The Adventures of Kerri & Matt

There were lots of mongeese at the campsite in Etosha.

You might think they prefer to be called mongooses, but they don’t.

And although the dictionary says both are correct, I’m not sure you want to mess with a mongoose.

They can make really annoying noises when they are upset.

They also have sharp, vicious little teeth for killing snakes.

Our tour leader assured me he’s never known anyone who got bit by one.

But I wouldn’t mess with him if I were you.

By the waterhole all of the boy lions were hanging out.

They seemed to be enjoying themselves in the shade.

Every time they rolled over they got more stuff caught in their fur.

The manes were extra fur for it to get caught in.

But the manes weren’t as obvious as we were expecting.

We wondered how many boys we have already seen and just assumed they were girls.

Two of the boys just wanted to sleep.

But the big one got up and licked his lips.

And wandered over to another tree.

Where he sniffed and marked his territory.

Then he walked back slowly because the sun was hot.

And lied down next to his much smaller brother.

The little guy was not very happy at this rude awakening.

Then he lied back down for another nap.

There were more wildebeest in Etosha. They travel in single file for some reason.

They look pretty much like the wildebeest in the Serengeti.

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

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

The one tree with leaves was very popular for shade.

Everyone else came to hangout near the waterholes.

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

They had some spiders that were clearly catching birds.

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