Today we decided to leave Abangane Guest Lodge for a few hours and have a relaxed drive thru Kruger National Park. Within 4 hours we managed to tick the Big5.
But there were 2 sightings we will not forget that quickly!
As we were observing a Leopard behind a bush, after crossing the road, we both were looking mostly out to the right. I suddenly saw something coming from the left, out of the bush. A large Elephant, heading straight for our car.
The only thing for us to do was "stay calm and QUIET". The Elephant walked right to the bonnet of our car, the tusks higher than the bonnet, and he touched the car with his trunk. He got slightly irritated as we tried to make us of the electric windows. That was the moment to really stay calm. He shook his head, again touched the side of our car with his trunk and after a while decided to walk away. Needles to say that our knees were rather weak.
The second sighting kept us busy for over 30 minutes. A Hyena right next to the road with two very young and one older pup. It was amazing to see how the mother played with the young ones. An experience one is not often lucky to have.
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