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One of the magical places in Zimbabwe... the Matopos ( Matobo) National Park. Here one can sit on the massive granite outcrops an just listen to the all pervading silence.
A Baby is Born
Elephants are the largest land animals on the planet and have one of the longest gestation periods. This mother carried her calf for 22 months. That is more than twice as long as a human pregnancy. And like us, baby elephants depend on mom to show them the way. They must learn everything, and the first lesson for this newly born calf is how to get up. #BigFive
African Elephant. The African elephant is one of "The Big Five," the five animals considered the most dangerous and difficult to hunt. The others are the Cape Buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard.
African Elephant. The African elephant is one of "The Big Five," the five animals considered the most dangerous and difficult to hunt. The others are the Cape Buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard
White Rhino at a watering hole. White and Black Rhino are both the same color. The names are misnomers. There are two species of rhinos. One species are grazers that eat grasses and ground plants. The other are browsers that eat leaves from trees and bushes. The grazers have a broad face with a wide mouth to take in as much grass as possible.The browsers have a narrow pointed face in order to reach between the branches of bushes to get to the leaves. The name given to the grazers, White Rhino, is actually a corruption of the Dutch word for "wide." To distinguish the two, the browser species became known as Black Rhinos.
African Elephant. The African elephant is one of "The Big Five," the five animals considered the most dangerous and difficult to hunt. The others are the Cape Buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard.