Flavour of the Month Feb 2012: Klopperfontein

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Wall-to-wall buffalo, 2009.

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And a video with steady hands!!

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More lions in 2009...nearer the muddy spring side!





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It must be noted that the Klopperfontein Complex also includes a Windmill a few km down the dirt road to Punda Maria directly from the Dam.

Any pics from there would also be most welcome!

(That was one of the few locations of a Brown Hyena sighting, over 30 years ago, by a Parks Ranger.)


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Tsessebe are also very common there!

Leachy has some brilliant pics!

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Wall-to-wall elephant!


Look at how dry and hot it can be!


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some baby tsessebe........ at kloppies in september 2010

is the diminutive for tsessebe

tsessebietjie ??????


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My clever brother was at Kloppies yesterday, and sent me this pic of myself...




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Point is, plenty water in the area... :O^


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This from Christine (ex-Teba)




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Leachy also saw the buff a few days ago, but 2 together now... :-?


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