The red lechwe, often the prey of wild dog in the Okavango Delta, lives in areas of permanent water. Not seen often are the reedbuck, a relatively slow-moving antelope which lies up during the day; the common waterbuck, which bears a striking "toilet seat" design on its backside; and the small, delicate steenbok

        

Then there's the warthog! Ugly, maybe...but endearing and courageous. When running, its tail will be erect like an aerial, leading to the name "radio-controlled pig". And seen occasionally at night, the porcupine, a formidable foe even for lion. The lion might kill it, but its sharp spines will give the lion something to remember it by. Finally, a chacma baboon--which lives in large troops feeding on a wide variety of plants and animals--and a diminutive tree squirrel