1025 A hippo watches the boat drift downstream on the Rufiji

1026 Warthog on its knees using a bony plate in its mouth to help dig for roots

1027 Perfect habitat for impalas

1028 Giraffic Park

1029 Pods of hippos abound in the lakes connecting to the Rufiji

1030 Elephant family heading to the river. 80% of Selous elephants have been poached in the last few years

1031 The family straggler

1032 Common waterbuck making a half hearted attempt to fight

1033 Common waterbuck showing the identifying circle on its rump

1034 All very interesting for a waterbuck calf

1035 A family of warthogs

1036 The zebras in Selous were very skittish, possibly due to hunting

1037 A very dark old wildebeeste, or brindled gnu

1038 Wildebeeste on the run. There are no massive herds in Selous, unlike the Serengeti

1039 Beautifully posed in the late afternoon sunshine

1040 Two bulls chasing a cow

1041 Hippos caught by surprise out of the water

1042 Waterbuck watching us pass by in our boat

1043 Hippos really are huge and pretty scary when you are in a small boat

1044 A greater kudu

1045 Kudus are browsers and are at home in thick bush like this

1046 Lovely little squirrel

1047 Giraffe with attendant oxpecker. Giraffes can harbour thousands of ticks

1048 The old wildebeeste has teamed up with some impalas for company