-34.196°, 18.450° Boulders Beach

"Next feed" by Emma Lörd

Mr. Bear-ly sneaks up on these comical creatures. 

African penguins or jackass penguins are the only penguins that breed in Africa and are found nowhere else. Major current threats to the colony include competition with commercial fisheries and oil pollution. The ones at Boulder Beach near Cape Town are accessible to tourists and are unusually tame however being a mainland site are vurnerable to predators and exposed to diseases.  

23.988°, 31.554° Kruger National Park

"From one water hole to another" by Emma Lörd

-26.2833°, 31.8790° Malalotja National Park

"As far as the eye can see" by Emma Lörd

-26.2833°, 31.8790° Hlane Royal National Park

"Browsing" by Emma Lörd

Hlane, meaning "wilderness" in siSwati,  was named by King Sobhuza II of Swaziland.

The park, which used to be a private royal hunting ground before turning public, is part of Swazilands 

largest protected area. 

Rising temperatures and changing levels of rainfall affects animal migration and plant growth which impacts on wildlife tourism of the National Parks as well. 

Giraffes are not territorial and may browse with other groups. They are not as dependent on waterholes as other animals during dry season as they can survive on the moisture of their forage which they will travel far to obtain. 

There are at least six distict species, some of which have very small populations. There has been an etimated 50 percent population decline in the past 10 years du to limited geographic ranges (giraffes can not cross water) and hunting.