10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

offered me a glass of Campari liqueur and there we were, enveloped by the tranquility of a sunset in a thorny savanna observing a rhino lowering its massive head to the water. White Rhino lifespan is 40 to 50 years, but I am wondering if “my” rhino is still alive? Cover photo: White Rhinoceros, Wikimedia Commons.

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Rhinos South Africa Rhinoceros Zebras 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Photos courtesy of Mosetlha Bush Camp A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air.

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 217

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. Trips Mammals South Africa'

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 191