{"id":11376,"date":"2026-01-12T02:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willingtowander.com\/blog\/?p=11376"},"modified":"2026-02-16T04:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:42:45","slug":"a-narrow-escape-from-rhinos-in-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willingtowander.com\/blog\/a-narrow-escape-from-rhinos-in-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Narrow Escape From Rhinos in Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After spending a night in Etosha we wake up early for a Safari around the park, and seemingly disturbed a rhino! Our second night brought so many elephants to the watering hole, it was really a spectacular sight! Finally, we made our way out of the park towards Windhoek, the capital of Namibia where we met some new friends and said goodbye to two of our group!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our route of the entire 22 day journey from Cape Town to Victoria Falls. This post covers the section from Etosha National Park, through Windhoek and into Botswana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charged by a Rhino<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That morning we were up for an early breakfast and Eddie took us in the lando to the park entrance about 20 minutes away. There we got in three safari vehicles and headed back into the park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beautiful Morning in Etosha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our driver was trying to rush to where some lions had been found earlier that morning but it was quite a drive to get there so we did see a few other things along the way, such as a tower of giraffes, an impala, an oryx, the plains zebra and elephants. I was excited to get a good view of a rhino here too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We stopped at a young adolescent lion but he was difficult to see in the bushes. Not too far away we caught up with two big males that had killed a giraffe likely in the night. Some of the kill was not yet eaten and you could smell it when we got close, but they were guarding it while they rested in the shade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They seemed to get a little annoyed at all these big vehicles getting close and stopping nearby, all vying for the best spots to get pictures. One fun fact about a lion\u2019s tongue, it is so rough it is able to separate the fibers of meat because it is so rough! There\u2019s about 480 lions estimated in the park, and as a whole the park is fenced to keep domestic and wild animals separate, preventing the spread of disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the lions recessed farther into the bushes our driver decided to take us to other parts. Mr. Wander spotted this vulture in a tree as well as the bird on the ground, but I’m not sure what kind of bird it is, it isn’t a Kori Bustard. Our guide spotted this owl in the tree as we drove by, it was so hidden it was hard to see without getting a good focus like what Mir. Wander could get on his camera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n