Animals and Rocks

30Jun07

I went on two tours today: Lion Park and Sterkfontein Caves. The best part of Lion Park was petting the baby cubs, listening to them growl, and feeding the giraffes (minus the slobbering). The drive through the park was okay but it’s just animal watching from the car window and taking pictures. It was good to see the zebras, springbok, lions, hyena, and cheetahs in their natural environments though.

If you listen closely, you can hear the baby growls from the cubs. So cute!!

No, that’s not me saying “come here!” It’s the same kid that’s in the giraffe video below.

This kid was on the same tour as me. He was scared of the giraffe and would only feed it one pellet at a time while I was trying to feed it handfuls.

Afterwards went to the Sterkfontein Caves. It was really cool to go underground and into the cave. I don’t think my pictures really do it justice. There was a lake deep into the cave where the tour guide scooped up a tiny shrimp. Seeing the lake within the cave was the highlight of the tour for me. There was also a part of the cave where there was a really small opening. We had to crouch and crawl to get through it. I’m short so it wasn’t too bad for me as I could just crouch and walk. Most people had to sit on their ass and slide themselves through. It was fun to go through that part of the cave. We also stopped where they found the ape man, “Little Foot“, but that section was closed off. They are still excavating that area for the rest of his body and have been doing so for the past ten years. Didn’t know that stuff takes that long to dig up.

I think I’m done with the tours. I did the historical/cultural one last week and today I covered wildlife and palaeoanthropology. Had my South African food and music experience. Went clubbing. Tomorrow completes shopping (checking out the rooftop flea market and going back to Rosebank mall to shop). I think might go to the theater to see a show this week but that isn’t definite. Other than that, I’m think I’m good in terms of experiencing JoBurg. Will definitely come back another time for a safari and Cape Town.

One week to go!

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