STAY-AT-HOME FRIDAY –

Imagine!

… you get up at 3:00am to see the moon set

… then watch the Milky Way in the dark of the night

… followed by some time spend next to a waterhole to enjoy the sky going from dark blue to red

… and finally see the sun rise through the lifting mist

… what better way to start the day?

And remember: go to bed early to make up for the lost hours of sleep 😊

Enjoy your day, stay home and stay safe!

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LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XXXX

This is how a Lion looks when he is roaring. He does this to assert his territory and to let the ladies know where he is, in case of need 😊

Have a good evening, stay home and stay safe!

PS: The rest of the answers to this mornings question will follow!

… and here is how it sounds …

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STAY-AT-HOME THURSDAY

Lions facial expressions, captured on a picture do not always correspond to what we think they are doing at the time. So here is a little game. Match the action to the picture 😊

A Roaring …

B Yawning …

C Loving …

D Scratching …

E Growling …

… Lion

The correct answer will be in tonight’s post!

Have a good day. Stay home and stay safe!

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LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XXXIX

I got some more images of our Lion cubs. After a cold night they were enjoying the morning sun when I took these pictures.

Have a good evening, stay home and stay safe!

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STAY-AT-HOME WEDNESDAY

This morning just after sunrise on the Thanda savanna.

Enjoy your day, stay home and stay safe!

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LOCK DOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI XXXVIII

Great news!

A new young Cheetah female arrived at Thanda Safari last night from the Eastern Cape.

She was released into a boma (enclosed area) where she will stay for a while to get used to her new surroundings. We are very happy to welcome another member to the Thanda Cheetah conservation project.

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STAY-AT-HOME TUESDAY

One of my favorite pictures of the African Sun 😊

Stay home and stay safe.

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This is a short video about today’s sighting of two small Lion cubs and two female Lions at Thanda Safari.

Enjoy the show 😊

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STAY-AT-HOME MONDAY

It is a very special sighting to see a Leopard drinking. Unlike most other large mammals Leopards get most of their required water from their prey. But they still enjoy a good drink if they can get one!

Stay home and stay safe.

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STAY-AT-HOME SUNDAY

I got up at 3:00am this morning to do some night sky photography on Thanda.

And I decided to capture the sunrise in a time lapse recording at my favorite waterhole.

I hope you will enjoy the short video and I hope you will have a good Sunday.

Stay home and stay safe.

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