The land in Botswana is divided into parcels called concessions that are leased to tour operators. Botswana has taken the high-end approach which limits the amount of people in any given area. Only on a few occasions did we see anyone other than the people in our group. This isolation made being among the animals in their natural habitat all the more thrilling. We clearly were in a very special place.
Giraffes are herbivores and eat leaves that are out of reach of other animals.
One particular tree has developed a sophisticated system of defense, producing a bitter substance. When eating begins, not only does the taste of the leaf change as the substance is released but other trees downwind are warned of danger. Mokoros are slender dugout canoes paddled along by a guide with a long stick. Vumbura Camp offered skilled Mokoro Paddlers as a diversion and we were eager to explore the watery channels. A sort of hippo highway.