Not So Wildlife

Africa the Safari capital of the world!!!!

Despite being on the borders of the Kruger National Park. We have not been inundated with unwelcome visits by wilderbeast or even (luckily) mosquitoes. On Day 1 we saw some Vervet monkeys in the trees but haven't seen them since on the campus but have spotted them as we've been going to the YFC centre.

We were beginning to think that there was just about no wildlife here. But then we got talking to Porsha. 2 weeks before we arrived a black mamba was found curled up, keeping warm behind the computer in the admin office and a dog was recently killed by a snake. There are black mambas and spitting cobras and also massive pythons in the surrounding forests. Andy went to look for some but didn't come across any.

Being told by Porsha the place was full of snakes, immediately made Cathy check for snakes everywhere she sat down and under the bed etc.

I told her that the most dangerous animals in Africa were hippos but she replied hippos can't hide under your bed.


Here's the wildlife we have seen :

One Pigeon and a Bee-eater. We have also seen many lizards but they tend to move to fast to photograph.

In the lake there was recently a hippo which people kept well away from.