Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Animals of Kruger

Where do I start. Naturally there were impala, but once again we spent lots of time photographing the elephants. What is it about them, no doubt its their size. We visited the elephant house at Letaba and this was really worth a look.

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And some more

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The smallest one we saw

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These had no trouble drinking from this tank

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Saw plenty of wilderbeasts

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They ran a lot with the zebras

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This one just made its getaway, nasty gash

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Just like at Chobe, lots of buffalo

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Kudu were here in great numbers too, just like Chobe

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Sadly a Kudu was the only kill we saw and it was being eaten by lions. This spotted hyena had been eating through the night. ( Note the blood on the neck). We only saw the one hyena but at night at both camps we could hear them.

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Giraffes again, this one must be getting on in years, see how dark his colouring is

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When your this big, naturally they give you right of way

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Now we were a fair way away, and needed binoculars, but this is a leopard in the tree, sorry not a good photo

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A long drive back to Johannesburg, another night and more time to spend with “family” ,seeing more sights in that very large city on Friday and it was to the airport and a very comfortable ride home on the flying kangaroo. Thanks kids for taking us with you and giving us a wonderful taste for Africa.

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