One of the best things about being in your own place is being on your own time and able to spend as much of it as you want with each animal. On our private game reserve antelope we We were treated to some incredible animals who allowed us to watch them living their lives. Here are a few of them.
There are a large number of Wildebeest here and watching them was a lot of fun. These animals look as if they were made from a spare parts box!
Other Antelope
We had waited a long time to really get to see and be with sable antelope. These are magnificent creatures. The males have long, curved horns unlike any other.
The largest antelope in Africa is the Eland. They are very shy, until they get to know you.
Klip springers are one of the smaller antelopes and very shy!
Oryx or Gemsbok, are impressive antelope with a unique face and straight horns. Some say that they are the beast that spawned the unicorn mythology. They were very elusive on this trip, but John got a shot!
Red hartebeest have horns that curve in toward each other.
You can always tell the waterbok – they have a wet toilet seat paint mark on their bums!
Seeing Nyala antelope is a rare treat most places, but this reserve has many! Their lovely white tipped horns are a joy to see.
Tsessebe is thought to be the fastest antelope in Africa.
Kudu have beautiful eye lashes and the bulls have curling horns! They can have up to 4 turns on their horns. If you see that, you know it’s a seasoned bull.
Giraffe
One day we saw giraffe with a calf! Being a relatively rare sighting, we were thrilled to be a witness. The Mom makes sure the calf is not clearly visible most of the time.
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