BABIES ARE JUST SO CUTE

Luck was also on our side when it came to seeing the next generation on the dark continentant. While hunting blesbok we came upon a gemsbok calf. He was bedded near a road we were driving on and spooked as we approached. He just kept running ahead of us. Rather than risk the baby getting injured or pushing it any further distance from the hiding place where his mother would be expecting him to be upon her return, Frikkie decided to stop and hand capture the calf. After a few quick photos the calf was returned to a spot very close to the orginal hiding place. We checked back later to find the mother feeding nearby. On another morning we were lucky enough to come upon a baby springbok less than a day old. Its still wet droopy ears were a dead giveaway. In Kruger Park we saw many babies...monkey, baboon, elephant, rhino, wildebeest, impala,  buffalo, and giraffe. All baby animals are cute but there is just something about seeing wild african animal babies that touches your heart. Maybe our string of good luck came from spending time with baby Johanoc?

Frikkie with baby Gemsbok

Newborn Springbok

Wildebeest

Johanco in a hat my grandmother made