A Dazzle of Zebra
A group of Zebra is called a ‘Dazzle’. Looking at this picture of a’ Thanda Dazzle’ shows why! The striping pattern of the zebra is unique among ungulates. One suggested function for… Continue reading
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Check surroundings for safety!
I am not sure that many car owners get this kind of view on their “reverse camera” as they try to back up their car 🙂 If one works as a resident wildlife… Continue reading
“African Time”
The Thanda Breeding Herd of Elephant assembled for a sundown photo shoot in front of the Thanda Safari Lodge. They obviously were on “African Time”, as they were too late to catch the… Continue reading
Not only milk!
Our little Lion cubs have graduated to meat dishes 🙂 Their mum – Thanda North Pride’s oldest Lioness – had caught a Warthog for dinner. As the sun set she moved the kill into… Continue reading
Trusting
This little Black-backed Jackal was extremely relaxed. He was lying in the middle of the road when we approached, then stood up for a moment, but decided at the end that we were not a… Continue reading
The last two …
Warthog and Hyena complete the UGLY FIVE. Together with Marabou Stork, Vuture and Wildebeest they make up this very special club, whose members have all been spotted on Thanda. View the images of… Continue reading
“Ugly Five” in the Air
Marabou Storks and Vultures are also considered part of the Ugly Five. Together with the Wildebeest (see yesterday’s blog message https://thandablog.com/2014/04/24/the-ugly-five/Â ) they are part of this very special club. Two more coming up… Continue reading
The Ugly Five :-)
The Big Five are very famous. But there are also the Ugly Five! For guests it is a bit of harmless fun to guess which of the many animal species on Thanda qualify… Continue reading
Posing!
This Water Monitor Lizard was enjoying the sun at Thanda’s largest waterhole. These intelligent reptiles are very shy and usually disappear quickly into water or high grass as soon as one approaches. To… Continue reading
New Arrivals!
What a morning. Leaving the lodge for a drive a bit later than usual we were first looking for our dominant male Lion. He had been sighted not far away from the Thanda… Continue reading