After a grueling 2 days of work (surprisingly, work was actually grueling), we decided to join Paul (Brown Med R3 here in similar capacity) for his first (and only) sightseeing in Africa -- theMokolodi Game drive. It's only 15 km away, but it's an expansive (2x5km) game reserve that has protected areas for all its animals. And did we see animals?! Here are some pictures:
Big ol' rhino. Mom is 15 years old, and daughter was born on the reservation, is 5 years old (but ready to have kids of her own...)
Real live wild male giraffe. Nothing like Bo, the uni-gonadal inhabitant of the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston (another story for another day, another time...). But still pretty cool. And really really tall...
Wild Kuru stopping traffic by leaping 6 meters into the air in front of our truck. I got off this picture just in the nick of time. The beast is bigger than a moose! And much faster.
A crazy-eyed spotted hyena trying to figure out a way to eat Jyoti as she takes this picture. Don't worry, I was right behind her in case anything happened... :)
LAST BUT NOT LEAST -- yes, we did. We did pet the cheetah. It purred. That was frickin' awesome.
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