In broad daylight!

Strange things happen in the bush, sometimes when you least expect it.... I was telling my guests how it had been a while since I'd seen an aardvark. They'd been to Kwandwe often, were seasoned safari goers and had yet to see this elusive creature. As our words hung in the air, Graeme called over the radio that there was one extremely relaxed aardvark, right out in the open, in broad daylight! We made a beeline to the scene, and spent an entertaining time watching this aardvark going about its business. It was a particularly dark reddish colour and I think it was a juvenile female. After some time, it disappeared into a burrow, leaving me with some delighted first-time aardvark viewers, and a very satisfying selection of photos of this enigmatic creature enjoying the autumn sunshine.

Posted: &BEYOND Kwandwe by Phill Steffny, Date: 18 May 2008

 
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