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This was the most special thing we were able to witness: a very rare sighting of the most elusive of the "Big Five" (the leopard) mating. The cats mate every few minutes, very briefly, over a span of several days. As you can see from the expression on the female's face, the experience is quite painful for her.
African Cape Buffalo (male). Both male and female Cape Buffalo have horns. The males are distinguishable by their "boss", the heavy bony plate that forms across the head between the horns. The African Cape Buffalo is considered the most dangerous animal in Africa, and is often referred to as "the Black Death." Cape Buffalo are one of "The Big Five," the five animals considered the most dangerous and difficult to hunt. The others are the elephant, rhino, lion and leopard.
A young male lion toys with a branch while he rests in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger Park, South Africa
Evening time in Masai Mara..saw three brothers,all were asleep but woke up suddenly as we approached them...notice still drowsy,as he was disturbed.
White Rhino. 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.
It's really a shame,that this lioness had that collar around her neck,but I'm not good enough at Photoshop yet to make such a thing vanish...
Looking for something in the archives to post...
Inspiration mojo at low ebb at the moment.
What with Big Cat Live on at the moment and making think of how great it was to be in Africa this year, I went looking for some other shots and found this guy hiding in the long grass. This was pretty early in the morning, just after 6 just as the sun was catching the faces of the dozing danger in the grass.
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. Elephant 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.
...an amazing white rhyno crossing the road just in front of our car...
Taken in Pilanesberg Nat. Park - South Africa
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.
This lion, despite being the dominant male of his pride, will be in danger if he encounters the nearby six-lion coalition. They will kill him. I, however, was terrified when he stared at me like this.
African Lion (male). We encountered this young male lion just after he had been in a battle with another lion. There is still blood on his muzzle and chin, and his right ear has been mauled. Our guide Kenny said that he had probably been in a fight over females and that since he was alone, he had lost the fight.