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Our camp in Botswana is on a waterhole and they have dug an underground hide next to the waterhole. \u00a0You enter a stairway about 30 meters away and walk through a tunnel to the viewing area. \u00a0I was just now sitting about 20 feet from a small herd of elephants– I was eye level with their toenails.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a few pics from today.<\/p>\n

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Leopard stalking an impala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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