Black-backed Jackal – Canis mesomelas
African Buffalo – Syncerus Caffer
Giraffe – Giraffa Camelopardalis
Southern White Rhinoceros – Ceratotherium Simum
Unlike a lot of the animals in Kruger, Rhinos had a particular significance to our local guide Sidnie. When we asked him about it he got quite upset and angry at those he called greedy and selfish.
In all truth this emotion was not built up over nothing. In South Africa, Rhino poaching has increased dramatically over the past couple of years with 203 killed this year, 146 in Kruger National Park alone.
While I won’t normally post things like this, it’s important that we all play a part in helping to conserve this awesome animal.
For more information and ways to help, Save The Rhino are a great place to start.
Lion – Panthera leo
Foals – Coachella 2013
Just incase you have a spare hour.
Leopard. Panthera pardus
African Bush Elephant. Loxodonta africana
The Big Five
Being told by our guide Sidnie that it was unlikely we would see the big five, we set out for day number one at 530am. Around 630am however we were in luck managing to see a Leopard. After a quiet period of a couple of hours, we saw the remaining four which was incredible.
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