Elephants Having Fun 14 In the Water

Elephants Having Fun

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September 17th 2011
Geo: -24.7768, 26.3452This afternoon I went for a drive with Paul to pick up staff from the furthest gate. As we drove into the wetlands we stopped to take in the view. There were elephants everywhere- swimming, eating and drinking. We watched them coat themselves in mud and then have trouble getting out of the mud. Others were swimming and playing in the waterhole. I find elephants quite entert ... 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