I’m waist deep in footage from the South African photo safari we went on last week at MalaMala Game Reserve next to Kruger National Park. Here are a few videos and some of my favorite photos so far –
Elephant and rhinoceros mud bath (safe for all stomachs) –
Lions vs. vultures (warning: a little bit of raw meat) –
Overstuffed lions try to protect the leftovers of a Cape buffalo meal from hungry and persistent vultures.
Zebra feast (warning: medium graphic but super interesting. Noisy eaters!) –
Another Land Rover pulled up behind us and a woman said, “Wait, what are they doing?! Are they eating a zebra?! I do NOT want to see that. I thought they were just hanging out!”
Photos –
Atop termite mound
Leopard
Mongoose family
Giraffe tongue
Oxpeckers
Lilac-breasted roller
Vultures – cape buffalo
Kingfisher
Lizard
Sand river through MalaMala Game Reserve
Yawn
Warthog family
Giraffe pose
Baby elephant – tail removed by hyena
Sunrise
Mother and child zebra
Donald Trump warthog
Kudu and Nyala in our backyard
Giraffe chews jawbone for minerals
Tourist
Thorns
Wild dog kiss
Zebra
Blue Wildebeast
Leopard full yawn
Young hyenas
Leopard licks lips
Zebra through the trees
African wild dogs
Hippopotamus
Lion
Elephant dust bath
Rhino covered in oxpeckers
Leopard
Mother and child
Nile crocodile
Baboon – backyard
Cape buffalo with hazy eye
Devil’s horns – got many of these stuck in my shoe
Oxpeckers on rhinoceros leg
Hornbill (Zazu from Lion King)
Vervet monkey has an epiphany
Leopard lick
Leopard mid-yawn
Lion enjoys zebra
Vultures in tree
Leopard
Sunset
Lion
MalaMala Game Reserve
Elephant mud bath
Oxpeckers
Hooded Vulture
Leopard
Lion getting shade from Land Rover
2 thoughts on “Safari”
Incredible photos – I love your attention to detail – a yawn, a grin, a thorn — my dad would be so happy to see his grandson photographers. Sad to think others go on hunting safari’s – it’s bad enough seeing them eat each other.
Incredible photos – I love your attention to detail – a yawn, a grin, a thorn — my dad would be so happy to see his grandson photographers. Sad to think others go on hunting safari’s – it’s bad enough seeing them eat each other.