Chilling in the Hide 03 Zebra

Chilling in the Hide

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June 3rd 2014
Geo: -24.7605, 26.3246On the way to the hide this afternoon Paul and I stopped to photograph the troop of Banded Mongoose. The mongoose are very friendly and curious and not people shy at all. The best thing about them is that they kill snakes! From the hide there was no sign of any animals, just a few birds. We sat and read for a while. Twenty minutes later a couple of zebra arrived. They wal ... 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