10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2020

In particular, there is one hide that is built over a watering hole, allowing great views of both birds and mammals (though for a dedicated bird watcher like me, those are more of an obstacle than a bonus). And drying on a giraffe with your friends. Alone time. Taking a bath …. What a life. Kingfishers – the poor man`s Pittas?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2016

It was here I managed to finally find my Brown Hyaena, making that family the first family of mammals of which I have seen every species (Spotted, Brown, Striped Hyaenas and Aardwolf)). I never get bored of Giraffes. The park also has Cheetahs and Painted Wolves (and while I didn’t see the later, they are fairly reliable).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Initially, I wasn’t that excited about seeing mammals. The Big Five–lion, leopard, African buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros–are impressive, but my heart lies with the patterned mammals, giraffes and zebras. We also got great views of a very small mammal, Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat, at Satara.

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