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DinkyBird

Post subject: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Heart)

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:04 am

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Mites, we have a musketeer in our midsts here; he does not even believe Sable exist in Kruger. I think he is off to Kruger soon'ish. Shall we put a tut together to help this chap?

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It needs to be basic :naughty:

Lets start with how many legs a Sable has.

A Sable has four (4) legs.

Hold up your hand W@H ... tuck in your thumb, and the fingers that stick up is four (4)

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Hugh

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:12 am

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A Sable has two eyes Same as yourself !!!!

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DuQues

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:19 am

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Location: Red sand, why do I keep thinking of red sand?

It also has two horns, that look quite unlike a held up elephants trunk.

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Hugh

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:29 am

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It has underneath naughty bits too and depending if its a girl or boy they might be different :redface:

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Crested Val

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:33 am

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Trust you Eliz to lower the tone!! :lol:

A Sable has a tongue. :thumbs_up:

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PetraJ

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:35 am

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If you look carefully, there might even be 2 ears somewhere near the head :thumbs_up:

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pops

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:37 am

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The top parts of the body are black, in mature males, and browner if young or females, and the bottom parts, which also require mention, are white.

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pops

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:39 am

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We forgot to mention that at the end opposite the head there is a tail.

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Rooies

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:04 pm

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If you see one with a R3 million price tag on, you know that it is the one that was imported from Zambia.

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Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:35 pm

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Location: Red sand, why do I keep thinking of red sand?

The feet actually touch the ground, always look for that.

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Wild@Heart

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:36 pm

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People people people!!! Don't confuse Sable with Waterbuck .. If you go to any of the gazillions spots in KNP where there are "always" sable .. you only find this ..

so please .. Sable outside of KNP do not count as Sable INSIDE KNP

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DinkyBird

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:54 pm

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PetraJ

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:59 pm

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Wild@heart, just love that pics of the kudu's :thumbs_up:

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DuQues

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:04 pm

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Location: Red sand, why do I keep thinking of red sand?

Sorry PetraJ, those are impala...

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PetraJ

Post subject: Re: Tut : Sable spotting 101 for dummies (actually Wild@Hear

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:12 pm

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Ohhhh

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