A Couple of Visitors 01 Walking By

A Couple of Visitors

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July 1st 2011
Geo: -24.7435, 26.2573I spent some time at the hide this afternoon. As expected, elephants came to visit. Being winter there is not much water out in the bush for them to drink, so every day elephants will come to our waterhole. At about 4pm they appeared out of the bush. The herd walked along the edge of the waterhole towards the freshly pumped water. Here they drank and then they walked away. ... 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