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The Last Day: Even More Wild Dogs

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Somehow four days had flown past and already it was our last day.  I couldn't believe how fast the time had flown. Mana seems to offer something new every day and this morning it was a very large bull elephant, flat out asleep behind the cook tents.  We watched from a distance, reluctant to disturb him and speculating if he was ok - it's very unusual behaviour.  We were pleased to see him wandering around like normal when we drove out of camp. Very unusual pose for an elephant Cooking facilities are interesting when there isn't any power - the termite mound pizza oven!  Delivered great pizzas and the termites are still happily living in the top part. Everyone was very quiet on the morning drive.  It seemed to be all about birds, with virtually no game.  "Squirrel!" Slender mongoose who posed nicely for us and didn't just disappear instantly Soaring juvenile bateleur eagle Bateleur boogie - a fu...