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| Giraffe feasting on Knob-thorn flowers |
Snowfalls
sprinkled all 9 provinces of South Africa less than a week ago, but
in the low-veld the Knob-thorn Acacias are in flower – spring has
definitely sprung:)
All
the signs are there.......
Waterholes
are rapidly drying up and those still with water are attracting
hundreds of animals;
The
skies are hazy with dust and smoke from wild fires;
Gusty
winds ripple through the remaining grass, keeping all animals on high
alert;
Kudu
antelope are looking bedraggled and hungry;
Hippos
are at their fittest, walking long distances at night for little
return on food;
Newly
damaged trees everywhere, being relentlessly torn apart by elephant
foraging for juicy bark;
Cold
nights turning into clear warm days;
Now,
the desperate wait for the rains to arrive.........
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| Drying waterholes, slim hippo |
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| Large buffalo herd camped out at a waterhole |
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| Selecting the next tree to push over |
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| Warming up after a long cold night |
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| Very few leaves around for this young browser |
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| Clear, sunny days in the low-veld |
