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Dec 31, 2021 20:26:51   #
Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado
 
jimvanells wrote:
Great shots and thanks for the cautionary tale about extremities outside of the boat.


Yes, I will not forget in the future!!!!

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Dec 31, 2021 20:29:46   #
Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado
 
Bubbee wrote:
Wonderful, as usual! We have the same crocodile problem in the canals here in South Florida. I remember the story of a beautiful young jogger who stopped to cool her legs in a canal, and was suddenly taken. They jump out of the water, also, and move quickly on land. Be careful! And keep taking your marvelous pictures!


Yikes, that type story is why they scare me! When we were laying on the edge of the water for hippo photos, I was like are you sure this is ok? There were just crocodiles here! They assured me that as long as we were around 10 feet away from the water they would not come out of the water for us! I was like, ok…. We all survived and no crocodile came close.

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Jan 1, 2022 14:14:31   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
Photolady2014 wrote:
So these are the things of nightmares in Africa! In Zimbabwe many people every year are killed by crocodiles. The guides told us several stories...

These were pretty far away and have been worked hard, not the highest quality. But I love the 2 flies on the first, the dragon fly on the second and the eyes on the 3rd!

The last photo is of a local in their boat that they use to fish. They said the crocodiles have started to learn that they can bump the canoe and get a tasty treat!
No way you get me in one of these.

So one of the sad stories was of a 17 year old girl just 3 years or so ago that was in a canoe, she pointed to something on shore and a crocodile came out of the water grabbed her arm and in just seconds she was gone and not seen again. So we are out on our boat, it was larger than a canoe but still not large. I was up front to get low and be out of the way. On the way to another site I stuck my leg out straight as I was sitting on the floor of the boat, my foot was just over the edge and the guide yelled, Beth, foot! Yikes, I had not thought of it and I could have been the (not 17 far from it) girl next story they told!
So these are the things of nightmares in Africa! ... (show quote)


Another wonderful set! I understand that hippos account for more human injuries/deaths per year than any other critter in Africa! Thanx for sharing.

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Jan 3, 2022 18:44:45   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Nice set.

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