We saw white rhinos in Kruger Park several times, but they were most uncooperative as far as picture taking was concerned.  Here's a nice adult and baby, with no horns showing, but you can take my word, they were rhinoceroses. (rhinoceri?)

One of the antelope that doesn't get enough attention is the waterbok.  They have shaggier fur than others and are not a popular meal for predators because of an oily secretion in their coat which gives them an unpleasant taste.  Lions do eat them, but they are not their first choice.  This one in the photo has a redder coat than many do--they are often quite gray.

They have a white ring around their rumps which helps the young follow their mothers.  Various other humorous reasons are also offered:  they sat on a freshly painted toilet seat and the males are near-sighted are two of the favorites.

Someone said the wildebeest was designed by a committee because it has a little bit of everything and turned out awkwardly.  Here's an old bull crossing the road.

Followed by an young bull crossing the road and giving us a look!

We saw hippos several times too, but this was one of the more interesting sightings.  This is a dam in which the water has gone to a very low level due to lack of rain.  Those brown lumps that look like rocks are all actually hippopotamuses (hippopotami?)--they will have to move on because that's not enough water for them to survive in.  The sparkly, flapping things to the left of the hippos are good sized fish, also stranded in not enough water.  This provided a feast for the many predator birds hanging around.

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