Kruger National Park
Mozambique 2006 September 9th, 2006 by admin
African Dew
Chacma Baboon on the lookout for arch enemy, the Leopard
Mother and baby
Baboons band together to defend the troop.
Prayer and thanksgiving for an adventurous day ahead.
Corinne served home made cinnamon rolls.
Warthog, eventually most of us tried the BBQ ribs.
Moz’s Team
Brooke and Ashley
Elephant - Loxodonta africana
Peek a boo!
Spotted Hyaena
Predominantly nocturnal scavengers, not morning animals.
Hippopotamus amphibius
We were told a story about the Hippo: He complained to God that his legs were so short and his girth so wide that the other animals made fun of him. So, he asked God if he could graze in the water all day to avoid being seen. God was concerned that Hippo would eat all the fish in the river. Hippo promised that he would not and he would open his mouth and show God his teeth so God could see that there were no fish bones.
See God…
Yellow billed Stork
Crocodile under the old railway bridge.
Croc on a rock
Cape Buffalo ~ one of the BIG 5 (Rhino, Leopard, Elephant, Lion)
Common Duiker (there’s two)
Cape Glossy Starling around the picnic area have a high pitched croak
Giraffe camelopardalis
Despite it’s height, Giraffe’s only have 7 neck vertebrae, the same as humans!
Helmeted Guineafowl congregate in large flocks and have an alarming call, “kek-kek-krrrr”
African Geese???
Beautiful Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
The Steenbok ~ a small graceful African antelope
The African KUDU, a male with the distinct long spiraling horns.
Corinne and Stephanie at the lookout.
One of the most beautiful things - the African Sky!
Kruger National Park was established in 1926. An area about the size of the Netherlands.