10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2018

Just stepping away from the birds for a minute, because you can’t really do any kind of story about Kruger National Park, and not at least mention the animals. The best I could do to mix both the birds and the animals was in the picture at the top of this story. The mighty rhino along with the Cattle Egret.

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South Africa Africa Rhinos Mongoose 110

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

Bigger than the African Buffalo or the American Bison, it is the largest land animal after the Elephant, Rhino, the Hippopotamus and the Giraffe. Among the bamboo, only a few metres away from us, is an imposing black shadow of the largest wild bovid alive today: Gaur!

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Tigers Boars India Chickens 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Animals of Kruger National Park by Keith Barnes is the animal guide I wish I had when I visited South Africa. It would have been useful to have more information about the rest camps that define each route, but I understand that there is a fine line (maybe even a broad one) between writing an animal guide and a tourist guide.

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Rhinos Mammals Animal White Rhinos 233

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2016

In some cases someone was blown away by the scenery and thought “this needs saving” In some cases someone thought “there seems to be a lot of animals here, let’s keep things that way” Still others happen because no one had done anything with the land yet and no one wanted the land anyway. Or Cheetahs.

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South Africa Leopards Giraffes Africa 141

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” The Amur Leopard ( Panthera pardus orientalis – above) is just one majestic animal on the Critically Endangered (CR) list with less than 100 individuals in the wild due to hunting for its fur.

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 108