Please forgive my ignorance... my only African reference thus far was Disney's The Lion King. And a great reference indeed! I found the South African land just as I had expected!
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| The setting |
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| Thorny bush and dry savanna |
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| Antilopes |
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| An impala |
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| A kudu (until a week ago, I had thought that was a cheap, tasteless fast-food chain from KSA) |
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| Zebras |
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| A beautiful elephant |
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| Look at the baby elephant, it was only a couple of days old and still struggled to walk |
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| And baby elephant is up on its feet again! |
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| A giraffe |
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| White rhinos |
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| A beautiful, big cat (also called a cheetah!) |
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| A cheetah female with her three cubs |
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| The Pride Rock... |
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| ... and the pride! |
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| Mustafa/Scar (he's actually scarred on the face, and blind on the right eye) |
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| Grooming as any other cat would... |
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| Isn't he sweet? |
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| Sarabi (Simba's mum) |
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| Sweet lionesses... |
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| ... and their darker side! Eating off a zebra kill |
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| The deadly buffaloes |
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| Shanzi and Banzai, waiting for a dinner opportunity |
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| Zazu! |
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| Rafiki |
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| the vultures |
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| the Elephant Graveyard |
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| Pumba! |
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| A beautiful place on the Indian Ocean coast, near Mozambique |
I enjoyed each of my first steps on the African continent and can only look forward to going again!
