South Africa

South Africa

Thursday, July 12, 2012

animals


I have seen many sheep, goats, cows, and horses.  I have also seen animals we might think of when we think of “Africa” – elephants, giraffes, ostriches, warthogs, buffalo (not what people in the US think of when we say “buffalo”), zebra, lion, monkeys, and a variety of animals in the antelope family.  The most fascinating is the kudu which can jump over 2 meters high when it is standing still, and over 3 meters when it’s running.  The elephant-proof fence is 2.4 meters tall.  It keeps elephants, lions, and other large animals in the national park, but the kudu jump in and out all the time.




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