2800 A leopard looking for lunch

2801 A leopard slinks through the dried grass

2802 It's easy for the leopard to hide in the shade while he looks for his next meal

2803 These impalas are probably trying to get minerals from the soil

2804 A splendid impala buck

2805 A juvenile roan antelope. It wasn't alone, just not as quick to run and hide as the adults

2806 Zebras out on the floodplain

2807 Some of the zebras have obvious shadow stripes, which are generally not seen in East Africa

2808 Zebras often rest their heads on each other's bodies

2809 Only the male steenbok has horns

2810 Female steenbok, They need very little water so can survive in very arid conditions

2811 Vervet monkeys live in troops of up to 20

2812 Kudus are widespread throughout Botswana and live in woodland and dry savannah areas

2813 Kudu cows don't carry horns

2814 Female common waterbuck at the Khwai river

2815 Impressive horns on this common waterbuck

2816 Wild dogs with pups

2817 Wild dogs at rest

2818 A pod of hippos soaking up some rays

2819 This mouth can bite a crocodile in half. Yawning is a threat display. The lower teeth do great damage in fights

2820 Hippos are aptly named 'river horses'. They can run fast along the river bed when attacking

2821 The Tsessebe is known as the Topi in East Africa although they are distinct subspecies

2822 The Tsessebe prefers seasonally flooded grasslands and sumplands and follows the receeding water levels for grass

2823 The slender mongoose moves very quickly out in the open so I was pleased to get this shot