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| On the following morning, the leopard took the kill to the tree, but…instead of one leopard there was two leopards on ... |
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| On the following morning, the leopard took the kill to the tree, but…instead of one leopard there was two leopards on ... |
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| On the following morning, the leopard took the kill to the tree, but…instead of one leopard there was two leopards on ... |
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| On the following morning, the leopard took the kill to the tree, but…instead of one leopard there was two leopards on ... |
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| Bataleur showing off its magnificent colouring |
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| Four Daga boys at sunrise, getting ready for another day |
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| An elephant herd swimming in one of the watering holes, a magnificent sight. |
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An elephant herd drinking, a magnificent sight.
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| Large buffalo herd feeding in Mvubu Dam, with Marabou Storks circling overhead |
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Smile for the camera…
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| Impala ewe in afternoon light |
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| A baby hippo looking out from behind its mom |
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| Talk about a death stare |
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| Getting a good look at their surroundings |
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| A female cheetah with 2 cubs prepares for another day in the bush |
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| a satisfied cub after a long chase Masai Mara |
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| A leopard rests in the dry Timbavati Riverbed |
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| The sun was setting behind a pack of wild dogs that were hunting wildebeest. We followed them through a thicket and eventually ... |
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| We followed this leopard as it walked through the bush and came to a puddle and had a long drink! What a lovely end to a great ... |
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| We were driving along, when Sage stopped and said he wanted to show us something. How he spotted this little frog while ... |
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| I was tracking this lionness through my camera's viewfinder when the hippo shot out of the water, apparently letting the lion ... |
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| We had just stopped for evening tea when we spotted this giraffe limned by the sunset. |
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| Chased this cheekie hoo-poo bird around the garden of Uplands Homestead Kwandwe-then he sat and posed -very obliging! |
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| The sunsets were always amazing. As darkness fell, the sounds of Africa filled the air. |
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| This is one of my favourite Rhino shots. There were five rhinos in the "crash" but the other two were behind a bush and didn't ... |
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| This is one of my favourite Rhino shots. There were five rhinos in the "crash" but the other two were behind a bush ... |
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| this phot is about the two biggest lions of this park. there are three of then only seen two. they were walking all the time ... |
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| Blue sky and 2 elephants, mother and baby, more then that I don't need. The photo is made in the Serengeti. |
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| Male lion in the Serengeti. One of my best close ups from a lion. Look how massive and pretty he is. |
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| This jackel was spotted in the Kalahari and walked right up to the vehicle before lying down. |
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| A lifer - first sighting and such fun!! Due to the cold weather, this bat-eared fox was extremely active in the middle of the ... |
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| The 14 month old Ottawa Pride cub killing for the first time |
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| While parked watching the elephants grazing, this large female asked us to move off of her lunch. We moved. |
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| Right at sunset, this large female lion came down from the tree, and fed her young right in front of our LandRover. It was an ... |
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| This young male was looking for a meal, and gave us a look over, then decided that we were too much trouble. He showed no ... |
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| These beautiful, large birds, dwarfed even the zebras. |
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| Male lion cub showing beginning of mane |
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| Close up of wild dog pack hunting down and capturing a warthog |
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| This small nocturnal snake is a constrictor. It is seldom encountred. They are harmless. The most important identification ... |
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| These two young lioness's have a tendency to climb trees. I've had the rare pleasure of having them in a tree 5m from me. My ... |
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| A little bee eater with a fly it has caught |
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| We came across the then dominant Tiger of Bandhavgarh,who was on a hunt mode..we followed him for about an hour and were ... |
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| Whilst on The Chobe river we came across this beautiful sight. |
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| found this cheetah in the river bed in afternoon sun |
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| Male leopard in sand river |
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| Male Leopard |
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| this cub was waiting for the mother to return from a hunt . stayed at leadwood and had a great time |
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| A female leopard sitting up to look around after eating |
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| It was a brisk winters morning and my guests and I were enjoying the warming effects of Earths' closest star. My tracker ... |
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| A lion is walking in the open field. |
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| This Wild-dog took down this Impala all by itself as the rest of the pack got lost during the hunt. |
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| This leopard came straight toward our vehicle before veering to the side. |
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| This young leopard struck a pose, showing off his good looks. |
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| While the male lion was asleep, I grabbed this shot of some impressive paws. |
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| This young leopard, about 10-12 months, seemed to be waiting for mom to return. |
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| This cheetah was soaking up the early morning sun. |
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| While watching this eagle, I caught it spreading its wings. |
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| What a joy watching this beauty. |
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| The moment before flight .... all ears - "Is this friend or foe I hear??" |
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| Female leopard posed nicely before descending the tree to stalk some nearby red lechwe |
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| A Red billed hornbill returning to its nest with a bit of nesting material |
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| A Male lion walking across a shallow pool of water to join up with his pride. |
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| It was an amazing sunset on the Madikwe Safari Lodge plains with Springbok feeding in the goldern light! |
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| A African fish eagle catching a barbel |
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| We spotted this cheetah with 3 grown cubs under a tree in the Khalahari and were lucky enough to see her stalk and kill a ... |
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| At the actual vlei. |
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| The setting sun made for great shadows on thes huge dunes. Awe-inspiring! |
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| Setting sun and dazzeling zebra! |
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| Incredible hunks of sand with great light! Sossusvlei is a photographers delight. |
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| The mother and 2 youngsters were on their way to the Sand River for a mid morning drink. It was a hot morning and the great ... |
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| Migration Herd |
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| This amazing photograph of a baby Hippo swimming amongst many adult hippos was taken at Grumeti River camp in Tanzania. Hippos ... |
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| Tree climinbing lions are not common place in Africa so this photo of lionesses in a tree is a unique photo indeed. This was ... |
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| Elephant in the grass |
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| A Lion cub touching a Porcupine |
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| Mother Leopard with her cub. |
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| Eagle and Sparrow |
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| The Wild Dogs were found just before it was time to return to the lodge. |
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| Caught us by surprise by this shy & elusive Jungle Cat, walking right in the middle of the road in Bandhvagrh National Park in ... |
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| Young leopard |
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| White Rhino family |
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| female leopard |
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| Male buffalo |
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| Leopard in the grass |
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| Describing the wild on a game drive |
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| This small herd of Buffalo's was later joined by a herd of Impala's, who were also thirsty for a drink of water. |
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| While on game drive at Ngala we came across this small herd of Buffalo's drinking at a small pan. |
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| While relaxing at the Ngala Lodge swimming pool, a herd of Elephants came to drink at the nearby waterhole, and we were ... |
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| A group of lions busy catching a Buffalo bull |
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| Lesser Jacana |
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| Leopard on hunt |
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| Pied kingfisher flipping a fish |
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| Little Egret hunting |
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| Sprinting Springbok |
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| a mom and her cubs we came upon in the late afternoon. Masai Mara |
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| While out on afternoon game drive we stopped to capture this amazing African Sunset! |
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| A black backed Jackal sniffing the air |
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| Zebra stallions fighting |
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| Zebras crossing a river |
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| Yellow morph sitting in Black thorn tree |
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| Relaxing on the Zambezi in one of the canoes, this young croc came to say high. |
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| The perfect African Sunset over the Madikwe Safari Lodge Plains! |
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| A armoured cricket photograph captured as the sun was setting |
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| Female Leopard with 2 male cubs feed on an impala carcass at Ngala |
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| A female Leopard having a afternoon drink |
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| got these two early one morning just before sun came up, they were playing on the road waiting for mom |
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| Sunset photo taken on afternoon game drive at Ngala Private Game Reserve. |
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| Madikwe Safari Lodge sunset with leadwoods. Taken from a drinks stop. Camera used was a Nikon D70 with a 70- 210mm Nikkor lens. |
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| Tsama Melon at sunrise |
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| While out on morning game drive, we came across this huge Crocodile basking in the morning sun. |
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| Jackal buzzard |
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| Vultures and Tawny Eagle sit above a pride of lion while they feed on a buffalo carcass, while the sun sets over Ngala Private ... |
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| Brown hyeana on its way to lion kill about one kilometer away |
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| Black Rhino cow and calf |
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| These 2 brothers had just killed a warthog and seemed to share the success. |
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| Zebra in the Ngorongoro Crater against the sands of the lake. |
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| Playfull Elephants |
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| Dung beetles rolling a ball of dung |
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| Sand River sunset |
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| Male lions catching a hippo |
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| This mother and babies were spotted when our driver, Erick Ole Kakui, took us on a game drive to the Maasai Mara. |
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| This storm caught us on drive and shortly after this shot we were soaked but what a wonderful double rainbow on the sandibe ... |
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| We found these water buffalo on the Mara. It was very hot that day; they bathe in the mud to keep the insects off. |
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| We spotted these hippos in the Mara River with our Bateleur Camp game driver, Erick Ole Kakui. |
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| These lions were spotted by the game driving staff at Bateleur Camp. We watched them for almost 30 minutes as they lay ... |
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| A Crocodile eating a Barbel |
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| Lioness stalking some zebra |
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| Seeing Copper Tailed Monkeys was an amazing sight and I was lucky enough to get quite close to them to take this shot. |
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| Our game driver Erick Ole Kakui from Bateleur Camp Kichwa Tembo found this sleepy cheeta for us. He did not move the whole ... |
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| Giraffes on the Mara near Kichwa Tembo Bateleur Camp. Game driver: Erick Ole Kakui, Bateleur Camp. |
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| Our game driver from Bateleur Camp, Erick Ole Kakui, located this black rhino. He told us sightings of black rhinos are very ... |
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| We found this beautiful female Cheetah while on sunset drive at Phinda Forest. |
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| We found a whole herd of Elephants feeding on a thicket of bushes next to the road. |
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| While on game drive we came across this beuatiful Red-backed Shrike. |
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| We found this male Lion resting under a thicket of thorn bushes. |
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| This Wildebees was roaming in the fields very close to our Lodge just before sunset. |
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| We found this gorgeous breeding pair of Tawny Eagles while on sunset drive at Phinda Forest. |
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| We came across this White Rhino cow with her calf. And ofcourse the Cattle Egret was hitching a ride along! |
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| These two bulls were working out who was boss aroung the only water hole at Nai Pans - the one on the Left was thirsty and the ... |
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| The S-pride male has a tendency to be a little agitated when he's "courting" the ladies. We managed to watch him for about 10 ... |
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| This was the only water for kilometerss in the Nai Pans park nad the elephants gathered each evening to greet each other, ... |
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| This elephant had just finished drinking and decided there was nothing better than a good dusting to finish the day |
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| Red Letchwe |
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| Lilac breasted roller in flight |
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| Sparring Buffalo |
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| Lioness suffocating a wildebeest |
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| Male Leopard |
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| Seeing Black Rhino in the Crater was amazing because they are in the open instead of a thicket. |
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| Ele in the grass |
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| 4 cats went on a pub crawl, and wanted to get plastered. try as they did, they only managed to get painted! |
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| The warning yawning! |
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| Dwarf Mongoose poses for the camera! |
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| Spider web |
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| Tiger Cub on a tree |
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| We found this huge dosile Elephant Bull while on game drive. |
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| Great camouflage! |
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| Charging Crocodile |
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| A dream come true! |
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| The migration of wildebeest is an eye opener when you witness these animals running for long distances. They are totally ... |
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| The Great migration of Wildebeest through the Serengeti! |
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| Male Lion with pride (North Pride) - early AM, first sighting of the day on top of Zuka - beautiful morning and a beautiful ... |
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| Monitor Lizard in tree |
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| Rhino mum & cub grazing close to a family of lions. This lion cub shows more than a little interest ... |
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| Ranger Eddie pointed out a large lion paw print at the side of the road. Then we came across this lion pair mating and resting. |
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| Cape Weaver |
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| These cheetah - female & 2 cubs - were travelling and came upon these giraffe grazing. |
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| These giraffe were quite alert and anxiously awaiting the cheetah to pass them by. |
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| Watching vultures squabble over a baby wildebeest carcass. |
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| A lone cheetah with a Kill in the Serengeti. |
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| Fork tailed Drongos chase off a African Harrier Hawk |
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| Seeing this vulture was quite a treat as I have never seen one in the Masai Mara. We happened upon this bird during one of our ... |
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| The picture is self-explanatory. |
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| White Rhino |
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| Elephant herd |
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| Testing |
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| Yawning Hippo |
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| Side striped Jackal |
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| Lioness drinking |
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| Spotted Hyena chasing a Hyena |
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| Buffalo eye |
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| Zebra's are one of the most amazing animals to photograph! My favourite! |
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| White Rhino and Oxpecker |
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| Lean on me!! |
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| This male sub-adult tiger at bandhavgarh sitting on a rock was staring straight at my lens |
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| Female Leopard |
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| Playfull Elephants |
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| Young Baboons |
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| cheetha climbs a termite mound for a better look |
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| Leopard at Sunset |
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| Lions at Maasai Mara- Game driver: Erick Ole Kakui |
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| mother shielding her new born calf rhino on a cool autunm morning |
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| Oxpecker on Buffalos leg |
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| this photo is of a rare form of the crimson-breasted shrike. |
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| Shangwa Female |
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| Swallows stretch out and preen themselves. |
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| Hammerkop fishes and succeeds! |
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| A Lappet faced vulture has a bad hair day! |
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| Crowned Crane at Sunset! |
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| Its the harsh reality of the migration! |
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| Young lion stalks Dad and succeeds his attack! |
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| A vultures paradice! |
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| The first time that I had ever seen Bat eared foxes! |
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| Lean on me, when youre not stong! |
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| The migration of Wildebeest is a harsh reality! |
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| This bull wanted us to know who was boss on a transfer to the airstrip |
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| A three month old male cub from the Sand River Pride |
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| A very young wildebeest gets stuck in the mud and was all by itself! |
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| Female cheetah has a shake before stalking wildebeest! |
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| Hyena shows vulture who's boss by sitting on the prize! |
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| Leopard in tree |
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| Lioness Running |
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| I saw this tiger stalking a herd of cheetals at the chakrdhara grassland. it was amazing too see it move slowly through that ... |
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| Lioness on the move |
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| Lions in blood just after feeding |
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