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Rhulani bush stories: The end of the impala

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Don't miss anything and join in when our rangers report on current sightings that are unusual even for them. Today Willem sends us a fantastic and rare sighting where a lioness in the open field takes advantage of the loud wind and uses it to prey on a male impala. And as Willem says in his audio message: "That was the end of the impala". Be there!

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