Mother and young rhino at sunrise

There we were, surrounded by lions..window up !!!!

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August 31st 2015
Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018Another early morning out to continue our hunt for the very elusive cheetah and wild dog. Maybe we are trying to hard but several people are experiencing the same frustration we are. First a very large hippo lumbers out onto the road in front of us and moves over to the other side heading for the river. Did not pay us any attention. Fortunately we were alert because ... 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