Elephant Wink

Elephants Gone Wild

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March 8th 2008
Elephants Gone Wild We started the day off lazily - coffee on the patio watching a little local family of warthogs stroll the fence line a few feet from us, glassing (with binoculars) and photographing the zebra, wildebeest and kudu that roam the valley floor within our view. Side Note - a couple of days ago I was watching a kudu couple whispering sweet nothings to each other though my came ... read more

Africa » South Africa » North West

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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