10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Generally the large family herds of buffalo are peaceful, but the old bulls (called “dagga” boys, “dagga” being a Zulu word for “mud” since they are often covered with the substance after their long wallows) who have left the herds tend to be furious with life in general and anyone they can smash in particular.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf.

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 232

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2016

It’s the only park I have ever been to that not only have I seen all five of the Big Five (Lion, Leopard, African Buffalo, White Rhino and African Elephant) in, but seen them all on the same day. A Shaft-tailed Whydah, a member of a small African family of cuckoo-finches. Purple Roller.

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South Africa Leopards Giraffes Africa 160