Which waterhole is this one?

We have seen quite many interesting scenes at this waterhole. First we spotted a Rhino, very excited. I thought it was rare to see a rhino, later proven the rhinos were not so rare.

We also saw a cougar. Too far to capture it on camera. After a very short glimpse it hid behind a tree trunk for shade. We waited but it didn’t come out.

Then the elephant family we passed on the road appeared. The cougar was forced out from its hiding site as soon as the elephants reached the edge of the water. It made a few side steps but found no place for it to stay longer then it ran into bushes disappeared.

While most elephants enjoyed the water, made mud bath (a young one simply lied in the water, a baby also had its whole body in the water) one large elephant had a stand off with the rhino. It confronted rhino and made it stay away from the group until the family had the fun and were ready to move on.

Found the name! Rietfontein. It’s right next to the main road but quite far away from the parking site. It looked like a natural waterhole from the Google Earth. I almost wanted to go back there the second day.Baca selengkapnya