Evening 5 July 2016

We are staying at a Safari lodge where a troop of vervet monkeys live.

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They are very clever and like to go into safari tents and steal things. Zipping the tent is not enough as they know how to open zippers! So we have to zip the tent, then put a doormat secured by a table over the edge of the zipper.

This is the 3D day in a row we have seen a leopard! This is not a good picture because she was too far away for a cell phone but you can get the idea.

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She was high on a rock– a good spot. She can see everything and nothing can get her. We watched her bathe herself just like our cats do.

We had another close encounter with an elephant family.

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One came right up to our car, touched the car with her trunk and then walked right in front

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There were several young ones including a 7-month old.

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We watched two young males fighting.

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No one was hurt but we learned a bush is no obstacle. They just plow through it.

Another great day in the African bush. We feel very comfortable here.

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