African Perforator by Marsel van Oosten

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African Perforator by Marsel van Oosten

Here’s another one from a previous Beyond The Great Rivers photo tour in Zambia. Little over three weeks and I will be leading two tours there again – can’t wait. Zambia is probably one of the few unspoiled safari destinations left in Africa. If you’re tired of crowds and vehicles in the Masai Mara, the Serengeti, Chobe or Kruger, then Zambia might just be the place you’re looking for. Not as developed in terms of tourism as the other destinations, but a much nicer wilderness experience. And if you like hippos and elephants, this place is sheer heaven. Our camps are right on the river’s edge and that’s where all the action is during the dry season. The Zambezi river has the highest hippo density in the world, and that’s something you will notice right away 🙂 Not only will you see their heads popping up all over the rivers, you will hear their noise throughout the night 🙂 Hippos are very territorial though, so care must be taken to not get too close to them. For this shot we banked our little boat not far from our camp, where a small pod of hippos was relaxing. When they’re in the water, they’re much more relaxed than when they’re on land, so usually they get used to your presence pretty fast. However, they do move around a little and bump into each other every now and then. This sometimes leads to intimidating behavior where one hippo tries to scare off the other. And that’s what you see here – it sure works! If you would like to join me on our next Zambia photo safari, please check out my website for more information, pictures and tour impression video clips: www.squiver.com This year’s tour is fully booked, but there are few spaces left on our 2015 tours. Hope to see you there! Marsel ©2014 Marsel van Oosten, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.

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