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Ostrich grazing on an African savanna while in the background some of Africa's other beautiful wildlife does the same.
Amboseli, Kenya, Africa
Safari Sunday...
"Go 'head call me a weirdo
Dun know, dun know
I've been left from the get go
Dun know, dun know
Can't live life like them
That ain't wildlife
When you're just on safari
Go be safe in your jeep
I'll walk with the elephants
Rolling, rolling with the elephants
Rolling, rolling with the elephants..."
(Part of "Walking With Elephants" lyrics - Shakka)
~~The Look~~
Outfit: GizzA Creations - Wild Attack (oldie but goodie - for classic avatars);
Taken at: KwaZulu Natal sim, The Drakensberg Mountains
One and half month old Dama Gazelle - out to meet the public a few days ago. They are "critically endangered" in the wild.
The rare bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis), too Delalande's fox, long-eared fox, big-eared fox, and black-eared fox, is a small fox like mammal that belongs to the family of Canidae.
The bat-eared fox is very similar to the related smaller fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) and the jackal.
The bat-eared fox is so called due to its distinctive, bat-wing-shaped ears, which can grow up to 14 cm length. The large ears serve to dissipate heat.
The fur colour can range from pale yellow, tawny to a deep honey colour, depending on where the individual is found and how old it is.
The legs, ears and parts of the pointed face are black. It averages 46 - 66 cm in length (head and body). The weight is 3.0 - 5.3 kg.
Males tend to be larger and heavier than females.
The bat-eared fox occurs in two separate populations, one in southwest Africa (southern Zambia and Angola to South Africa), and one in east Africa (Ethiopia and southern Sudan to Tanzania, and extends as far east as Mozambique and Zimbabwe). .
The bat-eared fox commonly occurs in short grasslands, as well as the more arid regions of the savanna.
The bat-eared fox is predominantly an insectivore that uses its large ears also to locate its prey. About 80-90% of their diet are termites. Occasionally they eat small rodents, lizards, the eggs and chicks of birds, and plant matter.
This picture was taken in the Zoo of Krefeld, Germany.
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De grootoorvos of lepelhond (Otocyon megalotis) is een Afrikaanse Canidae (hondachtige), nauw verwant aan de vos.
Beide soortnamen slaan op de grote oren van het dier, waarmee hij ondergrondse geluiden kan opvangen en zo termieten en andere prooidieren kan opsporen, maar ook warmte af te voeren.
De grootoorvos heeft behalve grote oren ook lange poten en een dikke, ruige vacht. De ondervacht is okerkleurig. De bovenzijde is grijzig geel. De poten, staartpunt, oorpunten en snuit zijn zwart, evenals het donkere masker rond de ogen.
De soort wordt 46 à 66 cm lang en 3 tot 5,3 kg zwaar.
De staart is 23 tot 34 cm lang, de oren zijn tot 12 cm lang.
De grootoorvos is nauw verwant aan de bijna gelijke, iets kleinere woestijnvos of fennek (Vulpes zerda) uit noordelijk Afrika.
De grootoorvos komt voor in twee 1000 km van elkaar gescheiden populaties, één in Zuidwest-Afrika en één in Oost-Afrika.
Ze leven in droge, open steppen en grasvlakten, voornamelijk in met acacia's begroeide savannen.
De belangrijkste prooidier zijn termieten (80 à 90% van het dieet) en mestkevers, maar ook andere ongewervelden worden gegeten.
Een enkele keer eet hij ook kleine gewervelde dieren, kuikentjes van vogels, eieren en vruchten.
Deze foto is gemaakt in de Krefelder Zoo in Krefeld, Duitsland.
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While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
A full-frame, eye-level shot of a lion moving purposefully through the tall, dry grass of the Etosha Pan. The low, warm light of the setting sun highlights her muscular form and focused expression as she hunts, capturing the raw power and instinct of Africa's apex predator in its natural habitat.
While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
The Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) is one of Africa’s most colorful birds, admired for its vibrant plumage blending lilac, turquoise, blue, and green. Perched on volcanic rock against the soft hues of the savanna, it appears both delicate and commanding. A true symbol of the African wilderness, this bird is often seen alone on prominent lookout points, scanning the landscape for insects and small prey.
A close-up, eye-level portrait of a young lion with its head tilted back and mouth wide open in a playful or tired yawn. The warm, soft light of the setting sun bathes the lions´ face in a golden glow, highlighting its youthful features and capturing a rare, intimate moment of a future king in its natural African habitat.
While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
A candid, eye-level shot of two Plains Zebras (Equus quagga) trotting through the sun-kissed, tall grass of the Namibian savanna. The golden light of the late afternoon or early morning illuminates their distinct black-and-white stripes, capturing a moment of natural movement and the wild beauty of African wildlife.
Disney Animal Kingdom tip -- Go early and head straight to the Kilimanjaro Safaris to explore the Harambe Wildlife Reserve (110 acres of picturesque open plains, shady forest landscapes and rocky wetlands resembling the African savanna that features 34 different species living and roaming free). WHY? -- because early in morning when it is cooler, the animals are more active and offer better opportunities for seeing them up & about instead of napping in the distance or behind a rock. Example -- this African Lion was up roaming around and offered this great profile photograph opportunity.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 800
Aperture – f/5.6
Exposure – 1/1250 second
Focal Length – 300mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
Portrait of a lion looking at camera with bloody mouth after eating a kill - Nairobi National Park Kenya Africa
First encounters are always the most special✨
This image was taken today in the golden grasslands of the Masai Mara 🌾 — my very first sighting of a cheetah in the wild. Silent, graceful, and endlessly captivating, Africa’s fastest cat appeared right in front of me.
Moments like this remind me why I travel, explore, and carry my camera wherever I go
Some encounters are fleeting, but their memory lasts a lifetime🌍💛
A powerful side-profile portrait of a lioness baring her teeth in a dramatic moment, captured in the African savanna of Kruger National Park.
Excerpt from torontozoo.com:
The ground-hornbills are the largest and heaviest of the hornbill species. There are two species, Bucorvus abyssinicus and Bucorvus leadbeateri. The southern ground hornbill sexes have the same plumage, being almost entirely black, with white wing patches seen when the bird is in flight. The male has a bare facial skin and an inflatable throat skin that is bright red. Both males and females develop these gular flaps. The females are smaller and differ by having violet blue patches at the throat below the bill, which can sometimes cover most of the facial skin. This patch is a pale yellow colour in juveniles that slowly turns darker over a period of about four years. Juveniles are browner than the adults with black flecks in the primaries, gray sides to the bill and pale gray-brown facial skin closely resembling the male adult. They have a strong, black beak that gently curves downward with a small casque between the eyes. This casque tends to be more developed in males. They have long eyelashes and stout, long legs. The male is generally larger than the female.
Length: 90 to 130 cm.
Weight: Males; 3.5 to 6.2 kg. Females; 2.25 to 4.6 kg.
While I was crossing the beautiful wild African savanna recently, I was thinking deep inside me, that this beautiful land with its majestic wild inhabitants should be considered equally sacred to the world and its culture , like Parthenon is !! It should be respected, venerated, preserved, and loved as one of the most important cultural inheritance of the whole Humanity!!
❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOBcT7pUOs ❤️
*** Here you can see some beautiful plain Zebras and a Gemsbok (:Oryx Gazella, sort of big Antelope) leaving, after having been refreshed in this beautiful natural water pond . The temperature that day was about 30°C in the beginning of the African summer in Johannesburg. Plain Zebras differ from the mountain Zebras, because they are colored black and light brown, and not black and white.
One of the last frames from today’s adventure in the Masai Mara — a giraffe silhouetted against a fiery sunset. A moment that perfectly captures the magic of Africa.
The rare bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis), too Delalande's fox, long-eared fox, big-eared fox, and black-eared fox, is a small fox like mammal that belongs to the family of Canidae.
The bat-eared fox is very similar to the related smaller fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) from the deserts of North Africa.
The bat-eared fox occurs in two separate populations, one in southwest Africa (southern Zambia and Angola to South Africa), and one in east Africa (Ethiopia and southern Sudan to Tanzania, and extends as far east as Mozambique and Zimbabwe)..
The bat-eared fox is so called due to its distinctive, bat-wing-shaped ears, which can grow up to 14 cm. The large ears serve to dissipate heat. The fur colour can range from pale yellow, tawny to a deep honey colour, depending on where the individual is found and how old it is. The legs, ears and parts of the pointed face are black.
It averages 46 - 66 cm in length (head and body). The weight is 3.0 - 5.3 kg. Males tend to be larger and heavier than females.
The bat-eared fox commonly occurs in short grasslands, as well as the more arid regions of the savanna.
The bat-eared fox is predominantly an insectivore that uses its large ears also to locate its prey. About 80-90% of their diet are termites. Occasionally they eat small rodents, lizards, the eggs and chicks of birds, and plant matter.
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De grootoorvos of lepelhond (Otocyon megalotis) is een Afrikaanse Canidae (hondachtige), nauw verwant aan de vos.
Beide soortnamen slaan op de grote oren van het dier, waarmee hij ondergrondse geluiden kan opvangen en zo termieten en andere prooidieren kan opsporen, maar ook warmte af te voeren.
De grootoorvos heeft behalve grote oren ook lange poten en een dikke, ruige vacht. De ondervacht is okerkleurig. De bovenzijde is grijzig geel. De poten, staartpunt, oorpunten en snuit zijn zwart, evenals het donkere masker rond de ogen.
De soort wordt 46 à 66 cm lang en 3 tot 5,3 kg zwaar.
De staart is 23 tot 34 cm lang, de oren zijn tot 12 cm lang.
De grootoorvos is nauw verwant aan de bijna gelijke, iets kleinere woestijnvos of fennek (Vulpes zerda) uit noordelijk Afrika.
De grootoorvos komt voor in twee 1000 km van elkaar gescheiden populaties, één in Zuidwest-Afrika en één in Oost-Afrika.
Ze leven in droge, open steppen en grasvlakten, voornamelijk in met acacia's begroeide savannen.
De belangrijkste prooidier zijn termieten (80 à 90% van het dieet) en mestkevers, maar ook andere ongewervelden worden gegeten.
Een enkele keer eet hij ook kleine gewervelde dieren, kuikentjes van vogels, eieren en vruchten.
Deze foto is gemaakt in de Krefelder Zoo in Krefeld, Duitsland.
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All rights reserved. Copyright © Martien Uiterweerd (Foto Martien). All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission.
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This photograph is not in the public domain and may not be embedded or used on websites, blogs, or in other media without advance permission from Bruce Finocchio.
Covered in the pale dust of Etosha, this elephant blends into Namibia’s arid landscape like a ghost of the savanna. A symbol of strength, memory, and resilience—this gentle giant roams a land shaped by time and drought.
Excerpt from torontozoo.com:
The white rhino is the largest living land animal after the elephant (giraffes are taller but weigh less). They have massive bodies, short necks, and broad chests. Males are slightly heavier. They have a noticeable muscular hump on the back of the neck which supports the large head. The head is very long and carried low to the ground. They have two medial horns on the snout, one behind the other, the front horn being longer. The name white rhino is derived from the Afrikaan word "wyt" meaning wide, referring to the broad square upper-lipped mouth that distinguishes it from the black rhino. The white rhino has no front teeth (incisors); cheek teeth are high, broad, and strongly serrated. The ears are long, and they pivot freely. Colouration is a slate gray or yellowish-brown (not white). They have very little hair except for ear fringes, eyelashes, and tail bristles with a few hairs intermittently scattered on the body. Short thick legs end on broad three-toed feet. These toes are quite well defined.
Weight 1,440-3,600 kg
Calf 40-65 kg
Height
at shoulder 160-186 cm
Length
Head & body 3.4 - 4.0 m
Front horn 40 - 166 cm
Tail 50 - 70 cm
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Another old watercolor I did long time ago😊. Back in the past, 'till the early '90's. I was living in Venezuela. Nothing to do with Cheetahs😉, but I always loved painting my favorites "models": #Animals, #Nature💚. Another Memory I love sharing here.
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This hippo was almost invisible in the lush green waters of the Masai Mara today, crowned with water lettuce and blending seamlessly into its surroundings. Moments like these remind me why wildlife photography is a mix of patience, observation, and a little luck.
The Masai Mara is full of surprises — sometimes, the most powerful animals are also the most subtle.
Excerpt from torontozoo.com:
The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. These majestic animals have elongated necks, shoulders and skulls, steeply sloping backs and long stick-like legs with large heavy feet and a long thin tail with a tuft of long thick hairs, useful to flick off the flies. Their bodies are covered with a thick hide, sporting a pattern of splotches ranging in colour from a yellowish/tan to dark brown or almost black. The Masai giraffe has a very irregular pattern of fuzzy-edged splotches. The pattern never changes, but may vary in colour depending on age or season, darkening as the animal gets older. Their ears are large, as are their dark brown eyes which are shaded by long, elegant eyelashes. They can close their nostrils at will. Their lobed canine teeth are used as combs to strip off the leaves from trees. Their thin lips are very mobile, and the incredible flexible tongue can measure up to 45 cm in length. It is blue/black in colour.
Two short, skin covered horns are permanent and present in both sexes, although they are better developed in males. These ossicones are formed as cartilage and turn to bone from the tips downward. Males have horns that are thick and bald on top, while females have thinner, tufted horns. The giraffe also bears a smaller horn on the forepart of the frontal bones, situated more or less between the eyes. The neck is 1.5 m or more in length with seven vertebrae, typical of most mammals. The vertebrae are elongated and are attached to one another by a ball and socket joint, which makes the neck flexible. The heart is massive, weighing 11.5 kg and pumping approximately 60 liters of blood per minute.
They range in height from 3.8 to 5.5 m. They can weigh up to two tonnes. Generally males are taller than females.