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Hyena Jackal hippo carc

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August 22nd 2015
Geo: -30.5595, 22.9375Out the gate and decided to check out what was happening at the Orpen dam. There was not much left of the poor hippo. The jackals and vultures were the ones on the scene. It is sad to see what is happening to this dam. Since we have arrived here in this waterhole has been drying up. When we went there yesterday, there was one hippo left in the water. Think it was th ... 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