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 –
Mother and child zebra
Leopard
Lion enjoys zebra
Kingfisher
Sunset
Vultures in tree
Yawn
Wild dog kiss
Zebra through the trees
Oxpeckers
MalaMala Game Reserve
Sunrise
Lilac-breasted roller
Vultures – cape buffalo
Giraffe chews jawbone for minerals
Mother and child
Cape buffalo with hazy eye
Hornbill (Zazu from Lion King)
African wild dogs
Baby elephant – tail removed by hyena
Leopard licks lips
Tourist
Warthog family
Hooded Vulture
Rhino covered in oxpeckers
Lizard
Oxpeckers
Leopard
Giraffe pose
Hippopotamus
Leopard lick
Mongoose family
Blue Wildebeast
Leopard mid-yawn
Leopard full yawn
Atop termite mound
Thorns
Baboon – backyard
Vervet monkey has an epiphany
Leopard
Lion
Oxpeckers on rhinoceros leg
Donald Trump warthog
Leopard
Zebra
Elephant dust bath
Lion
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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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.
[…] drive from MalaMala (near Kruger National Park) to Johannesburg, via the loosely-defined Panorama Route (God’s […]