Rhiannon's Place: Lazy week

So not a whole lot has happened in the last week, been our week off and 7 of us stayed at campus, which was nice and quiet and relaxing. Spent the majority of the week just lazing around, reading, sewing, and doing the odd bit of study in between (gotta try and get a head start for next semester)

We did head into town to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre, where they have breeding programs for a several of the endangered species (cheetah, black footed cat, ground hornbills etc) I had been wanting to go here for ages as they also have King Cheetahs, a genetic mutation that is recessive, and results in stripes and a lot more black on the animal than usual, and also a slightly smaller size. There are only about 45 of them in captivity and two known in the wild-they are disadvantaged in the wild as they head up a lot quicker due to the large amount of black, so are less able to hunt effectively.

I did get an up close view of our resident honey badgers during the week as they were raiding our rubbish bins so I went out to try and see them. After initially running away when I stood still, they got curious coming right up to about half a meter away before I lost my nerve and moved backwards scaring them away-a honey badger climing my leg is not something I want!

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