Face to Face with the Big Elephant 03 Big Bird

Face to Face with the Big Elephant

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November 19th 2012
Geo: -27.5911, 32.021This morning we woke up very early and packed up our tent. We left the campsite at 5am and began our last game drive in Mkhuze Game Reserver. We saw a lot of little birds which Paul enjoyed identifying. Our aim was to drive directly towards the Opansi Gate. On a side road we saw a pair of white rhinos. It was a calf and its mother which had a very long pointy horn. Further ... 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