This morning we met our guide William for a trip to the Zulu Culture Village. Before we went into the village, we had to spit on a stone and toss it onto a big pile of stones. If our stone stayed on the pile we would have good fortune. If it rolled off we would have evil spirits follow us. All of our stones stayed on top except my Papa's stone.
We were then allowed into the village. The men had to walk in first. We were then led around the village and told about the Zulu life. I did weaving and then threw a warrior spear into a target! After our village stay we went on a birding walk. We saw a tree full of Weaver birds weaving their nests, and a pond full of frogs on frogs. After lunch we went to a Cheetah Rehab Center. I saw African Wild Cats, Cheetahs, Cervals and Caracals. My sister and I were not allowed into the enclosure because they said we were too young. But after we had spent time with the guide he surprised us and had another guide come over. They took us each in! So we did get to pet a cheetah and he licked my arm. It felt like wet sand paper.
That night we went we went on another night drive looking for a leopard. We didn't see any but we did see a Flap Necked Chameleon (which I want as a pet when we get home), more Nyalas which is why our lodge is called Zulu Nyala. We also saw Big Tailed Bush Babies, a common Foam Tree Frog, Cape Buffalo and a herd of Water Buck. Waterbucks have a white ring on their butts that look like they sat on a wet toilet seat.
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