New baby Lions at Thanda Safari – during last night’s game drive.
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WHERE IS THE TAIL?
Thanda Safari Wedding
An amazing bit of ‘very special normality’ in all of this ‘too common madness’:
A fabulous Thanda Safari Wedding!
Stacey and Michael said ‘yes’ in the middle of the Zululand wilderness.
Congratulations!
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THE KING
In the language of the Zulus the words for ‘King’ and for a ‘male Lion’ are one and the same: iNgonyama
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Hard Work
Some species of Dung Beetles can bury dung up to 250 times their own mass in one night!
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Night Drive
It is very exciting when Lions pass a safari vehicle during a night drive.
The cats are used to this passing in the night, but for first time safari guests it is an incredible experience!
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Thirsty!
A Thanda Safari Elephant herd on its way to a waterhole!
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What a beautiful morning …
I took this picture a few minutes before sunrise!
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Landing!
An Egyptian Goose was landing in front of two of our Elephant bulls as they were having a morning drink stop at a waterhole.
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The Big Five in one drive!
We went on game drive this afternoon to find Elephants, but we got much more. As we left the Thanda Safari Lodge we encountered two male Lions and when we stopped to watch a few Warthogs and Impalas we spotted a large male Leopard hunting. After this very special encounter we continued on our Elephant quest and almost immediately ran into a White Rhino. And towards the end of the drive we finally found the long-noses.
What a day! The Big Five on one drive.
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Alert!
This Black Rhino bull was very alert as he was browsing on small bushes on the edge of a savanna area. The picture was taken just after the sun had set.
The visible sore on its side is a skin lesions caused by a parasite. When visiting communal dung heaps rhinoceros will pass the infection along, resulting in almost every individual being infected by a small filariform worm. It seems not to distract them.
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