The Southern Ground Hornbill, lives in in a family group, needs savannah and is the largest of the ground hornbills. The bright red patches of bare flesh are thought to protect the bird's eyes from insects as it forages. The landscape of the Chobe savannah is variable and fascinating. Elephants and termites are responsible for a lot of it's features.
Female elephants form a matrilineal family group, with 10 or more members; 3 pairs of mothers, their young and led by the eldest female. On the right is a tiny baby behind her mother's hind leg. The elephant on the left, only half in the picture appears to be the matriarch.
Very young little elephant moving with mother and family. This family were bathing in a waterhole but were too far to really capture with my lens. The intelligence and inter-relatedness of the elephant is readily apparent and adds to the preciousness of their survival as a species.
