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This is my dream – this is my nightmare

10,000 Birds

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse One Chinkara (Indian gazelle) male follows the female keeping his head low and sniffing her. Indian gazelle You know the secret of how African park rangers find animals for tourists? It turned out that I had met the other guide a year ago at the Global Bird Watchers’ Conference in Gujarat.

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The 300 survivors

10,000 Birds

One Chinkara (Indian gazelle) male follows the female keeping his head low and sniffing her. It turned out that I had met the other guide a year ago at the Global Bird Watchers’ Conference in Gujarat. A bit further away, there is another male, this one with a dozen female strong harem. And why are they parked?

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Is my Rhino Still Alive?

10,000 Birds

One Springbok gazelle came to drink, but kept a respectful distance staying by the smaller puddle. The sky was becoming orange-pink; its reflections were colouring the water, while the rhino raised its head, water sipping through his half-open snout, itself shining from the last sun rays of the day.

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