Off to the Zoo 17 Paul

Off to the Zoo

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November 3rd 2010
Geo: -25.7332, 28.2102This morning Paul and I decided to visit the local zoo in Pretoria. We arrived at 10am. As we arrived so early, the zoo was very quiet and this made it easier to move around and view the animals. We started with Paul's favourite animals and my least favourite – the reptiles. There were so many different species of snakes – they were a large range of colours, ... read more

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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