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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!

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The female rhino was born in the night quarters adjacent to their 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain. The October 2004 birth of Mlaleni and Tambo’s first calf, Malaika, marked the first white rhino birth in the adventure park’s history. white, 9 and 3 black). and around the world.

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes a baby white rhinoceros!

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes its seventh baby white rhino since 2004. The adorable baby, a female, will join other rhinos in the 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain. Busch Gardens has celebrated a total of seventh white rhino births since October 2004.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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Thankfully the days of visiting Africa purely for slaughtering its wildlife have mostly come to a merciful end, and safari operators have adopted the Big Five term to market tours that offer sightings of the fortunate remanants of Africa’s once teeming great herds. Black Rhinos are best sought in South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania.

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Is my Rhino Still Alive?

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White Rhino lifespan is 40 to 50 years, but I am wondering if “my” rhino is still alive? My eyes will be returning to the lonely acacia next to a waterhole, trying to spot a large shadow in the sunset.

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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

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The greatest wildlife spectacles in the world! With the Wildebeest migration (calving season is January to February), this park is considered to offer one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world. Also, the lake is the most reliable place for both Black and White Rhinos in the whole of East Africa.

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Madikwe; Paradise Restored

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Great wildlife preserves, reserves and parks exist for a number of reasons. It’s the only park I have ever been to that not only have I seen all five of the Big Five (Lion, Leopard, African Buffalo, White Rhino and African Elephant) in, but seen them all on the same day.

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Animals of Kruger National Park: A Book Review

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And one that is easy to use, because, let’s face it, you want to spend most of your time looking at wildlife, not searching for information. And, with weight allowances what they are, it’s best to take a guide that is light in weight. Animals of Kruger National Park by Keith Barnes is the animal guide I wish I had when I visited South Africa.

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