Cercopithecus aethiops), 1 Blue Headed Southern Tree Agama (Acanthocercus atricollis), 1 StripedSkink (Trachylepis striata), 1 CapeDwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus capensis).The two first pictures are of the bungalow where we stayed in Skukuza, exterior and interior. Really confortable, for a fair price!Next a general view of the camp.The Sabie river in front of the restaurant is another beautiful thing to see.The first picture is of one of thecomplaining hippos.The most dangerous animal in Africa!It kills more people than all the usual suspects. We read this story about a guy that got off his car near hippo pool, near Crocodile Bridgecamp. People are allowed to leave the car there when a ranger is present. Butthis guy left the car with no ranger in sight. When a ranger appeared and asked him whatwas he doing, warning him about the danger posed by hippos, he just said thatthey looked such sympathetic animals. There are really some people that do notknow what they are into when in Kruger.I always think it is amazing whenthey open their big mouths like that. It really shows how powerful they are.When they close their mouths, it is more than 1 ton in weight. In the last hippo picture, the hippos collaborationto the butt calendar. Look at the recently cured wound in his side. Probably,it is the result of another hippo. Although vegetarians, hippos can also resortto cannibalism, as recently discovered. But it is not the case here. It is morelikely that this was a fight.Unfortunately, these fantasticanimals are vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List, with decreasingpopulations.It was also nice to see one morestarling species in the Skukuza restaurant, a Greater Blue-eared Starling.The populations of this bird arestable and, for this reason, its classification in the IUCN Red List is LeastConcern. This starling eats a variety ofinsects, fruit and small invertebrates, foraging in trees and on the ground,but it certainly enjoys some free food provided by humans. Thats why we findit in the camps, trying to steal the bread we leave unattended in our table!You took only one picture of thisgorgeous Laughing Dove, in the wooden floor of Skukuza restaurant, while wewere having fun watching the hippos. This is indeed a beautiful bird.This small pigeon has a wide distribution, being a resident breeder in Sub-Saharan tropical Africa, the Middle East, even reaching the IndianSubcontinent. Theyalso reached a specific part of Western Australia, around Perth and Freemantle,as introduced birds, probably traveling with ships or alike. They are abundantin southern Africa, where they are found everywhere except coastal Mozambique.It is difficult to differentiatemales and females morphologically. They are very similar. It is possible totell juveniles from adults, however, because the former are more rufous andhave reduced throat spotting.Why are they called Laughing Doves? Just listen here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S-senegalensis.oggMaybe they are mocking us! Justkidding...This bird is not threatened. Theirpopulations are stable and may be even increasing, due to the fact that it hasbenefited greatly from habitat disturbance by humans and changes in land use.It is an extremely common animal, found in all types of woodlands, as well assuburban parks and gardens, one of the fortunate ones that