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Published: August 12th 2010
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We spent this week on safari in three different parks on the southeast coast of South Africa in the state of Kwazulu-Natal. The first park was called Hluhluwe-Imfolozi and there we spent three days on a walking safari where we walked with guides during the day and slept in a bush camp at night. While we didn’t encounter any lions on our hikes, we could hear both lions and hyenas while we were safely ensconced in our canvas tents.
The next outing was a driving safari at Ithala National Game Reserve where we stayed at a very nice lodge and took guided game drives in the morning and the evening. The highlight of Ithala was the multiple herds of giraffes. The last park was iSimangaliso Wetland Park and was a self-drive but had equally interesting animals. Amazingly, it is easier to get closer to the animals in the vehicle than it is on foot. Our consolidated list of animals is
* Baboons
* Bald Ibis
* Crane
* Crocodiles
* Curly Horned Grazer (Specific Name Unknown)
* Eland
* Giraffe
* Gray Dyka
* Guinea Fowl
* Hippo
* Hirex
* Hyena
* Jackal, Black Backed
* Monkeys
White Rhino
Our first encounter with the massive beast, after walking through massive piles of rhino dung. (Samango And Vervet)
* Mountain Reedbok
* Nyala
* Rhinos (white and the endangered black)
* Straight Horn Grazer (Specific Name Unknown)
* Striped Horn Grazer (Specific Name Unknown)
* Tsessebes
* Warthogs
* Water Buffalo
* Wildebeests (aka Gnu)
* Zebra
Indian Ocean
Both of us added another ocean to our list of oceans we have been in; we waded in the Indian Ocean.J
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Ling Li
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Wildlife
Great pics !!! And so much wildlife out there !!!