| Aja |
| Cute!!! |
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| Dena in Kenya |
| Nice idea, keeping the blog going, sharing some new developments at Haller Park. Well done, Sabine! And how very lovely to see your photos of Owen and my baby Cleo together in their new home. We hope to call in during the holidays to say hello and check out the new boma. We are so very pleased that Cleo finally has a friend. Good to know that Haller Park is in very capable hands. All best wishes, Dena |
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| Dena in Kenya |
| Nice idea, keeping the blog going, sharing some new developments at Haller Park. Well done, Sabine! And how very lovely to see your photos of Owen and my baby Cleo together in their new home. We hope to call in during the holidays to say hello and check out the new boma. We are so very pleased that Cleo finally has a friend. Good to know that Haller Park is in very capable hands. All best wishes, Dena |
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| Colin from Canada |
| Sorry about my spelling mistakes. |
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| Colin from Canada |
| Hi guys, it's been such a long time since I have talked on this blog. Anyway I am very happy for the new mrmber of haller park. It's such good knews |
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| Rosalynd from Massachusetts |
| And Happy Thanksgiving from the American bloggers to all our O&M friends around the globe! |
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| David from Paris, EU |
| What a beautiful family portrait ! Thank you very much for this nice update... Happy Thanksgiving to the American bloggers ! |
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| Jo from Plain City |
| Beautiful oryx. How is old Mzee doing? |
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| Angela from Rogersville, MO USA |
| Thanks for the update! I was having one of "those days" today at work, so it was great to come here and have a fresh update to lift my mood. What a clever way to utilize something that was basically junked. The Oryx family is beautiful. I love babies. Thank you again,
Angela |
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| Ashley and Karly MI |
| They are so cute! (gemsbok) |
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| Cheryl from Canada |
| What a handsome family! Thanks for the update Sabine. |
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| Rosalynd from Massachusetts |
| Maybe these new blogs could be signed (or at least initialled) so we know who to thank (and appreciate). Sounds like this very nice one may have been from Sabine. Or perhaps another member of the new team? It is a good one - the excavator story is as good in its way as Owen's story! |
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| Jim from Mass USA |
| Wow ... if this is infrequent, I like it !!! ... What a wonderful family portrait! ... I grew up in Ohio USA and some of the biggest excavators in the world were used to mine coal there ... they were all scrapped ... how wonderful to preserve history as well as the flora and fauna! ... Great update ... I hope we'll hear from Stephen again soon? ... Hi Stephen ! |
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| Tonia - SC, USA |
| Thank you so much Sabine for the wonderful pictures! The baby oryx is adorable, and I really enjoyed learning a little bit about these animals through your posting. |
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| Cathy |
| I find the reclamation part of the mining operation extremely interesting. In my job, we have done the civil engineering and planning for some local mining operations who have reclamation plans for the future. |
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| Rosalynd from Massachusetts |
| After spending the past morning struggling with a couple of work-related issues, what a TOTAL GIFT to log on and see these two gorgeous picture-stories from Haller Park. The excavator and the baby oryx are both fantastic! Thank you, and have a wodnerful weekend! |
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| Christine, md |
| Thanks Sabine! |
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| Sabine, LES |
| In oryx it is the mother who takes care of the calves. Females come into estrus soon after giving birth, and this is when the male - usually the father of the calf - stays around. Young calves spend most of the time hiding, and only come out for nursing. After 6-8 weeks calves of similar age team up and spend much of their time together in nursery groups. Females who grew up together often remain friends even later in life. Oryx calves by the way are some of the most cute, and at the same time clever, determined and independant animal babies! |
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| Christine, md |
| Ha, what an innovative way to utilize such a cumbersome machine without harming the environment! Oh, and this baby is just precious...is this the mom and dad...do they raise the babies together? Thanks for the update! p.s. Stephen, please let us know how you and your family are doing! |
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