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Kruger National Park is famous for its hordes of Impala from Pafuri in the north along the 350 km stretch to the most southern gate at Crocodile Bridge.\u00a0 This is so to the extent that if you see a herd of impala that you hardly \u00a0mention it to your travel buddies \u2013 unless there is really nothing else to get excited about!<\/p>\n

On our recent trip I took some time to photograph the beautiful buck faces hiding in the grass and foliage.<\/p>\n

\"buks\"<\/p>\n

But I think the first prize goes to the cutest curious baby Kudu, with\u00a0 its white moustache, peeking through the trees to us!<\/p>\n

\"IMG_7111\"<\/p>\n

Despite the severe drought all the animals seem to have babies and all looked in a good shape considering the extreme drought conditions. \u00a0Park officials reckon that it is the worst drought since 1991. \u00a0We can all just hope and pray that the rain will come soon in this part of the country.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The meaning of “pass the buck” for those who do not know the expression:<\/p>\n

pass the buck<\/em><\/h2>\n
Fig.<\/span> to pass<\/span> the<\/span> blame<\/span> (to<\/span> someone<\/span> else);<\/span> to give<\/span> the<\/span> responsibility<\/span> (to<\/span> someone<\/span> else).<\/span> (See<\/span> also<\/span> The<\/span> buck<\/span> stops<\/span> here.)<\/span> Don’t<\/span> try<\/span> to pass<\/span> the<\/span> buck!<\/span> It’s<\/span> your<\/span> fault,<\/span> and<\/span> everybody<\/span> knows<\/span> it.<\/span> Some<\/span> people<\/span> try<\/span> to pass<\/span> the<\/span> buck<\/span> whenever<\/span> they<\/span> can.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kruger National Park is famous for its hordes of Impala from Pafuri in the north along the 350 km stretch to the most southern gate at Crocodile Bridge.\u00a0 This is so to the extent that if you see a herd of impala that you hardly \u00a0mention it to your travel buddies \u2013 unless there is really nothing else to get excited about! On our recent trip I took some time to photograph the beautiful buck faces hiding in the grass and foliage. But I think the first prize goes to the cutest curious baby Kudu, with\u00a0 its white moustache, peeking through the trees to us! Despite the severe drought all the animals seem to have babies and all looked in a good shape considering the extreme drought conditions. \u00a0Park officials reckon that it is the worst drought since 1991. \u00a0We can all just hope and pray that the rain will… Read more ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[266,325,464],"geo":null,"yoast_head":"\nPASS THE BUCK - TRAVELBUCKET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/passing-the-buck\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PASS THE BUCK - TRAVELBUCKET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kruger National Park is famous for its hordes of Impala from Pafuri in the north along the 350 km stretch to the most southern gate at Crocodile Bridge.\u00a0 This is so to the extent that if you see a herd of impala that you hardly \u00a0mention it to your travel buddies \u2013 unless there is really nothing else to get excited about! On our recent trip I took some time to photograph the beautiful buck faces hiding in the grass and foliage. But I think the first prize goes to the cutest curious baby Kudu, with\u00a0 its white moustache, peeking through the trees to us! Despite the severe drought all the animals seem to have babies and all looked in a good shape considering the extreme drought conditions. \u00a0Park officials reckon that it is the worst drought since 1991. \u00a0We can all just hope and pray that the rain will... 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