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A black and white in profile photo of a feeding elephant, seen in the Tarangire National Park of Tanzania, Africa.
This photo was taken using an M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens @77mm.
See where this photo was taken (approximately - the gps tracker ran a bit out of sync).
Umfana – Zulu for Male Child. This fully grown majestic male leopard is the first born cub of Ntombi, one of the leopardesses in the Timbavati area.
The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) is a large African bovine. It is not related to the slightly larger wild water buffalo of Asia and its ancestry remains unclear.
The adult buffalo's horns are its characteristic feature; they have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield across the top of the head referred to as a "boss".
They are widely regarded as very dangerous animals, as they gore and kill over 200 people every year. Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the African buffalo has never been domesticated, unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo. Other than humans, African Cape buffaloes have few predators aside from lions and are capable of defending themselves.
Being a member of the Big Five game group, a term used to describe the five most dangerous animals to hunt, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy, with some hunters paying over $10,000 for the opportunity to hunt one. The larger bulls are targeted for their trophy value, although in some areas, buffaloes are still hunted for meat.
This huge male Cape Buffalo was captured on a Photography Safari during a night hide photo session at Ndoto House, Olkiramatian Conservancy, Kenya.
the guides at Kwando call her Jane, she´s the proud mom of a cub, which we did not get to see.
Kwando, Botswana
All rights reserve. © Thomas Retterath 2014
The world has been thrown into chaos and the eyes of the young are watching with anxious anticipation for guidance. What will we hand them? What messages do we send them? What kind of world do we leave them with when we bestow the dubious honor of leadership to them? I would suggest that we spend more time searching our morality and ethics than our pocket books and wallets. #Lions
Animals are not as violent as one sees on tv, most of the time they are lazy and are taking naps, so the Savannah is not the massacre area one would expect, which is nice.
I never used the 70-300 lense that much and at some point I regreted buying it. I felt in love with it in this trip, I want to use it for every photo from now on and I dont mind carrying the extra kilo if I can. Also it helped that I started playing with the settings on the camera and manage understand the AF and AE lock parts, which, as embarrasing as it is, I didnt knew before.
The River Pride was spread all over the open space near the banks of Ewaso Nyiro River at sunrise. This young Simba saw something to peek his interest and sat up for a closer look at there daily provisions.
Captured on a Photography Safari on an early morning game drive in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
NTHAMBO TREE CAMP | SOUTH AFRICA
Seeing a lioness hunt from so close... it's really making you a bit nervous when sitting on top of an open safari vehicle. :)
Lion, (Panthera leo), large, powerfully built cat (family Felidae) that is second in size only to the tiger. The proverbial “king of beasts,” the lion has been one of the best-known wild animals since earliest times. Lions are most active at night and live in a variety of habitats but prefer grassland, savanna, dense scrub, and open woodland.
The male’s outstanding characteristic is his mane, which varies between different individuals and populations. It may be entirely lacking; it may fringe the face; or it may be full and shaggy, covering the back of the head, neck, and shoulders and continuing onto the throat and chest to join a fringe along the belly. In some lions the mane and fringe are very dark, almost black, giving the cat a majestic appearance. Manes make males look larger and may serve to intimidate rivals or impress prospective mates.
King Notch II of the very famous Notch Pride was photographed on a late evening game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Nicht jeder weiß, dass auch der Kaffern-Büffel zu den sogenannten "Big-Five" der afrikanische Tierwelt zählt.
Für mich sind es absolute Charakterköpfe, die nicht nur wegen ihrer Riesenhörner immer ein ordentliches Gewicht mit sich rumschleppen müssen, sondern in der Regel völlig entspannt teilweise in großen Gruppen in der afrikanischen Savanne anzutreffen sind. Mit dabei immer die Reinigungspolizei der Madenhacker.
Real heads of character!
Not everyone knows that the Cape buffalo is also one of the so-called "Big Five" of the African animal world.
For me they are absolute character heads, which not only because of their giant horns always have to carry around a decent weight, but usually completely relaxed partly in large groups in the African savannah are to be found. With them always the cleaning police of the oxpeckers.
Masai Mara - Kenia - März 2020
All rights reserved. © Uli Assmann
Leopard in South Luangwa NP, Zambia.
We saw two leopards in one tree on the same time. It was the beginning of a romance and we disturbed it.
You can see that this leopard´s craving for his/her mate.
ISO 1250!
Copyright Thomas Retterath 2011. All rights reserved.
Headed out on safari the questions always is "Will we be able to locate the big 5". The Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Cape Buffalo, and the Leopard!!
Our guide was great. He located tracks in the sand and knew they had to be fresh because safari trucks use this road and would have been covered with tire tracks. We followed the leopard tracks and with our guides keen instincts we came upon a young leopard who had just caught a serval. In this picture she is seen resting.
Taken in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Copyright 2016 Doreen Bequary
A group of African buffalos (a.k.a. Cape buffalos or Syncerus caffers) in the grasslands of the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, Africa. Accompanied by a bunch of flies.
This photo was taken using an M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens @45mm.
See where this photo was taken (approximately; the GPS tracker ran a bit out of sync).
Sunrise at Leeudril, Kgalagadi, South Africa, and the lions are drinking water for the hot day ahead.
Have a look at my videos on You Tube "Wildlife Africa Sightings"
Leopards (Panthera padrus) live in all but the most arid African habitats. They are one of the most far-reaching cats, found even in suburban areas. They enjoy resting on boulders, kopjes and tall trees along the riverside. They are able to make their homes anywhere there is an available food supply and a limited amount of external interference. Though leopards are adaptable, they are facing a severe drop in population as fur hunting and human encroachment create dire conflicts.
Leopards are solitary animals. They inhabit a territory spanning anywhere from one to 12 square miles, depending on the access to food. Territories for males and females frequently overlap, but they guard their regions heavily against members of the same sex. Female territories tend to be smaller, and several may be encompassed within one male territory. Males often fight over their space and will mark trees and logs throughout their area by clawing bark and spraying urine.
The beautiful Mara River female Leopard had a kill stashed up this tree. After having patrolled her territory she came back climbing the tree getting to her dinner. Photographed on a late evening drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Lionesses from the Rongai Pride of the Masai Mara in Kenya with their cubs.
All rights reserved. © Uli Assmann
After our river boat tour on the Chobe River, we stumbled across these grazing elephants while the sun slowly dipped below the horizon.
Bryce Canyon National Park is beautiful at anytime of day. It seems to be more magical at Sunset and even more at sunrise.
World Elephant Day has been celebrated every August 12th since 2012, when Patricia Sims and the Thailand-based nonprofit Elephant Reintroduction Foundation partnered to found the holiday. Over the past eight, World Elephant Day has partnered with more than 100 elephant conservation organizations from around the world, and helped to raise awareness for the need to protect and preserve elephants.
Elephants are an endangered species, and the majestic animal’s population has shrunk significantly over the past few decades. For example, in Africa, there are only about 415,000 elephants remaining; in 1989, there were 600,000, and in 1979, there were 1.3 million, according to data sent to Green Matters by Space For Giants. Many factors have contributed to elephant populations decreasing, but one of the most significant is poaching. Poachers in Africa have illegally killed an estimated 110,000 elephants over the past decade - about one quarter of what Africa’s elephant population was 10 years ago.
ONLY ELEPHANTS SHOULD WEAR IVORY!
This beautiful scene of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) grazing in the early morning light with the tallest mountain in Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro as the backdrop was captured during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Two female lions resting on a tree branch in the Tarangire National Park of Tanzania, Africa.
This photo was taken using an M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens and MC-14 1.4x teleconverter (@210mm).
The Double Cross Queen was up and about early at sunrise together with the rest of the pride. She was walking in the savannah plains showing off her beauty in the lovely golden light. Having being chased away by the King Romeo II, who was in a foul mood, she went towards the rest of the pride members.
Photographed on an early morning game drive in the Double Cross area of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
KRUGER NATIONALPARK | MAZITHI DAM
Not kidding anymore... it's getting intense between these two. You can see a small cut on ones trunk in the previous shot.
Those two really weren't holding back in that situation.
African Lioness (Panthera leo) and Impala Antelope (Aepyceros melampus). Talamati, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Today it's exactly 10 years since I took this photo from an open jeep in Kruger National Park in South Africa. I dream of going back soon with much better photo gear!
We got extra close to two groups of elephants that surrounded our car both during sunrise and sunset. It was so exciting sitting there completely still, watching them eat and walk by. Luckily our guides knew their behavior very well, so we could feel safe.
This elephant even came too close for my camera. It was shot at only 55 mm, and you can see how close I was among the elephant photos in the links below the line.
It's embarrassing how many nice pictures I still find from the trip that I haven't used yet. Must show more soon.
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