Week 2: Kruger National Park!

The Kruger National Park is one of the greatest wildlife parks in Africa. It is located in northeast South Africa. On our first day we saw elephants and a water buffalo (they are scary when they're mad). On the second day we did a self drive and saw giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, baboons, and vervet monkeys. We also did a sunset drive, our guide's name was Wonderful. On the drive we saw a male lion, wildebeest, a 5 day old baby giraffe, and jackals. On the third day we got up at 3:15 A.M. for a morning drive. On the drive we saw a den of hyenas, there were lots of babies, and when we drove by they all ran into the den, and then started to come out one by one. We also saw a Red Crested Korhann  that made a clucking sound then started a high pitched song. That afternoon we did a self drive and saw two ground hornbills, they are really rare and we were the first to report a sighting this year. However the coolest part was seeing a huge herd of elephants with lots of babies (the reason there are so many babies in the park is that it is summer). On the last day we saw wild dogs which are really rare, hippos, and two rhinos. We stayed in these little huts called bungalows for three nights, and that's where I celebrated my birthday.

 

Elephant herd

Ground Hornbills

Hyena den