Tortoise, Spek’s Hingeback
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Reptile
We drove by a tiny Spek’s Hingeback tortoise in Savuti. Bea and Mila played with it a while and wished it could be their pet.
Category: Fieldguide
Rhino, Black
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park
Tag: Mammal
The black rhino has a hooked lip. It’s the second largest land mammal. People hunt rhinos for their horns, which are entirely made of hair. They are very valuable in Asia where they’re used as medicine. Estimated 2,000-2,500 remaining.
Shongololo, Africanus Majesticus
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Insect
Millipedes. Curl up when you touch them. They squirt poo on you at the beginning when you handle them. Some say the poo is poisonous.
Beetle, Blister
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Insect
Quite beautifully camouflaged on a rainy leaf.
Crane, Blue
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Riviersonderend, Cape, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Follow behind cows, because cows kick up insects as they move through the grass.
Egret, Cattle
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Morungulo, Mozambique
Tag: Bird
Follow behind cows, because cows kick up insects as they move through the grass.
Stork, open-billed
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Tag: Bird
Guess why it’s called the open-billed stork? The middle part of it’s bill never closes.
Lourie, Grey
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Tag: Bird
It’s call sounds like a cry to ‘Go-away!’ and so it’s known as the go-away bird celebrex 100 mg.
Kingfisher, Pied
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Tag: Bird
We watched them diving for fish in the Zambezi River. A treat (like all kingfishers).