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Chobe Game Lodge Newsletter, November 2006
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Page: 1 General
November was the advent of our rainy season and with it came the complete metamorphosis of the bush from dry arid landscape to lush green vegetation. In total we have had 113,5mm of rain for November. On the 16th a very big thunderstorm passed ove ...
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Page: 2 Birdlife
All the Chobe's summer visitors and residents have returned by the end of November. The very characteristic calls of the woodlands kingfishers are ringing out from everywhere in the bush, as are those of Klaas's cuckoo, Diedericks' cuckoo ...
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Page: 3 Mammals
November's predator sightings were probably our best ever and not only lion but also leopard sightings were basically a daily occurrence. We now have a female leopard with two young cubs residing in the immediate vicinity of the Lodge ...
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Page: 4 In Conclusion
Even though we by now have had our first good rain showers, a lot more rain is needed during the coming months to fill up all the water pans and ensure a good yield of vegetation for next years' dry season. December is probably the most b ...
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