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Unread postPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:42 pm 
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from what I read the census for 2006 stated there are 160 left in the kruger park...which makes them rarer then wild dogs :D

we, too saw that herd near mopani a few days ago...also had a single sighting in 2005...

one tour guide claimed they were the fastest anteloppes there are...is that true?

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..It is reputed to be the fastest African antelope, reaching speeds of up to 100km/h, and can run 7 miles and be as fresh as it was from the start....


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two pics from that herd at mopani, off my video footage

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Unread postPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:02 pm 
A friend of mine saw a single one at Pretoriuskop yesterday. Seems they are persisting there!


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Saw them around Pretoriuskop (main road to camp and surroundings) S3, S4. Date: 25, 26, and 27th April 2007.

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Had 2 sightings on the 29th of April 2007, an hour or so apart - a herd of about 10 was running away from the road close to Tihongonyeni on the Capricorn Loop S143, and a smaller group had just finished drinking from Dzombo West on the S144 Old Main Road when we arrived there... Unfortunately neither group hanged around for long enough to get decent pics.


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June 7th near and at the Tihongonyeni waterhole (Tropic of Capricorn loop):

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Saw tsessebe at this waterhole on June 6th, 7th and 8th. Sometimes more than 20 in total when different groups arrived at the same time. A group of 7 tsessebe arrived with a wildebeest and they also left together.


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There seem to be more and more tsessebe sightings. I wonder if that means their numbers are growing?

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Saw 2 tsessebes in Marakele in the Kwaggasvlakte section. I will fish for the pictures later...

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Unread postPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:31 pm 
Saw this one at Klopperfontein Fountain end September.

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It was apparently on its way to join the rest of the herd of about 10! :)


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Richprins
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Unread postPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:42 pm 
Interesting that they are found in so many localities!

Agree with Peter Betts about the Mlondozi Dam area, but haven't seen them there since around 1990! :shock:

When last did you see them in the central section, Peter?


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Richprins
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Unread postPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:34 pm 
This healthy herd at Boyela windmill, near Babalala in the North:

About 10 individuals on 27 September, 2007. :D

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Here are the cropped pix.

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My first sighting was Sept 07 on the H1-1 about 3km from Pretoriuskop.


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