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Thanks Mel,
I was watching the rest of the small herd that had already crossed the road feeding on my left when this straggler came along very quietly and I had to hurry to take this pic as he stepped onto the road.

Welcome lion queen

I am sure that you will have a wonderful time here in Addo

Loan Buffalo bull grazing alongside the road early in the morning
One can see that he has been rolling in some white mud after the recent rains.

A little later and further down the road I found another loan buffalo bull grazing alongside the road

Nice Buffalo picture.

While driving along slowly and quietly with my vehicle’s windows open I stopped when I heard a branch cracking.
I knew that there were some ellies close by and waited.
My patience was soon rewarded as a small family group of ellies emerged from the bush and continued feeding
I watched in absolute amazement as the ellies started feeding on the Prickly Pear Cactus which has very sharp spiny thorns.

Pics of the ellies eating Prickly Pear Cactus







A video of an ellie eating Prickly Pear Cactus

a little bit like fishes for us

Thanks Ronnie,

for your wonderful contribution here - Love your ellie in the golden light

Thank you vinkie

The thorns are much harder and sharper

Thank you Pumbaa for following the virtual tour

right... but Ellie are bigger and stronger
they have to love these plants... to eat like that

Hi RonnieL

It was SO good to meet you in Addo on Sunday! Thanks for the lovely LONG chat and all the good advice on where to go and what to look for.
The lions roared every night, and we missed them again, by minutes!
I enjoyed your new loops in Matyholweni section, and saw hundreds of warthogs there.
Had some very good elephant sightings, and the school children really enjoyed themselves.
My wife is chuffed that we are distantly related!
Will post a few pics and some of the kids' pics on my TR `Frieder & Michelle visit Kruger in December' once the dust has settled...

Keep up the good work -- it is as if we are given a free Addo game viewing drive every day!

God bless,

Friedrich von Hörsten

Hi Friedrich,
I am pleased to read that you are all safely back home.
It was great meeting and chatting to you.
It is amazing what one can discover and all because of the first contact we made via the forums.
I am also pleased that I was of some help to you and that the school children all enjoyed themselves.
I am looking forward to seeing some of your and the children's pics.
Greetings from the Eastern Cape

Anne-marie the ellies do love them....thorns and all....