As well as the normal african giraffe, buck, wildebeast and zebra it also has what is know here as the 'Big 5', these are elephants, Rhinos, Cheetahs, lions and buffalo. I just really wanted to see Elephants but Zach was searching for the big cats.Unfortunatley we didnt see any, its hard to see them in the long grass.
The elephant experience was a bit scary as it suddenly came into the track in front of us and was running towards us. They are huge in comparison to the car and they warn you as you arrive at the reserve about how dangerous elephants are, as unlike other animals a car wont stop them. He thankfully stopped running and stopped just in front of us to eat grass and rub his trunk on a nearby tree - amazing. I think we all breathed more easily though when he disappeared back into the bush.
The baboon was similar, suddenly something jumped out into the track a bit ahead of us and ran towards us. For a minute none of us knew what it was as it was on all fours and from a distance looked like a big black dog or a jaguar. As it got nearer we realised it was a baboon.
The elephants and baboon were my favourites but I also loved the giraffes (they're so huge and elegant) and the zebras!
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