MM This was a couple of days later. He managed to swallow more, just not the horns. He was appx 18' long. |
MM This croc ate a whole impala. Couldn't quite get it all down. Took about 3 days to eat it. |
MM Cheetah, after lunch. |
MalaMala. Leopard rubbing on bone |
MM This hyena showed up and the leopard left. The hyena chewed on the bone awhile and then left. |
MalaMala, rubbing on bone |
MM The hyena came back, the leopard left. The hyena chewed on the bone awile and left again. The leopard came back... deja vu! |
MM Cheetah luncheon - a mom and her 3 cubs |
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MM Relaxing after lunch |
MM Lilac Breasted Roller |
MM Same bird, longer lens (500mm). Had to chop off the tail to get this closeup |
MalaMala leopard in tree |
MM Giant Eagle Owl - the largest owl in the world |
MM These young elephants were playing. |
MM The back elephant was trying to climb up on the front elephant. |
MM The front ele lowered itself to the ground to make it easier to get up there. |
MM They should be in a circus! |
MM baby eles are so cute. |
MM Aren't they fun? |
MM Look at those little bitty trunks |
MM Crested Barbet |
MM Wildebeest or Gnu |
MM Kudu. Our guide had been with the camp for 15 years and hadn't seen this before. |
MM There were 2 female leopards in this one territory. Instead of a confrontation, this one ran up a tree. |
MM She waited until the other female left and decided to get out of the tree. |
MM She had to maneuver herself around to be able to climb down the tree. |
MM She's on her way down ... |
MM There she goes ... |
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MM Touchdown! |
MM A crop of her maneuvering around to get in position to climb down |
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MM Leopard starting to climb the riverbank |
MM impala |
MM Hard boss |
MM Look how fat this lion's stomach is! No wonder he's thirsty. |
MM Dwarf mongoose. K told the ranger she wanted to take one home. He said - catch one and you can have it. |
MM They aren't wearing socks. They've been in the water. |
MM Giraffes "necking". They are fighting. More info below. |
MM Very relaxed leopard in a tree. |
MM Another leopard in a tree |
MM Rhino |
MM Cape Buffalo New dentures? |
MM This is a Genet. Very dark, no flash, not a great shot. |
MM Not a great image but the best I have gotten of a steenbok |
MM Martial Eagle |
MM Leopard watching what he hopes will be his lunch. |
Rhino's have very large foreheads |
and small eyes.. Rhino cannot see very well but their sense of smell is very good. |
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MM Warthog |
MM We saw 2 leopards in a tree. The one at the top is a female. The lower one is male. |
The male had a duiker and our ranger believed it was killed by the female. |
MM Close up of the male. |
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MM One of the Split Rock Male lions. Styx Pride. |
MM Sad looking lion |
Etosha, Namibia Kudu |
Etosha - we saw this jackal at the waterhole. |
Etosha - These mongoose, mongeese, mongooses? were sure watching the jackal. |
Etosha - I guess he didn't scare them too bad because they barely looked when he walked by. |
Etosha - Oryx (or Gemsbok) |
Etosha - Every time there are zebra together, there will be some horseplay! |
Etosha - Giraffe slinging the water after drinking |
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These signs at the toilets in Etosha just cracked me up. I think they've had them awhile. |
Ladies Room. I really felt underdressed in my safari clothes. |
Zebras are like snowflakes with no 2 patterns alike. Look at the rump of the little guy. I've never seen that before. |
They must be good parents. Look at all the little chicks in the grass. |
The zebra left the others in the dust! I forget how large giraffes really are until I see them next to something else. |
All ready for the game drive. |
Kudu crossing sign in Namibia (taken thru the back window glass). |
Have you ever looked at ostrich legs before? |
or their feathers? |
or their heads |
or their feet? Pretty crazy! |
San bushmen paintings at a private farm in Namibia. Shards of pottery found here were "dated" in the U.S. and est 2000 yrs old |
This is where we saw the paintings. C is looking at one now. |
View from where we saw the paintings |
Can you see the rhino. Laying on his back, there's a hump at shoulder, then his ear and then the 2 horns |
zebra/horse |
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MM What a little cutie. |
MM Baboon. Singing opera? |
MM I really wanted a shot of a LBR flying. This is the best I got this trip. One flying, one perched. |
MM Look, woman. When I say no I mean no! |
Swishing her tail around hoping he'll say YES. |
MM Male warthog (I think). Just a little piggy. |
MM Oxpeckers. Just along for the ride. |
MM A little cub after eating warthog. His mom lost her tail a few months before this and couldn't hunt for awhile. |
MM Impala herd |
MM One of the Split Rock Males at MalaMala, Styx Pride. This photo was taken 6-28-06 and he died July 8th. Very sad. |
MM tea, coffee break |
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