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African Lion (female). One of two cubs who were trailing the lionesses that were stalking a herd of Impala. Like her mother, she noticed us on a nearby bluff observing her.
White Rhino at a watering hole. White and Black Rhino are both the same color. The names are misnomers. There are two species of rhinos. One species are grazers that eat grasses and ground plants. The other are browsers that eat leaves from trees and bushes. The grazers have a broad face with a wide mouth to take in as much grass as possible.The browsers have a narrow pointed face in order to reach between the branches of bushes to get to the leaves. The name given to the grazers, White Rhino, is actually a corruption of the Dutch word for "wide." To distinguish the two, the browser species became known as Black Rhinos.
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This leopard had been sleeping until another Land Cruiser showed up and startled this big cat. I grabbed a couple shots, just before the leopard climed to the top of the tree and slipped out of sight.
White Rhino at a watering hole. White and Black Rhino are both the same color. The names are misnomers. There are two species of rhinos. One species are grazers that eat grasses and ground plants. The other are browsers that eat leaves from trees and bushes. The grazers have a broad face with a wide mouth to take in as much grass as possible.The browsers have a narrow pointed face in order to reach between the branches of bushes to get to the leaves. The name given to the grazers, White Rhino, is actually a corruption of the Dutch word for "wide." To distinguish the two, the browser species became known as Black Rhinos.
African Elephant. Elephants at the Sabie River. The African elephant is one of "The Big Five," the five animals considered the most dangerous and difficult to hunt. The others are the Cape Buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard.
Hluhluwe, South Africa
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This photo is number 13 in a sequence of 13 photos exhibiting the mating habits of lions. The photo depicts the universal attitude the of male and female at the end of copulation. May be this is why Sexual cannibalism occurs in which a female kills and consumes a male of the same species before, during, or after copulation.
A female leopard stands in a tree that is covered in lichen. She has black spots on her brown fur coat and is turning her head to look up. Shot with a Nikon D850 and an 800mm lens in the Masai Mara in Kenya in July 2018.
ISO 1800, 800mm, f/5.6, 1/500, -1 EV
Sri Lanka's Big Five - Blue Whale, Asian Elephant, Sperm Whale, Leopard and Sloth Bear.
Outside the continent of Africa, the tiny island of Sri Lanka is the next best for Big Game Safaris.
Jetwing Eco Holidays are the first Sri Lankan tour operator to run 'The Big Five Tour'. Visit www.jetwingeco.com and click on the 'tours' page for more information on the Sri Lanka Big Five Tour.