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Kruger National Park and 3 of the “Big Five!”
February 7th, 2012 mfmccl13
Hi everyone! Howzit?? (That’s South African for “What’s up??”
Today we made our way into our new home in Kruger National Park!! We saw so many amazing animals in just a few short hours – it was unbelievable! We saw 3 of the Big Five, which are lion, leopard, rhino, water buffalo, and elephant. Here’s the total list for the day:
Elephants
Rhino
Kudu
Impala
Waterbuck
Hornbill
Warthog
Giraffes
Wildebeest
Baboons
Hippo
and 2 lions!!!! (just their ears…but they were still lions!)
It was an unforgettable day! We are in a town called Skukuza where about 2000 people actually live, including some of our lecturers and our program director. The next few days will be composed of field work for our first independent research project. We will be in groups of a few students each studying something different – topics will be decided tomorrow! But, one of our other big projects, the Faculty Field Projects, which are based on the faculty’s research, have been set and (don’t read this, Mom….) I will be doing the project studying crocodiles!! One of the faculty is a herpetologist and she’s studying crocodiles, so I’ve spent a great deal of time talking to her. We found a baby rock python nearby and I nearly melted from excitement, so it has been fun having an expert herper! For our big research projects that we’ll be presenting at the end of the program, I’m REALLY hoping to do something with big cats, so fingers crossed!!
I finally have the ability to post a few pictures!
A few zebra running away from us in the hills of Pullen Farm - we didn't realize we had gotten so close until they started running!
Giraffe in Kruger!
Our first elephant!! This one was young, but there was another just behind him further in the bushes!
Beautiful European Roller
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