Lions resting in the bush

Lion cubs waterhole road painted rhino park shop

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August 27th 2015
Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018Up and at the gate as usual to see what we could see. This first thing we saw was a giant hippo heading back to the river. This is fairly usual behavior from the hippos but quite often they are all back in the river before most of the drivers hit the road.Then, a very large sleeping rhino right by the edge of the road! Unfortunately, when we backed up, he awakened and ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Skukuza

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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