Cows, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys were for most of the days Karo’s main company. The lucky animals are free to roam the entire country. Fences are a rare sight (apart from the big cattle fence, which runs through the entire country – from East to West in northern Botswana – which was built to separate cattle from buffalos and therefore to protect the cattle from BSE) Otherwise the country is basically fenceless. For the cars this is obviously a potential danger and indeed, car accidents caused by domestic animals are a frequent cause of death on Botswana’s road …

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