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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.
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.
We were driving in Kruger when we saw this big Elephant bull in a dried out riverbed. He was just drinking in a little water puddle when he decided those overhanging leafs looked delicious. We then looked at him trying to reach those leafs for the next 20 minutes, which was really amusing!
Elephants have a dominant side like humans. If an Elephant is right "handed" his right tusk will be more worn down than his left one!
At first this female was up in a tree resting but some vultures came down near where she had stashed her kill and she rushed down to chase them off. The biting flies were terrible and all over her. The bush she is under now has natural oils that help repel the flies.
This is one of the most ancient mammals known alive by the hommo sapiens, an animal that insists on putting himself as if in a superior category.
Pilanesberg, South Africa.
This massive lion is calling for the other five members of his unusually large "coalition" (meaning a band of male lions). He and his six cohorts rule the Kruger park.
A female leopard stretches her back on a rocky ledge surrounded by bushes. She has brown fur with a white underbelly and rings of black spots. Shot with a Sony ⍺1 and a 600mm lens at Ol Jogi, Kenya, in April 2022.
ISO 2500, 600mm, f/4, 1/1000, -0.7 EV
The Lioness didn't feel ashamed for answering the call of nature on the roadside as we were just behind her,she was with her two grownup cubs and one was waiting for her see in my previous photo.She was actually staring at us and some other visitors following her.
Not even 10 minutes into our morning drive we came across this group of adolescents and two mature lioness. They had evidently made a kill that night and had a hearty feed as their stomachs were huge!! they all flopped down in this clearing by the road to full to even move. A really special way to kick off a game drive!!
We managed to spot a leopard on our way from the airport to the lodge as well as on my very final game drive. The tracker drove right into the bush the leopard was hiding under feasting on fresh kill: a young warthog.
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.