{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Inspire Wilderness","provider_url":"https:\/\/inspirewilderness.com\/pt\/","author_name":"Bea &amp; Jo\u00e3o","author_url":"https:\/\/inspirewilderness.com\/pt\/author\/admin\/","title":"AFTER IT! - Inspire Wilderness","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inspirewilderness.com\/pt\/2021\/01\/15\/after-it\/\">AFTER IT!<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! 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After having two very dangerous encounters in our two walks, it was time to have a peaceful walk. &nbsp; &nbsp;We decided to walk from the camp this time. We decided to go after the hyenas and try to discover where they have their den. As we walk, we are nervous. And who wouldn\u2019t be. After those incidents everyone was very nervous, but happy to be walking again. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;During our first 20 minutes walking towards the dam everyone was making jokes, in a quiet tone. Every time I was going to the back, the last person would look at me and point to me to start walking. Everyone knew that things happen when I\u2019m in the back of the group. &nbsp; &nbsp;We walked around an hour without seeing anything. No tracks, no impalas, even no birds. &#8211; Something is off \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d said \u2013 The bush looks like it is dead. Very weird\u2026 We are going back to the camp and we are going to drive around this area\u2026 There is something here\u2026 &#8211; \u201cJohn\u201d said while starting to walk back. &nbsp; &nbsp;The day was cloudy, and the atmosphere felt heavy. Something wasn\u2019t right. We are driving for 15 minutes and we see dragging tracks from one side of the road to the other. &#8220;John&#8221; stopped the car and we got out. &#8211; So, what do you think? \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d asked. &#8211; Maybe a predator dragging its kill? \u2013 I suggested. &#8211; Ok mister detective. Explain why \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d challenged me. &nbsp; &nbsp;It was my time to show I was not just a pretty face. I was a pretty face with a Sherlock Holmes mind. I started to examine the track. &#8211; It was dragged from the left to the right of the road \u2013 I started \u2013 we can see it is a heavy animal by the size of the track \u2013 I continued. There are no tracks from the predator which means it has to be an animal bigger than the predator, so it\u2019s not an impala. &nbsp; &nbsp;By now \u201cJohn\u201d was getting very impressed but he sure didn\u2019t want to be Watson to this amazing case. He goes: &#8211; Also, we have a black hair here in this tree trunk \u2013 he picked up the clue \u2013 what animal would you say? \u2013 he asked. Trying to find out from where did the growl came from. &nbsp;I start to think what big animal could be with black hair. But before I could say anything, Mark jumped in and said: &#8211; Maybe a Zebra? Could be the hair of the tail \u2013 Mark suggested. &#8211; That\u2019s a good guess \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d said \u2013 for me I think it is a Blue-wildebeest. &nbsp;We start to follow the trail. We followed it for 30 minutes and then we heard a growl. \u201cJohn\u201d signals us to stop and listen. There was some movement inside a bush, but we couldn\u2019t see it very well. We decide to go around and try to have a better angle. The moment we tried to approach another growl warned us that it was a bad idea. We went around, another growl. After 4 more times we gave up. &#8211; Ok this predator is definitely not happy with our presence. I don\u2019t want to risk it. Next time we won\u2019t get a growl. So, let\u2019s go back to the car \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d said while leading us to the car. &nbsp; &nbsp;We get to the car and our moral is low, we were hoping to see the predator we tracked for almost an hour. But that is how the bush works, sometimes you get chased by a hippo, other times you get a very loud \u201cBACK OFF!\u201d from a predator. &nbsp; &nbsp;But \u201cJohn\u201d wasn\u2019t ready to admit defeat, so he decided to continue our walk but in another spot. He decided to drive us to a near dam. This was a big dam so normally it had a few hippos. We parked the car still far from the dam. Our goal was to observe the behaviour of the hippos once they see humans coming close to them by feet. This was to compare how they act when they can submerge themselves. &nbsp; &nbsp;Normally the adults come forward and make a circle to protect the young ones. You see these angry faces staring at you giving you a good warning. &nbsp; &nbsp;We got out of the car we start walking towards the dam. We arrived at the dam and there were no hippos in the water. It was still very early so it wasn\u2019t a good sign. \u201cJohn\u201d signals us to come to him. The growl comes from there. We can&#8217;t see it but the sound comes from there. &#8211; So, there are no hippos in the water. Not good. That means hippos are still feeding and right now we are between the water and the hippos \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d said \u2013 We will continue but keep your eyes open to the side away from the water. If a hippo comes, it will want to go to the water so don\u2019t run towards the water! But don\u2019t run! \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d said remembering what happened with the elephants, and the hippo. &nbsp; &nbsp;So, we start to walk, and I was the last one on the line. I was always looking to the left side and behind me. I didn\u2019t want another hippo coming for us. Then \u201cJohn\u201d stopped and gave us the stand still sign. He\u2019s looking in front of him. Then he starts running! &nbsp; &nbsp;Everyone starts sprinting like him. We were running fast but fast! I\u2019m running like crazy following them and looking behind me. &#8211; I\u2019m never going to the back of the group again! \u2013 I was thinking. &nbsp; &nbsp;\u201cJohn\u201d is running like a crazy man, zig zaging as much as possible. But while he\u2019s running, he keeps on pointing to the front of him. &#8211; Are we chasing the hippo? \u2013 I thought! \u2013 How on earth did we get to the point of chasing a hippo!? And why are why after it!? &#8211; I could not believe it. &nbsp; &nbsp;Then I see what we are chasing. Two honey badgers! If you don\u2019t know what a honey badger is, it is just the most fearless animal you can ever meet! They are afraid of no one and there is a report one actually killed a lion! They eat king cobras! They are the badass of the bush. And now here I am, chasing the most fearless animal in Africa, two of them actually! &nbsp; &nbsp;\u201cJohn\u201d stops after 5 minutes of running in the middle of the bush and he turns to us and says: &#8211; Did you see them? How awesome was that? &#8211; He said like he was a young boy. &#8211; What happened to no running? \u2013 I asked \u2013 I thought we had a hippo behind us! And everyone was running so slow, but I didn\u2019t want to cut the line \u2013 so my brilliant mind was thinking that we were about to die and that I was the first one to the animal, but instead of using my youth to outrun the group, no! My naive mind didn\u2019t want to cut the line! &#8211; Sorry Jo\u00e3o! \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d said \u2013 I got so excited that I wanted everyone to see them! Actually, it is kind of a bad idea to chase a honey badger! We were lucky they didn\u2019t turn on us! \u2013 \u201cJohn\u201d said after realizing that with this group there would never be a calm walk. &nbsp; &nbsp;We got to the car after another 30 minutes of walking, and at that exact moment we could hear the hippos returning to the water. We managed to avoid the hippos this time, but we had to return to finish our animal behaviour study. &#8220;John&#8221; showing us where the honey badgers were."}