The Nature Walk - 12/08

At 6:30am this morning Neka and I went for a nature walk/walking safari with Eric and an armed guide.  I have forgotten how to pronounce his name so we'll call him Mr. M. We were given clear instructions to stay behind Mr. M. at all times and to let Eric know if we wanted to stop to take photos- basically for safety reasons we needed to stay as a group. 
We learned a lot about trees, animal habits, dung, insects and birds. My nerd side was in its glory. We were able to get a lot closer to the giraffes and impala than we were in the jeeps.
There's a reconstructed hippo skeleton set up which was interesting to see. I picked up one of his thigh bones and a tooth for closer inspection. You can tell it is the skeleton of a male by the narrow pelvis.
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Still no leopard, but I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be with a leopard without the safety of the jeep. Eric says if I saw all of the Big 5 I wouldn't need to come back, so this means I'll definitely want to come back to Africa.  He's so right.