Another early morning. Breaky at 6 and on the road for 6:30 but just a wee bit late.

Last evening was sooooo hot. I am not able to find out temps. Wifi is somewhat sketchy.

15 elephants on left, 10 on the right…. ….ripping out the trees….. crossing the highway.

Black & white African pied wagtail

Egyptian goose & lapwings

A male Kob will fight to death if any his herd of females are attacked. If female wants to mate it will come to the male.

Striped or banded mongoose running all over the place.

Hippos laying in mud

Waterbucks

19200 sq kms….I think…. But no lions seen today except by researcher…. Off road

Bridge connects Edward and George Lakes. Kazinga channel

Gonoleck… black headed. Bright red underbelly

Kazinga Channel towardslake George 17 kms + 24 km long.

900 metres above sea level

Was named Kazinga Channel to QE to Idi Amin Dada and back to Kazinga Channel

300 elephants lost during idi Amin reign

Elephants are very good swimmers Can travel 50 kms in 6 hours.

With African elephants the tusks turn upward. They have 40,000 muscles in trunk.

Yellow backed weaver

5000 hippos in park. They are aquatic animals because, during day (16hours/) they are in the water and travel by land during night. Male weighs 1500-1800 kilos. Can travel 30 kmps on land. Elephants have 50 kilos poop per day. Lions are endangered in the park

Nile monitor lizard is biggest lizard in Africa.

15-20 hippos in a school with one dominant male.

African fish eagle mate for life. They gave a 20-24 year lifespan

Male baby hippo can be killed by the dominant male … not so for the female so the mother will take her male baby away from the school til it is grown. This one has a scar on her back from fighting for her baby.

Malakite… orange breasted small bird.

Vervet monkey and baby, the smallest monkey….. in candelabra euphorbia

…….Crane

Sometimes a lion will sleep up off ground in a euphorbia like the leopard was yesterday.