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[QUOTE=Scallops;2086841]Neil,
- I would have thought, dear chap, that any Black Rhino in your environs would be anything but imaginary, let alone anything one might wish to attack! /QUOTE]
Dan,
Hello again.
It's Friday.
It occurred to me that I hadn't effected closure on the black rhino topic from the last foray at Marondera - so here it is:
Attacked merely with a camera and tame to boot. But it is the first of the species that I have actually seen despite years of looking; and the fact that I patted one of them probably makes it a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/03/543.jpg
These are three black rhino - all were orphaned through poaching and are guarded 24/7 by a ranger(s) armed with either an FN semi-auto or AK47. The female in the centre had both parents actually killed on the reserve, but is pregnant which is the long awaited event for the conservation team.
The horns are regularly pruned with a chainsaw to try to remove their commercial value, but in some reserves this means little because the poachers shoot them anyway to avoid spending days at risk (shot on sight - no ifs' or buts') tracking something that is nominally "worthless" - also they hope the authorities will decide the de-horning is ineffective and leave them intact.
This particular rhino is the one that is included in the so-called hunting big five and is obviously not a "black" animal. The name is to differentiate it from the "white" rhino (below) which also is not a "white" animal either.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/03/544.jpg
The bigger white or "wide" mouth rhino (the curse of Afrikaans) is the more common one encountered in the bush and is a herbivore with a wide mouth and different teeth arrangement to the black rhino which is a browser and has prehensile lips - top photo. The black rhino is reputably the more aggressive, although this is a matter of degree and makes little difference if one is chasing you........
Nature.
Cheers,
Neil
For any of you that maybe interested there is a second hand shop at Stones Corner that has a half dozen various RAA etc badges in it's "collectables" cabinet. Didn't see any prices. Should be back that way again this week and I'll see if I can take a photo to post for you all.
Cheers
Lakey
Hello from Brisbane.
Always had a soft spot for the Rover Owners Association badge with the viking ship.
One sold overnight on eBay for around $90 after postage which was pretty good considering it was not mint condition.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/03/365.jpg
It attracted 44 bids most in the last day which seems to be the usual pattern for these things - also the bidder profiles suggested that dedicated badge collectors or on-sellers were mainly in the game.
So, it seems that these more common things (AA, RAC owners club) are regularly going for around GBP40 plus a tenner or more for postage. The rarer stuff like the RSAC and AA Zimbabwe, South Africa or East Africa go for considerably more regardless of condition.
Think I now have pretty much zeroed in on the likely contenders - just a waiting game for a suitable victim.
This one remains high on the list for young Godfrey and the beaters:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/03/366.jpg
They're out there............. Won't be paying anything like GBP90 for it however.
Cheers,
Neil
Ah, the thrill of the hunt. Rich rewards await......
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/03/323.jpg
Hello Neil - I came across this piece and thought it worthy of your Cave Wall.....
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Priceless.:cool:
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Originally Posted by Scallops
Might get a tatoo...........
Cheers,
Neil
Guys managed to get back to Stones Corner today and got a photo of the badges in the shop there. Mixed bag, a couple of interesting ones, though nothing as exotic as a Zimbabwe one. I rather like the NT one actually.
Sorry photo's not a bit clearer but they were just laid out on a glass counter. Shops details are on the business card, should be able to find them in the phone book I'd imagine.
Cheers
Lakey
Hello again from Brisbane.
Getting ready to head back to Zimbabwe next week so thought I had better get in a bit of target practice before the serious hunt begins.
Two worthy candidates appeared on eBay over the past week or so including:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2014/03/59.jpg
and more attractively:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2014/03/60.jpg
Threw in an exploratory bid for both without expecting to win - correct as it happens - but did get a sense of where the opposition were placing their limits - $100 for the first and $60 for the second. Consistent with eBay pricing for auto club badges (AA, RAC) although well below some of the crazy asks that you come across. No doubt if I had put in another bid for the 50th badge it would have pushed the final price above $100 - silly money and getting a bit close to the cost of an electronic distributor which might be more useful to the small truck than another wall trinket.
But, as noted before, the thrill of the hunt dictates kicking young Godfrey and the natives out of bed a bit early and combing the Harare boneyards once more with spanners and screwdrivers in hand for fresh spoor. Keen still to get a successful shot at the AA Zimbabwe badge, but also now actively pursuing the 50th anniversary Rhodesia pelt for the cave wall.
Widening the beating ring to include Bulawayo this time, so might yet be luckier in the field than last time.
Cheers,
Neil