Over the Zuurberg mountains in the southern part of the Eastern Cape's Karoo Heartland lies a place of glory. That bit should actually be written with caps as Kuzuko Lodge's slogan is Place of Glory. Most game reserves are located in a part of the province where lush subtropical thicket vegetation is prevalent which makes … Continue reading Going on a game drive at Kuzuko Lodge
The age old question about zebra that every tourist guide asks his guests when driving through Addo Elephant National Park. Is a zebra white with black stripes or black with white stripes? Today I want to share with you some "Did you know?" facts about these donkeys in pajamas. Addo's zebra are Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga … Continue reading Zebra in Addo
A Burchell's Zebra standing on the Addo plains. Wonder what he's looking at? A lurking lion perhaps?
A Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) or just Plains Zebra as they are apparently being referred to now, grazing in the late afternoon sun in the Addo Elephant National Park.
The Burchell's Zebra or plains zebra is the most common zebra found on the game reserves surrounding Port Elizabeth. Tourists just love seeing donkeys in pajamas and game rangers have so many stories, facts and jokes to tell about them.
Donkeys in pajamas must be one of the animals that visitors to game reserves love seeing most. The Burchell's Zebra is the most common zebra that you will find in the game reserves of the Eastern Cape. They are identifiable by the fact that the stripes go all the way underneath their stomachs and by … Continue reading Zebras
During our wonderful stay at Bucklands Private Game Reserve during the Mini vs Maxi trip we had the opportunity to go on two game drives. The first one starting at about 15:00ish (sorry, but I just can't remember the exact time) in the afternoon with the other one early the next morning. As we were the only … Continue reading Game drive at Bucklands
On our visit to Addo Elephant National Park the other day we found a couple of Burchell's Zebra browsing on an open field just past the Marion Brie waterhole. The Burchell's Zebra is the most common zebra in South Africa and are normally found in short grassland areas within savanna woodlands and grassland plains. The … Continue reading Burchell’s Zebra
Tonight I'm just having some fun. On one of the game drives last week I took a pic of a two headed zebra. Well, not really. Duh... But the moment I took the photo I saw the potential on what some photo shop work can do to the pic. Alas, I don't have Photoshop. I … Continue reading Two headed Zebra?
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