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| The Ranger explained that if the Rhino tried to go into the bush, then someone had to get the lasso under his foot and all the men would need to pull to keep him from going. |
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| My task was to put a blanket over his eyes so that our movement as we worked to chip his horn would not excite him. |
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| The helicopter herded a single Rhino from the herd and then radioed to us and we raced across the bush to the Rhino. |
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| This is the gun the Vet used to shoot the dart from the helicopter into the hind-end of the Rhino |
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| The Ranger and I approached the Rhino as he went down so that I could cover his eyes. |
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| Once he was ready, the work to implant the chip, take DNA samples, check respiration, etc. began. |
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| We had to be sure that his respiration didn't go too low. |
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| It's quite a thrill to be up close and personal with a 2 1/2 ton Rhino |
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| The task that no one wanted--inserting the rectal thermometer! |
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| When our job was done, I got to assist the Vet by injecting the drug to awaken the rhino--then run like all heck. I was faster than the Vet. |
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| He got up slowly and we watched from our jeeps. |
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| You are never sure if he will charge the vehicles or just walk off to find his herd. He walked off! |
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| We stayed in a nice lodge with individual cabanas--clean and so quiet--except at night when you can hear the lions, hyenas and jackals cry out. |
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| We had wonderful BBQ meals each night and then had sacrament service together before returning to Joburg. |
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| It was very special to worship the Lord while viewing the wonders of His creation. |
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