デビッド・ポーコックのインスタグラム(davidpocock) - 11月18日 14時05分

#repost from @davidyarrow, and one of his photos from the time we spent in Mana Pools with @bushlifesafaris. ------------
Mana Pools, on the Zimbabwe side of the Zambezi, is a raw wildlife experience. There are no glamour camps and very few visitors. But therein lies its charm and allure. It was a great thrill to spend time in Mana with the Australian rugby player @デビッド・ポーコック. Dave was born in Zim and conservation in his native country is a large part of his life. It was quite a revelation to find that this colossus of a man, was able to correctly pair every bird sound with the right bird. Life is full of surprises.
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The rainy season had just finished and so it was still very green in Mana Pools, making it a challenge to come home with something special. With such an illustrious assistant, I felt under a little pressure to perform and until Sunday morning, the cupboard was distinctly bare.
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We focused on one pool and one enormous hippo, but I just could not get close enough or low enough.
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Plan A – working with 25 feet extensions poles, which Dave – being a strong lad – held steady for long periods of time – was fruitless. Plan B was simply to be brave and that morning at 6.30 am, I managed to crawl within 15 yards of the hippo. When he surfaced and mock charged me, it all came together perfectly. Thank goodness – by getting it wrong, we learnt how to get it right.

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