fine themselves.

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    The one tree with leaves was very popular for shade.

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    Everyone else came to hangout near the waterholes.

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    The Kudu blend in pretty good here with their very light fur.

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    They had some spiders that were clearly catching birds.

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    Even as the sun set everyone was still hanging out around the water hole, like these giraffes and jackals.

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  • White Elephants

    The elephants in Etosha were white from all of the dust.

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    This made them camouflage fairly well. Not that they need to because nothing eats them.

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    Somehow they still managed to find green things to eat in all the whiteness.

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    They seemed very happy about that.

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  • Etosha Ostriches

    The ostriches were back and thy seemed to be showing off quite a bit.

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    Sometimes they would just grab a seat and rest up for a bit.

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    They are still funny looking.

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    Also very big and glad to be far away from them.

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    They didn’t mind all the dust and would have a seat near the road.

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  • Etosha Rhinos

    In Etosha we got our best look at a black rhino.

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    Black rhinos can lift their heads higher because they eat bushes and trees instead of grass.

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    They can also look right at you and smile with their funny hooked lip.

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    Their long necks are more flexible than their white cousins.

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    There are white rhinos, like the one we saw up close.

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    They have a big hump on their neck right behind the ears, so they can’t lift their heads very far, which is OK because they eat grass.

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    This is another black rhino.

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