Kruger Park: More Animals
These guys may be exciting in the beginning because they're
most likely the first animals you'll see in the park. You'll
realize very soon, however, that they're everywhere! They're the
animals we saw the most.
You see...
Many of these animals have only one or no horn left. Maybe
this one...
...had an argument with this one.
Gnus are very frequent, too.
They all hang out together (as long as they're not enemies). Some of the camps
seem to have problems with baboons, most likely because tourists like to
feed them.
Zebras, they say, have stripes so predators cannot distinguish the
individuals when the herd runs away.
We weren't lucky enough to see many rhinos. In fact, we only saw them
once and they just gave us their behind.
The dangerous animals (crocodiles in this case) seem to be harder to find.
Luckily, we caught them on this picture from afar.
Similarly, lions are not the animals you get to see a lot. Some guy stopped
right next to us and said, "Psst! There are a few lions pretty close. Turn
right, then left after 100m. Don't tell anybody." There were about 7 other
cars. The (female) lions apparently took a nap in the shade.
If you think lions are dangerous, think again. Hippos are, in fact, the most
dangerous animals in the park. When we saw them, they swam in a small river,
dipping their heads from time to time.