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African Wildlife, whether on the plains of East Africa, in the bush of Botswana, roaming the deserts (or even coast) of Namibia, or wherever in the great wildlife heaven that is the African continent
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The Claw of Death
After several hours in the photo hide at Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana, we were about to leave when our attention was captured by a life and death drama in the corner. The Marsh Terrapins seem to lead a very quiet and largely inaminate existence, yet suddenly one turned hunter catching a Laughing Dove by surprise as it drank at the waterhole. Although a known behaviour, it had not previously been seen here, and the Terrapin's grip was sufficient to drown the dove despite its desperate struggle for freedom. [Pelomedusa subrufa, Spilopelia senegalensis]
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