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South Africa

The Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in South Africa and one of the world’s biggest wildlife sanctuaries. It is approximately the same size and shape as Israel or Wales and covers 20,720 square kilometers.(thats about 8,000 square miles) It extends 350 km from north to south and 60 km from east to west.
1,982 species of plants, 517 species of birds, 120 species of reptile, 52 species of fish, 147 species of mammals and 35 species of amphibians call Kruger home.
o3/38/124438/1/104936625.6K2annko.salogo.jpg Kruger Park Location
Kruger Park Location		 Numbi Gate Sign
Numbi Gate Sign		 Numbi
Numbi		 Numbi
Numbi
Numbi
Numbi		 Numbi Gate, there is a giraffe around the bend!
Numbi Gate, there is a giraffe around the bend!		 Numbi Gate
Numbi Gate		 Our VW Van
Our VW Van		 The first Giraffe
The first Giraffe
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B_0003.jpg		 Guns were loaded
Guns were loaded		 briefing
briefing		 breakfast
breakfast		 curious giraffe
curious giraffe
Tall
Tall		 Black and White
Black and White		 Pretoriuskop Location where we stayed
Pretoriuskop Location where we stayed		 Our lodging at Pretoriuskop Camp
Our lodging at Pretoriuskop Camp		 Our Hut
Our Hut
Bernice
Bernice		 neighborhood monkeys
neighborhood monkeys		 Mavis, Len and Bernice
Mavis, Len and Bernice		 B_0241.jpg
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Mama Velvet Monkey
Mama Velvet Monkey		 There were several monkies with babies
There were several monkies with babies		 Pool at Pretoriuskop
Pool at Pretoriuskop		 Pretoriuskop pool - another view
Pretoriuskop pool - another view		 Full kitchen provided
Full kitchen provided
I can cook too
I can cook too		 Len catching up on the news
Len catching up on the news		 Hut thatch roof from inside
Hut thatch roof from inside		 Looking up, thatched ceiling
Looking up, thatched ceiling		 Bernice
Bernice
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B_0367.jpg		 Cooking in the dark
Cooking in the dark		 Mavis
Mavis		 I don't want to know what's in the holes
I don't want to know what's in the holes		 Len cooking
Len cooking
don't feed the animals
don't feed the animals		 Mavis cooking
Mavis cooking		 serious termites
serious termites		 Mahogany tree on the grounds
Mahogany tree on the grounds		 Bernice
Bernice
Jerry in front of the hut
Jerry in front of the hut		 At the snack bar
At the snack bar		 Daily sighting maps
Daily sighting maps		 Red for lions
Red for lions		 Blue for elephants
Blue for elephants
Black for leopards
Black for leopards		 Orange for rhinos
Orange for rhinos		 B_0100.jpg
B_0100.jpg		 elephant in the trees
elephant in the trees		 moving this way
moving this way
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Kudu lady
Kudu lady		 B_0242.jpg
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4X4.jpg		 Cruising in the early evening
Cruising in the early evening		 Kudu
Kudu
More zebras
More zebras		 He thinks he has the right of way
He thinks he has the right of way		 Number plate with an attitude
Number plate with an attitude		 B_0351.jpg
B_0351.jpg		 Pretty posing
Pretty posing
View from up top
View from up top		 B_0354.jpg
B_0354.jpg		 Alight at your own risk
Alight at your own risk		 There's an elephant back there....
There's an elephant back there....		 elephant in the bushes
elephant in the bushes
big ears!
big ears!		 B_0466.jpg
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B_0467.jpg		 Male Kudu, well hidden
Male Kudu, well hidden		 There's an elephant under that tree. A big one covered in mud.
There's an elephant under that tree. A big one covered in mud.
Very big Elephant
Very big Elephant		 Wart hog
Wart hog		 A face only a mother could love
A face only a mother could love		 The dark shadow turns out to be an elephant....
The dark shadow turns out to be an elephant....		 Peeking out at us
Peeking out at us
Is he posing for the camera? Or staying behind the tree becuse of shyness?
Is he posing for the camera? Or staying behind the tree becuse of shyness?		 Oh oh, may be coming our way? Start the truck up.
Oh oh, may be coming our way? Start the truck up.		 Impala's and baby wart hogs
Impala's and baby wart hogs		 Impala
Impala		 There's Wildebeast's under the trees
There's Wildebeast's under the trees
Wildebeasts?
Wildebeasts?		 Disturbed white rhino
Disturbed white rhino		 Snoozing at the waterhole
Snoozing at the waterhole		 B_0484.jpg
B_0484.jpg		 White rhino black from the mud
White rhino black from the mud
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B_0488.jpg		 Cape Buffalo at the Crocodile River
Cape Buffalo at the Crocodile River		 Elephants playing in the water
Elephants playing in the water
Still more elephants
Still more elephants		 Elephants - at Malelane - just at the edge of the park.
Elephants - at Malelane - just at the edge of the park.		 Elephants and Hippo
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B_0603.jpg		 night drive
night drive		 B_0607.jpg
B_0607.jpg		 Crocodile River Valley
Crocodile River Valley
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B_0225.jpg		 Hazyview
Hazyview		 Hazyview
Hazyview
Hazyview shop
Hazyview shop		 B_0229.jpg
B_0229.jpg		 Hazyview supermarket
Hazyview supermarket		 B_0231.jpg
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MrsKudu.jpg
MrsKudu.jpg		 At another game park
At another game park		 Looking for lunch
Looking for lunch		 Maybe its this way?
Maybe its this way?		 Lunch may be in the truck?
Lunch may be in the truck?
Don't worry, I will be!
Don't worry, I will be!

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