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Read more about the article when you’re king, the world’s your oyster

when you’re king, the world’s your oyster

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

This guy had so much personality! He was discovered in the bush by a guide who radioed Kenneth to come - when we got there, he was just crawling out…

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Read more about the article keepin’ the gals corralled

keepin’ the gals corralled

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

Male gazelles fight each other to claim ownership of  a haram of up to 30 females. The male that wins must then spend the rest of his time making sure…

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Read more about the article king of the jungle

king of the jungle

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

they're the only cats who hang out in groups - and "proud" of it....eh...eh...eh....they live between 12-16 years in the wild - largely because of their red meat diet. (…

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Read more about the article every coat is unique

every coat is unique

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

Everybody sing along! "look there daddy don't you see...there's a horse in striped pajamas" - "no, that isn't what it is at all - that's an animal people call a…

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Read more about the article protecting the wee one

protecting the wee one

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

I love how this little guy walks under his mother for protection. I was told the babies can stand and walk just under a week after birth. This  allows the…

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Read more about the article sticking their neck out

sticking their neck out

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

Besides being the tallest mammal on earth, no two giraffes have the same pattern of spots...sort of like fingerprints of humans. They also spend most of their life standing -…

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Read more about the article water buffalo

water buffalo

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 4, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

These guys are part of the Big Five ( criteria for which is a penchant to charge ) they also rally when a member of the herd is attacked establishing…

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Read more about the article a vodka martini day

a vodka martini day

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 4, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

I stayed at the Sopa Lodge which has a large open lounge surrounding a big circular fireplace. I would hang out here after returning from the game drive and chat…

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Read more about the article lunch time on the Maassi Mara

lunch time on the Maassi Mara

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 4, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

Every day at around noon Kenneth would find a tree for us to sit under to eat our boxed lunches. One day, we had been preoccupied with viewing a number…

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Read more about the article wildebeest migration

wildebeest migration

  • Post author:tjiskavw
  • Post published:August 4, 2022
  • Post category:Africa

Mara is the Maassi word for spotted and the name they gave this region because of the short bushy trees that dot the landscape.  About two million animals migrate from…

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