Yesterday afternoon we saw our first rhinos. Driving down a dirt road, Charl the ranger said, "Rhino!" They were next to the road on our left and he pulled up along side them, perhaps 20 feet away. They spooked and ran away from us, going perhaps another 20 feet, and then suddenly wheeled to face us. The leader of the two glared at us as if to say, "You want a piece of this?" We did not, except by photograph.
When we did nothing to answer their challenge, they calmed down and resumed grazing. We happily took pictures as they slowly drifted into the bush. The landscape here is generally a savanna of grass, bushes and scrub trees. Although the bushes and trees seem to be widely scattered, it is surprising how quickly an animal disappears into them.
When we did nothing to answer their challenge, they calmed down and resumed grazing. We happily took pictures as they slowly drifted into the bush. The landscape here is generally a savanna of grass, bushes and scrub trees. Although the bushes and trees seem to be widely scattered, it is surprising how quickly an animal disappears into them.
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