Elephant

South Africa

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January 24th 2014
Hi everyone back home! I am so excited to tell all of you guys about my first stop on my trip, South Africa! My first stop in South Africa was Eastern Cape, what pulled me towards this region was the Addo Elephant National Park. Not only is it home to 600 elephants it also has lions, buffalo, rhinos, and leopards. They also have great white sharks and southern right whales, this means that whe ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Addo Elephant National Park

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more