Location: The Kruger National Park covers nearly 2 million hectares and is South Africa's flagship wildlife reserve. It is home to an impressive diversity of flora and fauna, including 507 different birds and 147 types of mammal, and as such offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa.

In addition to the "Big Five" - elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino - there are also large numbers of giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, hippo, antelope, and hyena. Less common in Kruger - but nevertheless sighted quite often by visitors - are cheetah and wild dog.

Kruger Park is mainly a self-drive destination with a good infrastructure of roads, although many safari operators are now offering guided tours in specially fitted game-viewing vehicles. The official website is http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/.

Camera Equipment: The photograph was taken with an Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom digital camera. Although only a 2-megapixel camera - low-spec by today's standards - it is fitted with an excellent 38-380mm Olympus lens. The lens is also image-stabilized, allowing hand-held photographs at slower shutter-speeds than would normally be possible .

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