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