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    The Black Leopard and Other Wild Life
    The Black Leopard and Other Wild Life
    The Black Leopard and Other Wild Life
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    The Black Leopard and Other Wild Life

    By Vernon W. Wilson

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    This is a short essay on black leopards which the author has seen. Other wild life parks or reserves are described, with particular emphasis on the Kruger National Park. There are over 60 photographs taken in the various parks or reserves, including black leopard, normal leopard, lion and white lion, elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo and other wild life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVernon W. Wilson
    Release dateJan 17, 2015
    ISBN9781311323552
    The Black Leopard and Other Wild Life
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    Vernon W. Wilson

    Born in Cape Town, South Africa. Obtained a Bsc Degree in Science at the University of Cape Town. Worked in a research department of a major packaging company before switching to Information Technology in 1977. Lived in Johannesburg for twenty years. Travelled extensively on business to the USA, UK and Europe. Also travelled privately to these and many other countries. Hobbies include photography, genealogy, gardening, DIY, reading, walking and writing. Lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

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      The Black Leopard and Other Wild Life - Vernon W. Wilson

      The Black Leopard and Other Wild Life

      Vernon W Wilson

      Published by Vernon W. Wilson at Smashwords

      Copyright © 2015 Vernon W. Wilson

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free ebook, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this ebook, please encourage your friends to download their own free copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher.

      ISBN: 9781311323552

      Contents

      Introduction

      Kruger National Park

      Ngala

      Addo Elephant Park

      Pilansberg National Park

      Nkorho Bush Lodge

      Leopard Pictures

      Welgedacht Game Reserve

      Black Leopard Pictures

      Some other Parks or Reserves

      Other books by the same author

      Introduction

      In 1986, soon after I was appointed as Information Technology Manager of a large manufacturing company, I attended a weekend technology conference on fax machines and photocopiers. As part of my new duties, fax machines and photocopiers was the responsibility of the computer department!

      The conference was held at Mabula, a private game reserve about 32kms west of Warmbaths and about 160kms north of Johannesburg. During the breaks between demonstrations of the equipment we were taken on two short game drives. We saw rhinos, giraffes, elephants, lions,

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