Tag Archive: wildlife

Difference in size!

This picture shows an interesting comparison between an adult male and an adult female African Elephant. Size is the most significant visual sign of Elephants’ sexual dimorphism. On the left is one of… Continue reading

Black & White

I do not often create black & white versions of my pictures. But when I came across this image of a young Lioness lounging in a tree I thought this would look good… Continue reading

Mum, not again!

This Buffalo calf had a drink when it’s mum decided to go to the toilette! This happens quite regularly with Buffalo. Bheki – my tracker at Thanda – reckons this is very good… Continue reading

A difficult meal!

Yesterday evening Bheki Ngubane – one of the very experienced trackers on Thanda – spotted an incredible scene in the bush and took an image with his point-and-shoot camera. He and field guide… Continue reading

A Lion Portrait

This is my favorite of all the Lion images I took in January. When I was editing my January pictures I came across this portrait of one of the Thanda North Pride Lionesses.… Continue reading

Location, Location …

As we were watching a male and a female Lion at a Waterhole they both got up and started walking between two game drive vehicles. In front of the astonished Thanda guests they… Continue reading

Birds, Birds, Birds!

THANDA BIRDS Photo Gallery at http://www.thanda.com/photos.htm#176105 Thanda hosts hundreds of bird species. Many of them are seen regularly on game drive, other are rare guests, and some of them are only here during… Continue reading

Little Predator

A lot of the blog messages are about Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and even Hyena. These large predators are on top of any “safari-to-see-list”. But among the many other interesting creatures are the small… Continue reading

Walk to water …

Imagine you are a two month old Thanda Baby Elephant … “A hot day today. Mum is walking very fast. Grandma wants to find water. So we walk and walk and walk. I… Continue reading

It is evidence!

This is not the greatest shot of Rhinos I ever took, but it is evidence of a baby Black Rhino on Thanda. Black Rhinos are very shy and they are usually not hanging… Continue reading