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Africa » South Africa
September 26th 2011
Published: June 17th 2017
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Geo: -25.2174, 27.0071My alarm went off at 5:45 this morning. We planned to get up early as the animals become less active as the temperature warms up. As we got ready we observed troops of monkeys and baboons raiding the campsites. This morning we wanted to drive along a different road, so we went along Dithabaneng. We didn't see much along here, although the scenery was beautiful. We had a b... Read Full Entry



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22 Herd22 Herd
22 Herd

Part of a breeding herd of elephants.
23 Young One23 Young One
23 Young One

A young elephant shaking his head.
24 Mother and Calf24 Mother and Calf
24 Mother and Calf

A mother elephant and her young calf.
25 Walking 25 Walking
25 Walking

The elephants walking away.
26 Little One 26 Little One
26 Little One

A little elephant.
27 Mother and Calf27 Mother and Calf
27 Mother and Calf

Another pair of mother and calf elephants.
28 Trunk Up28 Trunk Up
28 Trunk Up

The little elephant in the middle is raising his trunk at us.
29 Crossing 29 Crossing
29 Crossing

The herd then crossed the road behind us.
30 View 30 View
30 View

The view of the park from Lenong View.
31 Zebra 31 Zebra
31 Zebra

Looking down on zebra.
32 Us32 Us
32 Us

Lotta and I at the top of the viewpoint.
33 Me33 Me
33 Me

I am at the top of the viewpoint.
34 Lotta34 Lotta
34 Lotta

Lotta at the top of the viewpoint.
35 Giraffe35 Giraffe
35 Giraffe

Giraffe eating leaves from the trees.
36 Plains36 Plains
36 Plains

Entering the plains area.
37 Plains37 Plains
37 Plains

Giraffe, zebra and wildebeest on the plains.
38 Towering Over38 Towering Over
38 Towering Over

Giraffe towering over other animals on the plains.
39 Springbok39 Springbok
39 Springbok

Some of the many springbok on the plains.
40 Mother and Foal40 Mother and Foal
40 Mother and Foal

A mother zebra and her young.
41 Zebra41 Zebra
41 Zebra

A zebra on the plains.
42 Wildebeest42 Wildebeest
42 Wildebeest

A small herd of wildebeest crossing the road.



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