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.
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.
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.
Very timid. When you spot a female or two there is almost always a male somewhere nearby. Can you see the hippo in the background? It was like the Garden of Eden.
Horns on male and female. Male marks his territory with a dung heap. Young born in December.
We loved seeing the baby waterbuck, a miniature version of its mother. They both looked like they’d sat on a toilet seat with wet paint on it.
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.
Very shy. Mila has a special relationship with them.
Very weird looking. Often found hanging out with zebras. They can see and hear rain falling up to 25km away.
