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Aardvark spotted

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Saw this one close to Williston
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Ahhh....the one that went missing...

Nice :thumbup:
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Nice picture, never seen one in its natural environment! :mrgreen:
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Dit is nog n jong een die. Ek het nog nooit een in die dag gesien in die veld nie en n ander ding wat ek nog nooit lewendig in die wild gesien het nie is die itermago. Was eendag braaf genoeg gewees om n klein ystervarkkie tevang met die hand, jy vang hulle van die voorkant af nie van die agterkant af wat die skerpkant is nie.
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Andres gaan jy so op eindig......eina :!:
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Daai varkhond was wragtag lus gewees vir daai varkie met die penne! :shock:
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Dis 'n Bull terrier ..... jy kan nie iets anders verwag nie :D:

Nice Aarvark pics Niel! :thumbup: Most folk will never see these guys, and I've only spotted them at night and even then they're shy. :wink:
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Julle was baie gelukkig Niel, is ook die eerste keer wat ek sien hulle loop in die dag rond.
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Ek was self verbaas en dit is op my kortlys van WOW rare animal spotting.
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Niel wrote:Ek was self verbaas en dit is op my kortlys van WOW rare animal spotting.
Ek stem en dit kan maar n groot WOW wees want dit is raar :thumbup:
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Baie gelukkig daar Niel jy sien hulle nie sommer nie :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Niel wrote:Ek was self verbaas en dit is op my kortlys van WOW rare animal spotting.
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Next on the list is brown hyena, Kaokoland elephanst and lions - next trip to Nam - hopefully in 2011
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Niel wrote:Next on the list is brown hyena, Kaokoland elephanst and lions - next trip to Nam - hopefully in 2011
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Niel jy was rerig baie gelukkig om die ou te kliek. :clap: Daar is 'n ou grote op die plaas in die Tankwa wat snags baie woelig is, ek sien elke oggend sy spore en nuwe grou plekke, maar ek kon hom nog nooit sien nie, wat nog afneem. Ek noem hou ou drietoon, want sy spoor het slegs 3 tone. Ek het al met skemer en net voor son opkoms op die plaas rongesluip, maar geen drietoon.......net sy spore en gate! En dan sy mis, wat soos klonte grond lyk want lyk my hy vreet baie grond saam met die miere en termiete. :mrgreen:
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Martin, laat net weet dan kom help ek jou soek :mrgreen:
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Ek moet ook self nog ene sien gedurende die dag. Nog net in die nag gesien.

Bruin hyena het ek al paar van gesien, aardwolf ook paar van gesien. Wil baie graag 'n ietermagog sien.
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The real question is... what does this chap taste like? :angel:
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