South Africa Kruger Park Day 2 March 2009

     Had a spectacular day of game viewing from 5:20 AM to 5:30 PM with a stop for breakfast at the Tree Rest in Skukuza camp where 2 hippos were keeping cool in the river below us. 
     Our first sighting when we left camp in the dark was a pack of hyenas with the alpha female as the leader; then we saw wildebeasts (gnus) running around with leaping impalas; a family of warthogs; southern giraffes eating acacia leaves; African elephants with “continent-shaped” ears flapping them to keep cool; a herd of kudus and zebras(a small herd = dazzle); an excellent observation of a pride of lions resting under a tree;  several more rhinos and a final view of a Rock Jumper Klipspringer(an antelope with gripping feet to jump on rocks).