Tag: THANDA

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LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XX

Today I had to go on a food shopping town trip and had no time for a game drive.

But I thought you might enjoy this short isiZulu lesson from my tracker Bheki which I recorded a while ago. Bheki and I have been working together for the last 7.5 years and he has been demonstrating the special clicking sounds of the Zulu language (c, x and q) many times to our Thanda Safari guests.

Today he is demonstrating them for you! Since the beginning of the South African National Lock Down Bheki is at home with his family. I miss the game drives with my favorite wing-man!

Have a good evening, stay home and stay safe!

PS: Check out my lock-down site for kiddies – with a new animal pictures every day – http://www.wildlife4kids.com

PPS: Please consider donating to the WHO Covid19 response fund https://covid19responsefund.org

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STAY-AT-HOME MAMMAL FRIDAY

As I looked down the road ahead during yesterday’s game drive I got this interesting shot of a large male Giraffe.

Have a good weekend, stay home and stay safe!

PS: Check out my lock-down site for kiddies – with a new animal pictures every day – http://www.wildlife4kids.com

PPS: Please consider donating to the WHO Covid19 response fund https://covid19responsefund.org

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STAY-AT-HOME THURSDAY

Elephants are most impressive. A fully grown adult male will weight around 6,000kg (13,000lbs). The largest recorded specimen (in Angola 1956) was about 11,000kg (24,000lbs).

But for me the most impressive side is their intelligence. Whenever I meet them on Safari their behavior in such encounters sets them apart from all other mammals (with the exception of Primates). They are far less predictable than any other species and therefore have to be treated with a lot of respect and caution.

I met this beautiful specimen a few years ago in Namibia. And I will probably not surprise you when I tell you that I respectfully withdrew from his path 😊

Enjoy your day, stay home and stay safe!

PS: Check out my lock-down site for kiddies – with a new animal pictures every day! http://www.wildlife4kids.com

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LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XVIII

We had 40mm rain last night 😊 and the roads on the reserve are still very wet and many of them are not drive-able until they have dried up. So this evening I am not going out on drive and therefore there will be no new material today.

But I thought you might enjoy the small Warthog video I recorded yesterday morning. The pig enjoyed a good scratch after its mud bath.

For a bit of a laugh – Stay home and stay safe!

PS: Check out my lock-down site for kiddies – with a new animal pictures every day! http://www.wildlife4kids.com

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STAY-AT-HOME BIRD WEDNESDAY

This Wattled Lapwing caught a Grasshopper. But the insect was too big for the bird to eat so, after it was abandoned, a Terrapin moved in and got a free meal 😊

Stay home and stay safe!

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PS: Check out my lock-down site for kiddies – with a new animal pictures every day! http://www.wildlife4kids.com

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LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XVII

I spent this morning on the savanna and a nearby waterhole.

It was a beautiful morning and I got some good shots of small and large creatures 😊

This is a short video slideshow with the images.

Enjoy them, stay home and stay safe!

For the complete video go to https://youtu.be/sRVoehLYDHk

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STAY-AT-HOME TUESDAY

These two juvenile Lions are part of a group of six youngsters (3 females and 3 males) which have formed a new pride structure in the western part of the reserve.

Their mothers have separated themselves because they are either pregnant or have already given birth to new litters.

The two dominant males on the Thanda are not related to these youngsters. It is therefore in these young Lions’ interest – especially the males – to stay out of the way of the male coalition.

The only real constant in Lions’ family structures is the constant change!

Stay home and stay safe.

All six …

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EASTER SUNDAY LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XVI

For Easter the Thanda Safari animals came out in force to show themselves in the best light on this beautiful day.

Have a good evening, stay home and stay safe 😊

PS: Check out my lock-down site for kiddies – with a new animal pictures every day! http://www.wildlife4kids.com

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LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XV

On day 15 of our lock-down I was able to participate in a very special operation. One of our Elephants was limping badly and our Wildlife department together with our veterinarian decided that we had to remove whatever caused the problem.

Once the Elephant bull was darted from a helicopter a large sharp piece of wood was removed from the his food and he was treated with antibiotics to fend of any possible infection.

It was a very quick operation to ensure the well-being of one of our priority species animals.

Good night, stay home and stay safe 😊

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STAY-AT-HOME SATURDAY

I know I posted a lot of Cheetah pictures last night. But the news of the new cubs is so exciting that I thought you might like to see some more.

This are some of my favorite shots from last night 😊

Enjoy your Saturday, stay home and stay safe.

PS: Check out my lock-down site for kiddies – with a new animal pictures every day! http://www.wildlife4kids.com

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