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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. The Black Rhino was also a widespread African denizen occurring throughout the continent, even into desert areas. Black Rhinos are best sought in South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania.

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An afternoon in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

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Historical poaching (this population was restocked from Zimbabwe) has clearly left its mark on the gene pool. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. The biggest bulls of Madikwe reach only 3.5 tons, while the biggest Kruger bulls weight 4 to 6 tons.

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Shadows of Africa

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Historical poaching (this population was restocked from Zimbabwe) has clearly left its mark on the gene pool. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. The biggest bulls of Madikwe reach only 3.5 tons, while the biggest Kruger bulls weight 4 to 6 tons.

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