Sunday, February 28th, 2016
We set out on these game drives to find animals and to see them in their natural habitat. What we don't expect is that sometimes, when we are looking for them, they are looking at us. On this particular game drive, we set out to find elephants. While we were looking for elephants, a rhino found us. Something I learned about rhinos is that they are just short round bundles of curiousness. Today, I had the great fortune of being part of a small group of people subject to a rhino's curiosity. Not only did we get to see a rare black rhino, but we got to see him come closer to us than he seemingly ever has to other groups, an experience the ranger said "only a handful of people have ever had". We could hear him sniffing us in the truck, as we probably looked like one gigantic animal to him. He came so close that the ranger had to scare him so that he wouldn't touch the truck. Even with the roaring of the engine, the rhino still wanted to come closer. After several minutes of sniffing us, the rhino went on his way, looking back at us to see what we were up to. Unfortunately, not many more people will even have the opportunity to see these beautiful animals because of the cruel and unnecessary act of poaching. If you are at all interested in ever being able to see a rhino, or any African animal, inform yourself of this cause. Rhino fund These creatures deserve their own right to walk this earth, but they are being poached into extinction for their horns which have no medicinal value. If you would like to learn more about rhinos in South Africa follow the link below: .http://www.zulunyalagroup.com/Rhino-Conservation.html
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