Back home this week to a very overgrown garden, so time will be very limited on the computer. We got back safely on Tuesday after the TGV (train) broke down before it had even left Bordeaux station. We had to change the taxi collection time at Angouleme but that went OK. It was a 30 hour continuous trip, so was more gruelling than usual but the timings of the public transport meant we had little alternative. The garden is a jungle after 300mm rain in two months, so much hacking and strimming will have to be done before the lawnmower can cope! Never seen the like in our 20 plus years here. We had a fabulous time though. My wish was to see leopard and wild dogs, we saw both and much more.
The maximum temperature in the Charente today is 16⁰C, minimum 8⁰C. 20 - 41 km/h South/West winds. 90% chance of rain.
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta).
White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus).
White rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium
simum). The rhinos are dehorned every 18 months to try to prevent them from being killed by poachers!!
Burchell's zebra (Equusquagga burchellii).
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), also known as the Cape buffalo.
African elephants (Loxodonta africana). This young "teenager" was giving us a bit of cheek, Nigel in the vehicle far right.
Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas).
African lion (Panthera leo leo). Taking a stroll down the road, totally ignoring us.
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There are 8 different kinds of mongoose in the Kruger Park - Banded Mongoose, Dwarf Mongoose, Large Grey Mongoose, Meller’s Mongoose, Selous’s Mongoose, Slender Mongoose, Water Mongoose, White-tailed Mongoose. This one was named as a Water Mongoose (Atilax paludinosusis). I am happy for any other ideas though!! Possibly a dwarf mongoose.
Tree Squirrel or Smith's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi).
Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides concolor).
Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea).
Swainson's Spurfowl (Pternistis swainsonii).
Spotted Hyena pups. We saw their parents leave the den to go hunting just as it got dark. These two young pups popped their heads out to see what was going on. The photo is by torchlight, so not great.
Guineafowl butterfly (Hamanumida Daedalus).
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). Only the male has horns.
Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus).
Red-billed Spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus).
Butterfly (Acraea egina)...
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