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An afternoon in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Their presence indicates large mammals nearby – and only a few meters away, one Southern White Rhinoceros mother with a calf disappears among the bushes. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. We wait for a while, but they do not reappear.

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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

10,000 Birds

In early November 2020, there were 15 countries with more than 1000 species eBirded so far. Indian Rhinoceros in Kaziranga, photo Anuwar Hazarika/Wikimedia Commons. Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger and Gaur (highway 37 passes through the park and the rhinos and wild elephants can be spotted straying near the road).

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