Etosha national park

Bring on the English!!!

Okay, I'm back in the saddle and updating the ethnic portion of the blog. After departing Swakopmond, Namibia we headed North to Etosha National Park. Etosha park surrounds a massive salt pan and is a great location for Viewing the wildlife. Etosha is reknowned for it's watering holes which, like Ireland, is the center of community life.

These Eiree orange photos were taken in the evening, when the "Big Game" come out of hiding for a drink.

My highlight of the park had to be the Rhino fight between a female Rhino with calf and a Male. They would stare each other down, grunt at each other (which sounded like a semi-truck coming at you at 100MPH), then crash into each other.

Well they tried to crash into each other.

Turns out Rhinos have horrific eyesight. There were a few attempts when they completely missed one another, stood next to each other in that awkward "I just tripped on the stairs, do you think anyone noticed, can't say for sure, just act cool" kinda way, backed up, then charged each other again. I never imagened a Rhino fight would be so comical. Keeping up with the "having a laugh with nature" theme, we had a blast playing with the wildlife in our camps. We talked a reluctant family of Pumba's (A.K.A. Warthogs) into playing football with us, the mongoose were quick to shake hands and climb legs, and the Salt pan provided the backdrop for the "I dream of Genie" photos.

Finally, Ingrid's favorite event of Etosha was when we came across a zebra kill at sunrise (yes, I was awake at sunrise - took a picture to prove it). We learned about the dining methods of the lions, particularly the rear end to underbelly method. As the female lion was enjoying her meal, she would keep her eye on us through the Zebra. That's right, Through the Zebra, see picture and use imagination.So that brings our adventures in Etosha to a close. The last pictures you see below in the Estonian secion include the massive bird nests of the weaver birds (yes it's sideways) and the aforementioned sunrise photo in Etosha.

Etoshas oli meil voimalik soita ringi kilomeetrite viisi et siis vaadata koik voimalikke loomi nagu igasugu kitselisi, kaelkirjakuid, elevante, ninasarvikuid, zebrasid jne.
Huvitavaim oli aga vaadata kuidas yks lovi mamma naris Zebra kallal, kellelt puudus tagumik ja kogu sisikond.

Peatusime jalle nagu alati pargis, kus me oma telgid yles panime ja ohtust soime. Seekord olime aga rahvuspargis, kus vaid aed eraldas meid loomadest ja meil oli voimalus vaadata kuidas loomad tulid veelombi aarde janu kustutama. Osad loomad nagu Jackals(koera moodi), Bumba-(multifilm lovi kuningast) ja Meerkat, Timon(samuti multikast) ei hoolinud aga ei varavatest ega inimestest, kondides meie telkide vahel ja norides syya.
Bumbaa mangis poistega ka jalgpalli.

Etosha Pan(pann) oli suur maa ala, kus kunagi oli vesi, kuid nyyd ei nainud muud kui lopmatut tyhjust. Kuid nagu pildilt naha, fantast koht nalja piltideks.

Huvitavad linnupesad!
Parimad paikse loojangud ja tousud mida mina oma elus olen nainud olid Namibias, Botswanas ja siin, Zimbabweis.

Kahjuks ei saa ma pildi positsiooni muuta, vaadake kylili!