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were sitting comfortably in our boat with a welcome top to prevent the
powerful sunlight from baking us. Just imagine the skies and river banks
filled with fluttering wings and brilliant colors of these beautiful birds.
Every once in a while, we would see hippos clambering up the bank
from the river or half-sliding down the slippery banks to re-enter the
water. We even saw elephants coming to drink and heaving their
ponderous bodies up and down those same slopes. The rivers are very
busy places for so many birds and animals.