Photosafari
in South Africa 2005
(c) Paul Anderson
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Photosafari
in South Africa 2005
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Shamwari, Bayete lodge |
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The first night, in rain and thunder, we met the Lion King |
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In even more rain we saw this Cheeta with her cubs |
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Cleo was our first class ranger |
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We saw some perfectly normally behaved Elephants at Shamwari...... |
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..and some very photogenic Giraffs |
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We went jeep -jockeying for this lovley Leopard |
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This impressive Eland bull almost got killed by a lion right in front of us.... |
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The Mountain reedbuck is an endangerd animal but yet very playful.... |
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The Vervet monkey |
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White Rhinos are grey and have three humps.... Black Rinos are also gray and have two humps! They are also smaller, more dangerous, and live in the thickets |
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The Burchells Zebra |
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Some Buffalos can be very dangerous.....others very sleepy. |
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Cheetas are the fastest mammal on earth |
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The Impala plays a important role in the ecosystem.... |
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Kudos often stays in the thicket. |
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Please don´t disturbe.... |
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The Lions often walks the roads after rainfall - the don´t like to wet their feets! Beware if your car breaks down! |
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You are not supposed to show your siluette from the car - that could start an attack |
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But when you take a brake on a hill thats OK. |
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This Wharthog was more fortunate then one of the ones we saw at Kwandwe |
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Our chalet at Kwandwe Game reserve. |
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The lounge |
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A perfect place for afternoon tea - before going out for the night (not to dance). |
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The Elephants at Kwandwe where much wilder.... |
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This maetress was not at all happy with our visit |
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Last year elephants killed more people in Zimbabwe than any other wild animal! |
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At one stage all of us where really scared.... |
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The reason for there agression was the fact that the herd had a couple of really young ones.... |
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Even this young male was scary at one moment.. |
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After that all of us was happy to go for some birding..... |
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African Fish Eagle! |
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Greyheaded bushshrike |
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Blue Crane |
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From a distance the Hippo was perfect. |
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But he showed us who was rueling the river! |
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Don´t come closer..... |
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..or I chop you into pieces |
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More birding instead! |
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Gemsbock (Oryx) |
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We didn´t see many snakes... |
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Waterbuck |
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Whit Rhino on the move - please start the engine... |
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Guinneafowl |
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Steenbok |
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Wild hunting dog |
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One out of three cheeta males who hunted at night! |
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We came less than ten seconds after that three lions caught this wharthog. Don´t look at these pictures if you can´t accept nature... |
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It took more than ten minutes before the hog was dead...... |
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Many lions get seriouse injuries when fighting each others |
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"If they are going to fight I might as well do the best of the situation......" |
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After a meal you get tired... |
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We didn´t get anything..... |
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We have to find our own dinner somewhere else |
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The Chakma Baboon |
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The elusive Black Rhino with two humps..... |
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Blue starling |
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Cukooshrike |
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Baby Rhino (white) |
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Kudo |
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The gang.... with De Wet at the wheel and Vosi at the front |
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Dewet van Torder, ranger at Kwandwe Private Game Reserve |