About 300,000 years ago,
herds of rhino - sized creatures migrated across the floodplains of east - central Australia, mimicking the treks that zebras and antelopes make across Africa's Serengeti today.
Not exact matches
The
rhinos are a
herd of Chinese tycoons who have used a combination
of political connections and raw ambition to create sprawling global conglomerates.
This fantastical assemblage, like something from a Mad Max movie, would scoop up everything in its way: predators such as lions and cheetahs, lumbering endangered herbivores such as
rhinos and elephants,
herds of impala and wildebeest, family groups
of warthogs and wild dogs.
Three
of the Big 5 graced us with their presence over the course
of the next 2 days — lion, elephant and
rhino (Welgevonden boasts one
of the largest
rhino populations
of any private game reserve in South Africa)-- but my favourite sightings are always
of the «less in demand» inhabitants
of the reserve — a
herd of Waterbuck making a hasty retreat and thereby showing off their target - like markings on their rears, Warthog scrounging and digging for roots, Klipspringers hopping from rock to rock, being introduced to a huge scorpion.
An elephant
herd crosses the road just aheas
of us; we see zebras, giraffes, waterbucks and a white
rhino with calf.
Imagine a massive white
rhino pulling himself out
of a mud pool beside your jeep, or the grace
of a giraffe swaying across the track in front
of you, or watching the activities
of a
herd of elephants at the waterhole.
Seek out some
of Africa's most incredible wildlife — from elephant
herds and tree - climbing lions to rare black and white
rhinos.
The waters
of the Umgeni and the Karkloof rivers converge on this 3500 hectare property, which abounds with
herds of game, the white
rhino being the major attraction.
The water level
of the lake provides rich grasses for huge
herds of buffalo and elephant as well as
rhino, hippo and crocodiles and a great variety
of antelope and plains game.
Spot elephant, zebra, giraffe, black
rhino and big cats alongside thousand - strong
herds of springbok — then retire to a luxury lodge for a rose petal bath and candlelit cocktails under the stars.
Where else in the world is it possible to spot a lion stalking an antelope, elephant showering themselves at a water hole, baby baboons playing pranks on each other, majestic
rhino grazing on the plains and a
herd of buffalo crossing a road in a cloud
of dust — all in one day?