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~ The safari van slowed as it approached the submerged concrete causeway across the Rojewero River where we'd watched a hamerkop in the morning. As it happens, my vision is limited to my right eye, thus it was fortuitous that the sudden motion I noticed was on flat rocks to the right. I said to Anthony: ‘Stop now, please!’, which he did with finesse. A young Varanus niloticus, Nile Monitor, had spotted us and was retreating. It was my first-ever encounter with this species. A very big ‘Asante’ to Anthony for smooth coordination without any notice, resulting in these images.