The most abundant animals we saw in descending order were Red Hartebeests, Zebras, Elephants, Kudus, Warthogs and Jackals, Giraffe and Baboon. We learned some cool facts about zebras. They can thermo regulate by raising just their black stripes when they need to cool down. The raised black stripes warm up and small vortices of air form at the boundary between the stripes thereby cooling off the zebra.
The Hartebeest and a Warthog
The Hartebeest was so named because the horn look like a heart when viewed head on
The dune fields can be seen in the distance
Each stripe pattern is unique. The baby's imprint this pattern so they can find her in a crowd.
The type of Zebras found here are Burchelle's Zebras. The belly is big because Zebras are hind gut fermenters. That is the way they digest.
Zebras have black skin. So technically they are black with white stripes. The further south in Africa you go, the wider the stripes get.
Time for a green salad
This Baboon was gone in a blink of an eye
Two Warthogs running across the street
Tail up!
Taking a break
A young Zebra has black, white and the shadow stripes that can be grey or brown
Baby Hartebeests
Warthogs laying low
Lovely flowers blooming amongst the animals
A big male Kudu
And the girls in his harem
Tail Wagging warmth of the sun
Can you see the Jackal?
It is easier to see here
Find it again if you can
As we were leaving the park we saw two giraffe
A giraffe and his buddy
There was a game farm adjacent to the park and the owner has collected springbok with melanin issues
A little albino springbok
