Z is for Zebra. During our visits to Etosha National Park in Namibia we were lucky enough to see plenty of them around. On both the last two occasions the park had been experiencing good rainfall and there were little puddles of water everywhere (even in the middle of the road) where they’d drink from. We saw so many that we in fact became spoilt. During the first couple of days we stopped whenever we saw anything of interest and took heaps of photos but after a few days of seeing so many zebras (and no elephants yet), we didn’t stop to take any more photos of them, instead opting to keep going to try and see animals we hand’t yet seen.
There were some zebras on my sister and brother-in-law’s farm in the Kalahari at one stage but it’s a very sandy area which meant that the zebras’ hooves (which are shaped like those of a horse) didn’t naturally wear down because the sand was so soft. They used to catch the zebras and cut their hooves to help them because if they didn’t the hooves would keep growing to the point where the animal wasn’t able to walk properly. It was quite an experience doing this for a wild animal.
Z, being the last letter, also signals the end of this challenge. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, I’ve really enjoyed interacting with all of you and reading your A to Z posts as well.
Goeie keuse vir Z en ‘n waardige afsluiting vir die challenge. Hulle lyk altyd so rustig en is goeie fotomodelle.
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Dankie, ja ek dink ook hulle is baie fotogenies.
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Pragtige profielfoto – die zebra is eintlik so ‘n sierlike dier. Mense wat Etosha kan beleef, is waarlik bevoorreg.
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Baie dankie, ja hulle is baie mooi. Een van ons Australiese vriende wou zebra steak eet toe hy saam met ons daar was maar ek kon nie myself so ver bring nie – dis heeltemal te naby aan ‘n perd! Etosha is ‘n baie spesiale plek, dit was regtig ‘n voorreg.
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I see a who;e page of zebra in the calendar!! Thanks for doing the challenge… I enjoyed your fun take on it all and enjoyed seeing you Oz!! 😉
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Sorry… that should be your Oz!!
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Haha, January to DeZebra? I enjoyed your posts too, thanks for the motivation at the start!
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I wondered if you’d include zebra’s in your Z post but wow, what a wonderful collage of zebra photos. I’ve loved your posts Christina and mix of Oz and Africa. Thank you 🙂
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Thanks Ruth, and thanks for the support!
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Lovely end to the challenge. Etosha and Zebras are synonyms. I really enjoyed your posts especially all the info on Australia.
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Thank you!
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I’m visiting Namibia later this year and I’m so looking forward to seeing zebras – sounds like I might have an overload! Congratulations on completing the challenge.
My final A-Z story features 13 neglected Z words
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I hope you have a great time in Namibia and see lots of animals. It’s one of my favourite places. Thanks for stopping by.
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Zebras is ontsettend fotogenies…dankie vir pragtige foto’s en al jou ander A-Z inskrywings.Ek het dit baie geniet!🤗
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Baie dankie en dankie vir al jou ondersteuning!
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Wow, that was interesting (I love zebra, almost did it for today!). I cannot imagine cutting zebra hooves – it’s bad enough on a horse! ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
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It was quite an experience and probably a bit traumatic for the zebras at the time but as soon as they were let go and could move comfortably again they forgot about the momentary discomfort. Thanks for stopping by.
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Geluk ! Jy het die uitdaging voltooi en lekker lees interessant. Dankie.
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