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I have seen four on Lorne's list. I'm
intrigued to know how and what prompted you to compile this list of such diverse
creatures. I'm looking forward to reading about the others.
BAT EARED FOX - seen in
Kruger Park in South Africa and Serengeti in Tanzania and as the name implies it
is a fox with extra large ears.
SERVAL - In the cat
family. Also seen in the Kruger Park. Larger than a domestic cat
with very long legs. It is striped to start off with and then a second
colour phase when the stripes are replaced by spots and it is then known as a
Servaline Cat.
COLOBUS - I have seen
the Angola Pied in the Usambara Mountains and Serengeti in Tanzania. A
fairly large blue/black primate with an appearance of a long white cape on it's
back, usually seen high up in the trees. Very handsome.
PEL'S FISHING OWL - as
it's very rare it was a mega tick for me when I went to the Okavanga Delta in
Botswana. There was a pair just outside our camp and their calls at night
sent shivers down my spine they were so eerie. It's a huge owl, slightly
larger than a Powerful Owl, a magnificent creature in rich orange and rufous
colouring. A sight never to be forgotten.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank
everyone who answered my queries about Ostrich exports from Australia. I
have enclosed the note from Pat Macwhirter's "ostrich vet of note" to the author
of the book where this subject came up and I now await to see if I ever get a
reply. I'm inclined to agree with Philip Veerman when he suggested that
Americans don't really know the difference between emus and ostriches or for
that matter perhaps even Australia and Africa?
Lorna
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