South Africa June/July 2022

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August 2nd 2022

Published: August 12th 2022

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Kathy & Bernie Dougherty

Kathy Bernie

February 2020. We are still in Tucson, Arizona, well, often anyway. We continue our wanderings and enjoying our adventures. We haven't lived outside the US in awhile, but have lived in: Guatemala, Ecuador, the Netherlands (twice), Germany (twice) and South Africa. We have now traveled to well over 100 countries, but that doesn't mean we plan on stopping any time soon. ... full info

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Hyena Pups

We saw quite a few hyenas (5,340 in Kruger), but these puppies at the side of the road near a culvert we soooo cute - can't say the same about their parents

Hyena

Cheetah

Secretive and hard to see and with only 120 in Kruger, seeing cheetah was extremely lucky

Caracal

This cat is highly secretive and difficult to observe. Its 'superpower' has been documented though: it can leap up to 10 feet straight up and catch birds in midair.

African Wild cat

Sightings are typically near sundown or sunrise, so photos are an issue. This cat, which is about the size of a domestic house cat, can be difficult to spot.

Civet aka Civet Cat

Not really a cat; more closely related to mongooses. Only saw at night, but we saw many on one night drive and the spotlights from our safari vehicle helps us get photos

Jackal, black-backed

Black-backed Jackal

Frequently spotted - they are like a coyote in that they scavenge as well as hunt for themselves

Crocodile

There wasn't a waterholes bank that didn't have at least one croc basking

Monkey, Vervet

This guy looks pretty chill, but they are known to be aggressive, particularly if food is involved.

Vervet Monkey

Wide-spread primate known for stealing food right out of a person's hand. We've seen them break into rondavels in rest camps and work as a team emptying the larder.

Samango monkey

Found only in coastal forests and not having very many in South Africa, we'd never seen a Samango monkey before Port Edward where we walked in a nature preserve

Ring-tall lemur

They always looked so 'zen'

Ring-tail lemurs

Ring-tail lemur

As I mentioned, they were most often seen on the ground, but this group in a tree was the best!

Tufted Capuchine Monkey

Brack-and-White Tuffted Lemur

Baboon

These guys scare the pajeebies out of me - they can be aggressive

Rhino Pilanesberg

Many of the rhino in Pilanesberg had their horns cut down to nubs - to discourage poachers

Addo Elephant NP

Ellie Lone female

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