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We have two game drives daily. Everyday we met different animals. The rangers and trackers seem to know where these animals are. So we never come back with zero results.
The Snake Puzzle
One day, on our way to the bush breakfast, the other jeep of colleagues just stop in front of us looking at a green snake on a tree. We were scared especially with the big opened mouth and the red tongue. However Carl, the other jeep’s ranger didn’t seem to be afraid at all and was trying to suppress the snake. All at a sudden people were laughing. It was a fake one, it was Leon’s plastic snake! I started to realize that it was the one that Leon wore at the annual dinner last night. It was such a joke, we were all teased by the colleagues of the other jeep. Anyway, it was amusing, a plastic snake in the wild on a tree, did look real.
Mini Owl On A Midnight Tree
You can’t imagine how a man while driving can spot a tiny creature hiding in the dense leaves of a tree after dark by only listening to its voice. Saly got lost, Lawrence grip the spot light and found it. It was so small, just 15cm tall, the world’s smallest owl.
Animal Showcase
After so many game drives, I got mixed up with animals from the antelopes family. To me kudo, duiker, nyala and waterbuck all look the same. But Lawrence and Janet can name them immediately. Well, a matter of experience. For people like us living in a city, it is difficult for us to identify the animals. But for people living in a game reserve, animals are just like their friends. We can identify our friends, can’t we?
I have also asked Lawrence if he ever had to vaccinate against Yellow Fever. He said ‘never’, neither do anybody at Ulusaba Game Reserve. They also never have to use mosquito repellant. Well, they live there, may got immune.
Here is a short list of the animals that I met over the few days at Ulusaba Game Reserve. Without reading the names, see how many you can identify. Again, my mini camera didn’t produce good photos, so I’ve borrowed these photos from Wiki.
The Snake Puzzle
One day, on our way to the bush breakfast, the other jeep of colleagues just stop in front of us looking at a green snake on a tree. We were scared especially with the big opened mouth and the red tongue. However Carl, the other jeep’s ranger didn’t seem to be afraid at all and was trying to suppress the snake. All at a sudden people were laughing. It was a fake one, it was Leon’s plastic snake! I started to realize that it was the one that Leon wore at the annual dinner last night. It was such a joke, we were all teased by the colleagues of the other jeep. Anyway, it was amusing, a plastic snake in the wild on a tree, did look real.
Mini Owl On A Midnight Tree
You can’t imagine how a man while driving can spot a tiny creature hiding in the dense leaves of a tree after dark by only listening to its voice. Saly got lost, Lawrence grip the spot light and found it. It was so small, just 15cm tall, the world’s smallest owl.
Animal Showcase
After so many game drives, I got mixed up with animals from the antelopes family. To me kudo, duiker, nyala and waterbuck all look the same. But Lawrence and Janet can name them immediately. Well, a matter of experience. For people like us living in a city, it is difficult for us to identify the animals. But for people living in a game reserve, animals are just like their friends. We can identify our friends, can’t we?
I have also asked Lawrence if he ever had to vaccinate against Yellow Fever. He said ‘never’, neither do anybody at Ulusaba Game Reserve. They also never have to use mosquito repellant. Well, they live there, may got immune.
Here is a short list of the animals that I met over the few days at Ulusaba Game Reserve. Without reading the names, see how many you can identify. Again, my mini camera didn’t produce good photos, so I’ve borrowed these photos from Wiki.
Animals from the Antelopes Family
Duiker
Impala
Kudu
Impala
Kudu 
Nyala 
Waterbuck
Steenbok
Other Animals We Met at Ulusaba
Book cover preview from Anna's private collectionUlusaba Private Game Reserve - South Africa
Anna's Amazing Journeys
