Recently we have watched small groups of Waterbucks on both the Elephant Plains and Tembe cams.  Immediately identifiable by the circle of white on their rumps, they are in fact a quite interesting species of antelope. At shoulder height the male waterbuck can stand  as tall as 1.4 metres (a little over 4 ½ ft) and can weigh up to 260 Kg (572lbs). Watching from the cameras it is often hard to realize the size and stature of this large animal.

Once upon a time in the land of tall grass and hot days lived a lonely little hippo named Hilda. She bothered no one, and kept to herself, never venturing out until night had descended.  In her nights of wandering hither and there, she came upon a water hole she somehow had missed. “What is this?” she asked herself with great delight.  “Wow, its a waterhole that appears to be just right for a lonely little hippo like me.”  Hilda ventured right in and settled herself, in a patch of soft mud near a clump of sweet grass.