Nature News

Number of sunny days this week: 4
Number of cloudy days this week: 3
Number of rainy days this week: 0
Number of snowy days this week: 0
Number of windy days this week: 0
What is the air temperature right now in Fahrenheit?: 82
How was the weather this week?:

It was overcast, which was good for field work. We had some cloudy days and mostly sunny days! There was a little bit of rain overnight, but that rain will soon stop as we enter the dry season.

What animals did I see this week? :

Too many to list! 

Mammals: African bush Elephants, lions, wild dogs, hippos, giraffes, African buffalo, leopards, hippos, cheetahs, impala, kudu, wildebeest, hyenas, zebra, warthogs, white rhinos, banded mongoose, black-backed jackal, baboons, roan antelope, honey badgers, lesser bushbaby, civet (not sure which species), spring hares, tree squirrels, Tsessebe, waterbuck, and several bats I couldn’t identify. 

What was the coolest thing I saw in nature this week?:

At one of the grave sites, I found an elephant trail leading away. Along that trail, there were bones scattered everywhere, meaning that other elephants stopped by and picked up and dropped the bones of their dead.

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