Besties

One of the highlights of my recent holiday was my safari weekend in Madikwe, South Africa.  We stayed at Impodimo Game lodge, which boasts 'home to the big five'.

I did see four out of the big five at the reserve but that is a different story.  Being out in nature, and experiencing how animals live, it's amazing.  My two favourite animals are giraffes and zebras.  Both share the same enemies and to my delight I also found out that they are indeed - besties.

When you head out on a safari drive which happens twice a day (morning and night), your guide and tracker will scope out the animals by looking out for fresh tracks.  The guide that we got was very experienced and had a whole load of information about anything and everything to do with animals and nature.

For one, there is a reason for a zebra's stripes.  When they are in a group and the enemy is trying to focus on one of them as a potential hunt, all of their stripes 'dazzle' the enemy affecting their vision and ability to focus on one of them.  How awesome is that!

                                          Besties hanging out  - Madikwe Game Reserve


Yours Truly,

Miss A