On the Way out of the Reserve 01 Male Elephant

On the Way out of the Reserve

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September 4th 2011
Geo: -24.7435, 26.2573This morning after we woke up, we packed the car and set off on our leave to Johannesburg. A few minutes after leaving, we came across a large male elephant. He was walking along the road towards us and would not move off the road, so we had to reverse until he decided to walk off into the bush. At this stage the bush was very dry and mostly burnt, due to bush fires and ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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