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John, Chris and Abhi at the Rift Valley overlook -
Visiting a Maasai manyatta -
Putting the boat together at Maji Camp -
Working on the crocodile disguise -
Ready for the first field trial -
Maiden voyage on the Mara River -
Boat driver and pit crew -
Robo-croc silhouette -
Working on the boats in one of the luxury rooms at Amani Mara -
Chris processing water samples at Amani Mara -
Getting ready to survey the hippo pool at Amani Mara -
Robo-croc on the Ntiaktiak River -
The Platypus team -
High tech work in the bush -
Surveying the Ntiaktiak River -
Curious onlookers -
Launching the boat in the Amani Mara hippo pool -
Stand-off -
Prepping the boat -
Hippos skeptical of the new pool member -
Another successful deployment -
Watching with fingers crossed -
Checking the data collected -
Launching the boat on another voyage -
Close call! -
Troubleshooting in the field -
The Platypus team (John, Chris, Paul, and Abhi) -
A great day in the field with our friends from WWF -
Wouldn't be a true safari without a breakdown -
Celebrating a great trip and awesome data!
May 30, 2014