Rhino, White
Date spotted: March 2016
Place first seen: Khama, Botswana
Tag: Mammal
Wide flat lip. Largest rhino. Estimated 20,000 remaining.
Photo: Internet
Tag: Mammal
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.
Jackal, black backed
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Tag: Mammal
In Sossusvlei, Namibia we put out a tin cup of water near where we were sitting and a black backed jackal came to drink from it. It must have been very thirsty to risk coming so close to us as they run away at the earliest sign of people.
Almost always seen in pairs.
Buffalo, African
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Mammal
Male and female have horns. Herds of up to thousands. Eat grass, small trees, shrubs. Babies born in summer. Need water and shade. If there are buffalo there are LIONS because a lion’s favourite food is a buff.
Lion
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Savuti, Botswana
Tag: Mammal
Seven lionesses appeared on the side of the road in a lightning storm. There were two herds of impala standing stock still 500m away. They fanned out and started hunting the impala but then took shelter from the rain in nearby bushes.
Wildebeest, blue
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Savuti, Botswana
Tag: Mammal
Very weird looking. Often found hanging out with zebras. They can see and hear rain falling up to 25km away.