Animals in Botswana: What You Can Actually See

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1. 0:00ELEPHANTS THAT SWIM RIVERS. In Botswana, hundreds of elephants swim a river at once. Catch them from a Chobe boat, August to October.
2. 0:06Hippopotamus. In Botswana's Okavango Delta, hippo pods fill the channels and grunt all night outside your camp.
3. 0:12Nile Crocodile. Big Nile crocodiles bask on the sandbanks and ambush antelope at channel crossings. Watch every water edge.
4. 0:19Southern Lechwe. Their target? Red lechwe, bounding through knee-deep floodplain water where predators struggle to follow.
5. 0:26Lion. Delta lions have learnt to hunt buffalo in the shallows and swim between islands.
6. 0:30Leopard. Look up along Moremi's Khwai River. Leopards drape themselves in the sausage trees.
7. 0:36African Wild Dog. Botswana's rarest prize: African wild dogs. Give Moremi or Khwai several days, June to August, and catch them hunting at dawn.

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