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Photos from my trip to Zambia. For USE, PURCHASE or any ENQURIES of these pictures, please CONTACT me at daneickephotography@hotmail.co.uk - All Photos are available to buy at snapping prices email me for more details. All photos taken with Cannon 70D
South Africa.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve. Hluhluwe is pronounced something like "Shluh-shloo-ee".
KwaZulu-Natal
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists of two subspecies: the southern white rhinoceros, with an estimated 20,405 wild-living animals in 2013, and the much rarer northern white rhinoceros. The northern subspecies has very few remaining, with only four confirmed individuals left (three females and one male), all in captivity.
A popular theory of the origins of the name "white rhinoceros" is a mistranslation from Dutch to English. The English word "white" is said to have been derived by mistranslation of the Dutch word "wijd", which means "wide" in English. The word "wide" refers to the width of the rhinoceros' mouth. So early English-speaking settlers in South Africa misinterpreted the "wijd" for "white" and the rhino with the wide mouth ended up being called the white rhino and the other one, with the narrow pointed mouth, was called the black rhinoceros. Ironically, Dutch (and Afrikaans) later used a calque of the English word, and now also call it a white rhino.
Eine Löwin im Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe-Nationalpark, Botswana).
A Lioness in the Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe National Park, Botswana).
African Elephant. A far distant herd of elephants crossing a valley. We were on a high hill several miles away. Our guide spotted them when most of us could see nothing but green hills and valleys. This photo was taken with a substantial telephone lens. To the naked eye, the elephants were virtually invisible except to our eagle-eyed game ranger who patiently kept directing us in the direction to finally see them.
Die Safari führte uns in einen Toyota Hilux 4x4 mit voller Campingausstattung durch die südliche Kalahari
The leopard recognized that there are several vultures in the surrounding, which has the eyes on the second part of his meal (a catched impala)
Ein Löwe am westlichen Rand des Makgadikgadi-Pans-Nationalparks (Botswana).
A Lion in the Most Western Part of the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve (Botswana).
We photographed this spectacular male lion by light of our vehicle's headlights. Sitting in the open air in pitch darkness mere yards from one of nature's dominant predators was a thrill of a lifetime!
Photos from my trip to Zambia. For USE, PURCHASE or any ENQURIES of these pictures, please CONTACT me at daneickephotography@hotmail.co.uk - All Photos are available to buy at snapping prices email me for more details. All photos taken with Cannon 70D
One of the "Big Five" African Elephant
This female elephant was determined that we would not get any closer to her infant.
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) and Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum); ODT circles
I’ve been asked so many times why it is possible for me to get so close to wild animals. I own a long lens – yes but I am in the fortunate position to visit Private Game Reserve very often. In Private Game Reserves no private vehicles are allowed, we go on guided game drives with experienced rangers. They are allowed to drive into the bush, very close to the animals. Don’t raise your eyebrows – they do it in a very sensitive way, trying not to destroy too many plants and trees and –most important – not to stress and distract the game!
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Panorámica de ocho fotos. Ver en grande.
El Cráter de Ngorongoro se encuentra situado en el extremo norte de Tanzania, a 180 kms al oeste de Arusha, lindando con el extremo sudeste de Parque Nacional de Serengueti. Forma parte de un inmenso territorio protegido de 36.086 Km².
El Cráter de Ngorongoro es la caldera intacta más grande del mundo de un volcán que no es ni activo ni está inundado, aunque contiene un lago salino pequeño, el lago Makat y el pantano Gorigor. El cráter mide casi 18 kms por 21 kms, con una extensión de 264 Km², ocupando el 3 % del total de Área de Conservación de Ngorongoro. Tiene un desnivel entre la base del cráter y los bordes del mismo de entre 400 mts y 610 mts. El Área de Conservación se levanta 1.000 mts sobre las llanuras del Serengueti en el este.
El cráter es una reserva de biósfera a cielo abierto al que se puede acceder en excursiones guiadas desde Arusha. Las visitas deben estar controladas para proteger la fauna y el lugar, por lo que está prohibido el acceso sin autorizaciones y en él se pueden ver los famosos “Big Five” o “Cinco Grandes” que son cinco de las especies más representativas de África: Leopardo, León, Elefante, Búfalo y Rinoceronte.
Además, en la zona del cráter, se puede observar y convivir con los nativos masáis, quienes aprendieron a sobrevivir junto a los miles de animales llevando a pastar sus ovejas al cráter.