Seeing Who Comes to Visit the Waterhole 02 Drinking

Seeing Who Comes to Visit the Waterhole

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June 26th 2014
Geo: -24.7605, 26.3246After work this afternoon I spent some time at the hide. Approaching the wetland area were a few giraffe - adults as well as young ones. They slowly bent down and spread their legs to drink water. The giraffe did not spend much time in the area. While I waited for more animals to appear I was able to get some reading done. This place is one of my favourite ways to de-stre ... 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