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Relax …

… at the waterhole! Last night I spent two hours bird watching at one of our waterholes. This Warthog was relaxing at the same time while a Red-billed Oxpecker was looking for food on the pig’s back.

And for the birder’s among you here is a list of all the bird species I spotted: Hadeda Ibis, Yellow-fronted Canary, Spotted Thick-knee, Wattled Lapwing, African Pipit, Buchell’s Coucal, Pin-tailed Whydah, Croaking Cisticola, Jacobin Cuckoo, Three-banded Plover, Red-billed Oxpecker, Blue Waxbill, Egyptian Goose, Cape Turtle Dove, Cape Glossy Starling, Water Thick-knee, Senegal Lapwing and Barn Swallows.

PS: In case you are interested to participate in my daily bird quiz (via WhatsApp) just send me your WhatsApp phone number to +27633294324 🐦

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Rhino ‘Attack’

This little baby Rhino boy threw a bit of a tantrum. As he and his mum passed our vehicle next to the road this small creature decided to play ‘big Rhino bull’ and tried to intimidate us.

He got quite upset when neither the vehicle nor my tracker Bheki nor any of us in the game viewer reacted. After a few jumps up and down he sprinted back to his mum. The female Rhino did not even turn a head towards us and was perfectly relaxed as her youngster got to learn that our vehicles are no threat.

Picture taken with my iPhone 12 Pro Max.

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A Thanda Rainbow 🌈

This evening we had a beautiful rainbow above Thanda. When I saw this meteorological phenomenon forming I rushed to the savanna and I took this picture on my iPhone 😊

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Very Big Five!

Cape Buffalo are one of the Big Five, which are the most difficult and dangerous five species to hunt on foot.

And many would argue that Buffalos are most dangerous of them all!

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WHERE IS THE TAIL?

New baby Lions at Thanda Safari – during last night’s game drive.

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Thanda Safari Wedding

An amazing bit of ‘very special normality’ in all of this ‘too common madness’:

A fabulous Thanda Safari Wedding!

Stacey and Michael said ‘yes’ in the middle of the Zululand wilderness.

Congratulations!

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THE KING

In the language of the Zulus the words for ‘King’ and for a ‘male Lion’ are one and the same: iNgonyama

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Hard Work

Some species of Dung Beetles can bury dung up to 250 times their own mass in one night!

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Night Drive

It is very exciting when Lions pass a safari vehicle during a night drive.

The cats are used to this passing in the night, but for first time safari guests it is an incredible experience!

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Thirsty!

A Thanda Safari Elephant herd on its way to a waterhole!

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