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 –
Kudu and Nyala in our backyard
Mother and child
Nile crocodile
Leopard mid-yawn
Elephant dust bath
Leopard lick
Giraffe tongue
Young hyenas
Vervet monkey has an epiphany
Thorns
African wild dogs
Hooded Vulture
Elephant mud bath
Sunrise
Baby elephant – tail removed by hyena
Vultures – cape buffalo
Giraffe chews jawbone for minerals
Oxpeckers
Leopard
Zebra
Hippopotamus
Lilac-breasted roller
Lion enjoys zebra
MalaMala Game Reserve
Vultures in tree
Leopard full yawn
Sand river through MalaMala Game Reserve
Kingfisher
Leopard
Lion
Hornbill (Zazu from Lion King)
Warthog family
Zebra through the trees
Wild dog kiss
Sunset
Leopard licks lips
Baboon – backyard
Giraffe pose
Yawn
Tourist
Mother and child zebra
Mongoose family
Atop termite mound
Donald Trump warthog
Lion
Lizard
Leopard
Oxpeckers on rhinoceros leg
Lion getting shade from Land Rover
Cape buffalo with hazy eye
Leopard
Devil’s horns – got many of these stuck in my shoe
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.
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