Reality TV: African style!

I usually try to catch a news update while downing breakfast each morning, but this morning when I tuned in, there was no news - only reality TV!

The team were broadcasting from the Kruger National Park, and showing a live rhino darting for relocation (beamed to the whole of Africa via SABC Africa's channel). The helicopter had managed to get the animal very close to where they were before darting it, and as it was checked, injected, blood taken etc the anchor was able to find out exactly what was going on and why, live.

Another helicopter hovered nearby, with a live feed of events from the air. It was a pretty quick process - the rhino was darted, checked and loaded within 15 minutes.

Now THAT'S good reality TV! So much better than back-stabbing survivors, weirdo fear factors and bruised & bleeding eco-adventurers.

What a continent!