{"id":38521,"date":"2018-01-24T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photosafari-africa.net\/blog\/2013\/4\/knee-deep"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:28:41","slug":"knee-deep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/knee-deep\/","title":{"rendered":"Knee Deep\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a Red Lechwe (Kobus leche) the flood waters of the Okavango are your friend.<\/p>\n<p>Not only do these antelope thrive on aquatic plant species but the knee deep marshy water provides them with excellent protection from predators who are unable to match their speed and agility in this aquatic environment.<\/p>\n<p>Okavango Delta, Botswana<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 590px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/p1546372736-4.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"532\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Red Lechwe (Kobus leche) &#8211; Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm &#8211; ISO 800 f4 @ 1\/350 sec &#8211; Lexar Media &#8211; \u00a9 Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net &#8211; www.facebook.com \/ DanaAllenPhotoSafari &#8211; With Tubu Tree Camp and Ngamiland Adventure Safaris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-6-center'><span class='maxbutton-6-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-subscribe-to-our-free-newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/subscribe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class='mb-text'>Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a Red Lechwe (Kobus leche) the flood waters of the Okavango are your friend. Not only do these antelope thrive on aquatic plant species but the knee deep marshy water provides them with excellent protection from predators who are unable to match their speed and agility in this aquatic environment. 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