Friday, March 28, 2008

Babies, Babies Everywhere! A post from mom.

Believe it or not, even a baby warthog is cute. Disney had it all right. Baby anything is cute--baby hippo, baby warthog, baby mongoose, baby elephant, baby waterbuck, baby crocodile & monitor lizard (not so cute). The only issue with baby anything is that the mothers get nervous around anything that they find threatening. The third car in our 3 car caravan risked trampling when an elephant herd with many babies (including a 1 week old elephant) crossed the road behind them. On our walk back from the Mweya Lodge (quite beautiful and where we will put up visitors who brave the trans-Atlantic flight...hint...hint) we passed a mother hippo with her baby and were worried enough to walk in a giant pod with flashlights all turned outward. Spring safari is highly recommended. It was amazing to see all the little ones and worth braving a few downpours during this rainy season.

Yuka

2 comments:

Helster said...

Yuka and Campbell family-
This looks so amazing! If Rachel wasn't so young, we would be there in a heartbeat. What's your email? I've sent a bunch of emails, but I don't think you are getting them.
Love-
Helen and Rachel

tom said...

my mom will email u with the correct email address. thanks for posting