agitated elephants at the river

Agitated Elephants and final day

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September 2nd 2015
Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018#1 at the gate again! Not sure what the deal is but it is ok with us. Things are pretty quiet and there is a threat of rain and we have a few sprinkles on our window as we drive along.See a large herd of elephants crossing a channel in the river. Some of them seem agitated about something. There is trumpeting and running elephant with tail out and other indications th ... 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