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The Dung beetle is as much a part of the
park as are the elephants. No elephants, no dung beetles.
They are happily collecting dung and living the life along
with more than 500 elephants. |
Beautiful Brunsvigia striata |
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to Addo is a private game park that has giraffe. None in Addo.
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Beautiful tortise |
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Tortise says "I'm Out
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Running as fast as he can |
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Zebras in the park are plentiful, hundreds.
Cute mama and baby. |
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Mixed herds of grazing animals |
Red hartebeest |
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dozens. We saw hundresd. |
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| Kudu are the
magnificent antelope |
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These are beasts. Cape buffalo.
This guy is a very mature one. |
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This is pure adrenolyn
producing, heart thumping fun. Here we are on a one lane track.
Just us and the buffalo. He's going his way, we were going
ours. Stopped, pictures like crazy. Remember, this is OUR
car, not a park vehicle. Yvonne could have reached out and
touched his horn, without stretching. Pure fun and excitment |
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More buffalo |
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Eland - largest of the african antelope |
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OK, so this is why we came. Our first elephant.
A solitary male out for his lunch-time drink at the water
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A very old male, just chewing
up the meadow |
We saw this group wandering
down a path next to the track and follwed them
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Then they decided
to cross the road. We have turned around in the mean time.
Are they crossing the road or not? Are we in the way? What
to do? I backed up. Then they decided to actually cross the
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Mom telling junior what to
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At the watering hole, dozens
of elephants on both afternoons. |
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Play fighting - learning how. |
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Mom & baby |
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More play fighting |
How the little one avoids being stepped
on is amazing |
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Enough water |
Where to go next? We watched them mill about
for around 30 mintes. You could hear them talking to each
other in that low growling tone. This way! No This way! |
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Here's a mom having
lunch. Young ones hanging about. |
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Elephant in the thicket, beautiful |
OK, who has the right of
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More on the road. This is the second day,
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I could have touched her. |
