CREATURES BIG & SMALL

 Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures
and the whole of nature and it's beauty   - Albert Einstein -

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SOUTHERN ROCK AGAMA - Augrabies National Park

VERVET MONKEY - Augrabies National Park

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GROUND SQUIRREL - Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

MUNCHING - Four-striped Grass Mouse

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"Our planet is just a dot in the universe; we are just dots on our planet;
but if we each DO ONE THING (D.O.T) we can make a real difference"
(Braam Malherbe)

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NIBBLING - Dwarf Mongoose, KNP

SNIFF - Baby Baboon, KNP

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Nature is man's  teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illuminates his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence that breathes from all the sights and sounds of her existence 
- Alfred Billings Street-

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YELLOW MONGOOSE 
​Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

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ABSORBING THE SMELLS...the very breath of the Kalahari...The combination of hot sand and Three Thorn...for the Yellow Mongoose it is the smell of Home. For me, a haunting memory of long summer days in the Wild - Emi Nienaber

ABSORBING THE SMELLS

GROOMING

PERFECT INNOCENCE

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PERFECT INNOCENCE...It was one of those rare moments...a world empty of people...just uninterrupted nature...and a curious Yellow Mongoose emerging from it's burrow... it's wide-eyed innocence softening all the rough edges of my day - Emi Nienaber

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GROUND SQUIRRELS  
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...Pursue those... (Michael Nolan)

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FORBIDDEN FRUIT

FLOWER FOR YOU

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SURICATE (Meerkat)
​Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

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SENTINEL

MEERKAT RULES
Respect the elders...Teach the young...Cooperate with the family...Play when you can...Work when you should...Rest in between...Share your affection...Voice your feelings...Leave your mark
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