Hippo/buffalo/rhino cant this guide make up her mind
October 22, 2009 by Jean KZN
Had a wondrful sighting from the boat today but it did leave me a little redfaced - my only excuse is that it is overcast/drizzely and windy so in low light with a bouncing boat and rain drops on my glasses I suppose I can excuse myself. It went something like this.
“There is a largish black dot on the shore down theeeeer - we can go for a look if you like but in this getting back may be a bit uncomfortable - I think it may be a hippo out grazing because of the low light.”
A little later
“sorry not a hippo - probably a buffalo but we are now so far that we may as well continue”
A little later
“Hey that buffalo has horns on its nose - a white rhno”
Finaly - with great excitement
“It’s a blakkie”
By which time I think that the guests had lost all trust in their guides abilities.