Namibia Pt 2 - Etosha

I'm not going to go into too much detail for Etosha, except the occasional anecdote. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here is my thesis on the animals of Etosha.

The kori bustard is the largest of the birds here that can fly.

The king is a bit hot today.

The pan at Okaukeujo camp was worth hanging out at, the main entertainment was this rhino.

A black backed jackal.

Zebra, impala and jackal.

The rhino kept chasing the zebra away from the waterhole.

Oryx and zebra

Baby zebra

Ostrich and springbok

Part of a family of 33 elephants

Male impala trying to impress a female

Young wildebeest

It's hard sometimes, being tall

Zebra keeping an eye on the hyena

Young elephant really enjoying his bath

Young impala at play

A mixed crowd

Flamingo

All the photos from the male impala having a mock fight, down to, but not including the flamingo, was all at the same waterhole over a period of about an hour.
In that time there were elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, oryx, impala, spotted hyena, black backed jackal and guinea fowl, plus other smaller birds. All came in for a drink and / or a swim, often many at the same time, and apart from the hyena somewhat playfully stalking and chasing the guinea fowl, with no apparent intent to actually catch them, none of the animals cared about the presence of any other. The elephant in the water, the young impala charging around and jumping through the air, the hyena clumsily stalking the guinea fowl, it was as if this place was a playground, and many of the animals had a great sense of fun.

Of all the places I've seen animals in the wild in Africa, this was the largest number and diversity of animals I have ever seen in one place. I would have stayed for hours, we only left because we had to be back in camp before the sun set.