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Rhino Birds

10,000 Birds

A close encounter with a couple of White Rhinos gave me a good opportunity to get a proper look at some Red-billed Ox-peckers Buphagus Erythrorhynchus that often accompany them. The Black Rhino is a browser with a hooked upper lip. In fact it is widely thought that they prefer blood to bugs. Look for the eponymous wide lips.

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Busch Gardens Welcomes New Baby Cheetah

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Once he is old enough, he will join the group of cheetahs living in Cheetah Run, the innovative new habitat opening alongside the Cheetah Hunt launch coaster that will bring guests face to face with these agile predators. It was on the SSP and Jacksonville Zoo’s advice that the new baby was brought to Busch Gardens.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

Elephant Bulls in the Ngorongoro Crater by Adam Riley A matriarchial herd of African or Bush Elephant in Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park by Adam Riley The little – elephant shrews are a group of 17 small to medium sized insectivorous mammals that have confused taxidermists since they were first described.

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An afternoon in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

10,000 Birds

A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. Those that crossed the road first are waiting for the rest of the group at the other side. 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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Shadows of Africa

10,000 Birds

A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. Those that crossed the road first are waiting for the rest of the group at the other side. 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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