Why does it feel as if time flies faster as we age?…
There is something strange about getting older. When we were children, a summer vacation seemed to last forever. Christmas could not...
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Part 4…Outstanding day in Kruger National Park…A bloat of hippos and babies…Unusual facts about hippos…
Unusual Facts About Hippos: Nature’s Unexpected Oddballs With barrel-shaped bodies and seemingly sluggish demeanor, hippopotamuses might appear like oversized river cows,...
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Another fabulous evening on the river with friends…
Two hippos lounging in the Crocodile River. Note; Please excuse our lack of clarity in today's photos, taken at dusk and from...
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Final photos from Livingstone, Zambia…Final Expenses will follow tomorrow…
Note to our readers: Based on receiving hundreds of spam comments each week, adding significantly to the time necessary to do...
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First trip to Kruger National Park in 2021!!!…New photos!…
It's estimated an aggressive hippo's sharp teeth kill 500 people a year in Africa. Hippos can crush a human to death, with...
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A close up hippo encounter…A rarity in the bush…
We centered our attention on this particular hippo hoping for a wide opened mouth shot at one point. Unfortunately, he never cooperated,...
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Christmas season upon us?..A good trip into Kruger National Park…The suffocating heat continues…
A tired old elephant was resting his trunk on his tusk. "Sighting of the Day in the Bush" The four little piglets...
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Nothing compares to you…Each and every one of you…
We encountered this stunning scene of zebras and wildebeest from the fence at Marloth Park. One reason zebras and wildebeests hang out...
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There’s no place on earth…
Oh, my goodness...hippo with ducks and chicks. "Sighting of the Day in the Bush" Yesterday, we spotted this female lion on the...
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Immigration appointment day…Lunch at the country club and golf course, overlooking the Crocodile River, of course….Superb hippo sightings…
Last night's full moon. "Sighting of the Day in the Bush" When we headed out to the immigration office in Nelspruit early...
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