Hey everyone, sorry my posts haven't been ample this past month, internet access is not too easy in the bush to say the least. Things are progressing quite quickly with my baby rhino Thabo. He grows about 5 kilos every week, and his horn is noticeable now. Also Rumor around the rehab is he might be getting a brother this week! Lets hope its not too much for me to handle if he does. I got to go on a safari adventure three days ago and say a massive herd of elephants, it was truely the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Also I got the chance to see and Aardvark; a very rare find here. Unfortunately I was not quick enough to snap a picture of that animal. I hope to be able to update more frequently after my transfer in about two week to the Shamwari Reserve, which is near the southern coast of South Africa. Also I've heard there are difficulties becoming followers of the blog, which I am going to fix now if I can. My Pictures are going to be put up today if I can manage andyou can expect many, many more very soon.
Tyler
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What's up everyone?
Week one is quickly becoming the past and the adventures have begun. After a two day plane ride I finally arrived. I'm 60% sure that we are inside of a canyon so the lanscape is gorgeous everyday. Moholoholo is mostly an aviary, but we also are home to half a dozen lions, a couple hyenas, a handful of cheetahs and serveral cats, some crocodiles and one baby rhino. Presently I am in charge of the baby rhino. I spend sixteen hours every other day in his constant presence as so he won't get lonely. He was abandoned almost immediately after birth by his mother, left crying in the bush. Ussually we don't rescue animals that haven't been hurt by anything that wasnt man-made, but there were several complaints and requests for this rhino. So today he is 8 weeks old and he has two other parents who share the time with him. His name is Tarbo which means happiness in Zulu I think. He's a little handful, but it's very rewarding. I don't have any pictures of him yet, but I'll get on it ASAP!
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