Our final full day in South Africa was spent cruising around Kruger National Park in search of wildlife, especially the “Big Five.” We saw two of them, the elephant and the cape buffalo, which means we were batting .400, which isn’t bad at all. There were also many other animals wandering about the park, including impalas, kudus, zebras, giraffes, baboons, hippos, hyenas, and a wide variety of birds. We also saw a rare species of wild dog, which even caused our guide to get out his camera. I’d show you all of my pictures, but my camera has surrendered. Its last picture was of a South African sunset.
The park does an excellent job of preserving some of Africa’s best known wildlife in a park the size of Israel. Since this is winter here and the dry season, it’s actually easier to see the animals as they go about their business. Tomorrow we’re up at dawn to search for lion, leopards, and rhinos.
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