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Pilanesberg National Park February 2016
Springbok grazing
My family and I have been going to Pilanesberg Game Reserve annually for over 25 years and every year we have amazing new experiences. In the 1980s Operation Genesis introduced nearly 6 000 animals of 19 different species into the reserve which is situated in the ecologically rich transition zone between the Kalahari and the Lowveld. At the time it was the largest game translocation in the world, and today Pilanesberg is teeming with game and birds.
And although the drought has hit it hard this year, it’s still a spectacular destination.
Eleven wild dogs on the road just after the gate opened at 5.30am. Photo courtesy Coral Reynolds
Thirsty white rhinos
Dawn in the park
Dung beetle rolling his ball of dung plus wife
Old bull elephant enjoying a snack
Crested barbet
Red-billed oxpecker. Photo courtesy Coral Reynolds
A troop of very well behaved baboons came and had sundowners with us!
Wildebeest at Pilanesberg Centre
A flap-necked chameleon out for a stroll. Photo courtesy Coral Reynolds
And another glorious African sunset (although this one was in Kruger!)