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There are animals that leave me smiling, no matter what.

I am going to suggest my funny five.

Baboons, naturaly. They remind me too much of some people I know.





Monkeys

never a dull moment



Ellies: there is nothing as delightful, joyful, heart warming as ellies at play.





Warthog, I love to watch them and the sound of their babies is too precious.





Southern Ground Hornbill

What character , highly intelligent, but not winning any beauty contests.





Dwarf Mongoose:
watching them at play is pure happiness.

Thanks for the MM

Mine:

1) The Hornbills to me (it looks like they are spreading Kruger)
2) Buffalo (that look they can give a person or is more of a stare?)
3) Jittery spiders in the camp kitchens (the reaction of some people)
4) The Adoons family
5) People at lion sightings (the people are funny not the lions)

gotta have a wildebeest in there as well...they are such funny-looking creatures

Mine are:

Baboons
Monkeys
Wildebeast when they run
Warthogs
Young Elephants - especially around water!

My funny 5:

Small baboons
Warthogs
Meerkats
Bat ear fox
Hyenas

I think any sighting you have that involves the young makes it amusing. Like all kids of all species they are extremely amusing...

Chameleons are always sure to bring a smile , they seem to come from a different planet.

Hi Meandering Mouse,
How can anyone leave singing Rhinos out of this thread. Singing Rhinos definately get my vote.

- Baboon
- Warthog
- Hamerkop
- Yellow-billed Hornbill
- Hyena

RayK,

Your singing rhino takes the cake!! I wonder how many mud did he swallow during the performance. Must be good for the vocal cords, although it spoils the smile a little bit....

Hi Dan,
I taught it to sing and now you can teach it to dance. After you're done we'll take the show on the road.

My funny five....

1. Tree squirells, especially when they go crazy running up and down the trees and "chirping".
2. Ground squirells because they love to steal drying up cloths and all sorts of other things for their burrows
3. Juvenile lions attempting to climb tree because let's admit they not the most agile in that department...
4. Glossy starlings as it literally like they looking you straight in the eye saying "hey, where's my lunch??"
5. Swimming elephants, and when the youngsters don't want to leave they make a BIG scene

I do agree with your list!!

MM I agree, Mongoose, Ground Hornbills and playing Ellies are a treat. Cheeky Vervets and Baboons can be quite amusing.
At Mlondozi picnic spot, we watched a group of Vervets outsmarting picnickers on a regular basis, come from one side to distract, and the other does a grab and run from the other. I worked almost every time.
At Mpondo Dam, we watched a lone male Ellie swimming, diving, and having all kinds of fun by himself in the water. He would completely submerge, and then he would stick his trunk out of the water like a snorkel. It gave us an hour of laughs.
We both love watching dwarf Mongoose at play. The thing that amazes us, is that most cars that pass will ask what we're watching and when we tell them they drive away almost as quickly as if we told them we were bird watching. LOL Tricia always says if you want a sighting all to yourself tell others you're watching birds!