My first black rhino! The black rhino is actually not black in color, but brown or grey like its cousin the white rhino. One of the main differences between the black and the white rhino is the shape of its lips. The mouth of the black rhino has a slight V-shape, unlike the white rhino which has a straight mouth. This is why the species are also known as hook-lipped rhinoceros for the black, and square-lipped rhinoceros for the white.
Category: wildlife
Protective elephants
Elephants are careful to protect their young – as you can see here the adults form a protective circle around the baby!
Portrait of a giraffe
Who says portraits should be of people? This majestic male giraffe obviously has personality!
Photo taken in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa.
The hunt
A leopard hunting in the night, hoping to catch some tasty impala or puku.
Photo taken in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Puku
The puku is a relatively common antelope in Zambia. It can be distinguished from the impala by its more rough coat. Pukus like the marshy grasslands in the Kafue and Luangwa valley. The southern most region where pukus occur is Chobe National Park in Botswana.
Photo taken in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Out of reach…
Sometimes, even big is not big enough…
Photo taken in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Time for a bath!
It’s getting hot in Zambia – and the elephants in South Luangwa National Park take the opportunity to take a refreshing bath.
Drinking elephants
An elephant mother and her calf drinking at a waterhole.
Photo taken in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Oh no!
You know that sinking feeling when you realize that you have forgotten to do something important, or when you see something going disastrously wrong? Well, this little vervet monkey seems to have just such a moment…
Awesome wonder 