Warthog up a Tree 02 Hippo

Warthog up a Tree

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November 23rd 2010
Geo: -24.3667, 31.9This morning we had a sleep in and didn't go for an early morning drive. Instead we had breakfast and packed up. We checked out at about half past 8. Soon after leaving the rest camp, the sightings began. We watched a hippo walking among the reeds by the river and then went into the water to join the other hippos. We drove directly to the lookout point at the river. This ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga

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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