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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Another member of the stork family, the African Openbill , looks like it is could benefit from a good orthodontist. And sadly, it is listed as Endangered.

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Shadows of Africa

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A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. Their presence indicates large mammals nearby – and only a few meters away, one Southern White Rhinoceros mother with a calf disappears among the bushes. Sniffing us.

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