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The gestation period of a white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) is 16 months. A single calf is born and usually weighs between 40 and 65 kg. Calves are unsteady for their first two to three days of life. When threatened, the baby will run in front of the mother, which is very protective of her calf and will fight for it vigorously. Weaning starts at two months, but the calf may continue suckling for over 12 months. The birth interval for the white rhino is between two and three years. Before giving birth, the mother will chase off her current calf. White rhinos can live to be up to 40–50 years old.
Adult white rhinos have no natural predators (other than humans) due to their size and even young rhinos are rarely attacked or preyed on due to the mother's presence and their tough skin. One exceptional successful attack was perpetrated by a lion pride on a roughly half-grown white rhinoceros, which weighed 1,055 kg, and occurred in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.
On a game drive out in the wild and you come across a mother with her calf feeding in peace you come to the conclusion that yes there is still hope for the survival of this species.
This Elephant had a lot of fun at the waterhole in Nxai Pan NP, Botswana. More Photos to come.Do you like this BW version, or would you prefer colour?
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Kruger National Park, South Africa
July-August 2019
Parc National Kruger, Afrique du Sud
juillet-août 2019
We had an amazing game drive around Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve one day and the privilege of some very close up encounters with these guys. This rhino was very inquisitive and came right up past our land rover and faced off the other two behind us... We sat watching for ages to see which one he'd charge at.... LOL but in the end he just walked off.
I'm so glad it's Friday and almost the weekend. Hope you've all had a good week :)
Thanks again for taking the time to go through my photographs and for the great comments. To those of you who've sent me private messages, I promise I will get replies out soon..... it's been mad since I've been home, and I just got a brochure in the mail yesterday for Canada tours... hmmmmm time to plan my next holiday methinks!!!! LOL
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There are currently several large prides of lions in the central Maasai Mara, some with up to 30 animals.
And more lion cubs are regularly born.
Mara Triangle - Kenya
New Generation
In der zentralen Maasai Mara gibt es aktuell mehrere große Löwenrudel, teilweise bis zu 30 Tiere.
Und für weiteren Löwennachwuchs wird regelmäßig gesorgt .
Mara Triangle - Kenia
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Junglöwen am westlichen Rand des Makgadikgadi-Pans-Nationalparks (Botswana).
Lion Cubs in the Most Western Part of the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve (Botswana).
A very lucky sighting of a Rhinoceros. He Was so chill about our advance too. Later, he laid down to take a nap.
A lioness with her four cubs. It is normal for lions to keep their cubs separate from the pride for the first few weeks but this mother still maintains a distance with her five month old cubs.
Das "Topi pride" Löwenrudel in der Masai Mara (Kenia).
The "Topi" lion pride in the Maasai Mara (Kenya).
Just as we were finishing up our safari for the day, we spotted this gorgeous leopard waking up from a nap in this tree. Great way to end an awesome day in Serengeti National Park!
Young male Leopard on a pad in the Serengeti, Tanzania
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South Luangwa NP, Zambia
explore # 133, 12.12.2011
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This is the large male leopard known as Tortoise Pan.
He was born into the Londolozi Royal Family of leopards in 2016.
We were privileged to see him in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve.
While he is relatively young at six years of age, he is quite large and he has clearly seen some battles in his time.
Die Leopardin "Luluka" auf einem Baum (Masai Mara, Kenia).
The leopardess "Luluka" lying on a branch (Maasai Mara, Kenya).
Red-billed Oxpecker enjoying the back of a white-rhino
KNP, Lower Sabie, South Africa
explore # 68, 24.03.2011
Ein Löwenjunges im Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe-Nationalpark, Botswana).
A Lion Cub in the Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe National Park, Botswana).
Kruger National Park, South Africa
July-August 2019
Parc National Kruger, Afrique du Sud
juillet-août 2019
A rare and dynamic moment captured in the African wilderness—two black rhinos on the move. These powerful creatures, symbols of resilience and conservation efforts, roam the dry savanna, showcasing their raw energy and survival instincts.
Ever since I visited Cameroon and South Africa more than 15 and 11 years ago, I had longed to go back to that amazing continent.
And visiting Kenya this summer was just wonderful! So wonderful that I will go back in less than 10 months ッ
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Teile des "Rongai"-Rudels mit Jungen in der Masai Mara (Kenia).
The "Rongai" pride with cubs in the Maasai Mara (Kenya).
Ein Löwenjunges im Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe-Nationalpark, Botswana).
A Lion Cub in the Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe National Park, Botswana).
Not really.
This was a very strange experience we made. The lioness caught the fawn and carried it through the bushes, like she usually carries her cubs. I felt like she was honoring, what the fawn would give to her: food! Just like: I am sorry about you but I need food.
Taken at Kwara, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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