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Travel - South Africa Safari

A portfolio of photos from the Phinda Game Reserve and the national park at the Cape of Good Hope. The animals spotted on safari included cheetahs, lions, giraffes, elephants, water buffalo and more.
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A close-up head shot of a mature male lion (panthera leo) in the wild in South Africa seen while on safari on a game preserve. Scars on his nose show past battles.
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A close-up head shot of a mature male lion (panthera leo) in the wild in South Africa seen while on safari on a game preserve. Scars on his nose show past battles.

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  • An African bull elephant (loxodonta africana) walking down a narrow dirt road is alertly watching our vehicle. African elephants are the largest land mammals walking the earth today and are endangered in many areas.
  • An African elephant bull (loxodonta africana) walking towards us on a dirt road in the Phinda game reserve. African elephants are the largest land mammals or megafauna walking the earth.
  • A close-up head shot of a mature male lion (panthera leo) in the wild in South Africa seen while on safari on a game preserve. Scars on his nose show past battles.
  • A male lion, with a full, dark mane, is moving through the grass. The lion (panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest.
  • A male lion, viewed on safari, is walking firectly towards our vehicle. The lion (panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males.
  • A country road meanders through a sand forest on a grame preserve in South Africa. This is a nice pastoral scene of a long and windy path.
  • The open mouth of a hippoopotamus, illuminated by the glow of sunset. The hippopotamus (hippopotamus amphibius) is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal. The hippopotamus is semi-aquatic, inhabiting rivers and lakes in sub-Saharan Africa in groups (or rafts) of 5-30 hippos. During the day they remain cool by staying in water or mud.They emerge at dusk to graze on grass.
  • A vervet monkey (chlorocebus pygerythrus) watchiing us while we wait managed to steal a banana from our table. Vervets are Old World monkeys that inhabit savanna lands and mountains throughout much of Southern and East Africa.
  • Two giraffes, seen on safari, with their necks entwined form a tower or kaleidoscope. The giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant. Giraffes can inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands.
  • A baby giraffe calf with its mother; looking closely, there are two cowbirds on the back of mama doing some cleaning. The giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant. Giraffes inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands.
  • A herd of wildebeest on the grassland at Phinda Game Reserve in South Africa. The blue wildebeest (connochaetes taurinus) is a large ungulate mammal of the Bovid family that range the open plains, bushveld and dry woodlands of Southern and East Africa, realizing a life span in excess of twenty years. This herbivore is a grazing animal that is often sighted in open grasslands or clearings in a savanna.
  • An African elephant herd (loxodonta africana) in a mud bath. Elephants like to wallow in mud as a way of cooling off. This particular group was moving through the area quickly on the way to breakfast.
  • The bateleur (terathopius ecaudatus) is a medium-sized eagle in the bird family accipitridae. This is a common resident species of the open savanna country in Sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa.
  • A female white rhino grazing with its baby. The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (ceratotherium simum) is one of the few megafauna species left. Behind the elephant, it is the most massive remaining land animal in the world. It is known for its wide mouth used for grazing.
  • A dazzle, or herd, of zebra (equus quagga) on a grass savanna that is black with ash and soot from a recent brush fire. Zebras are odd-toed ungulates of the Equidae family native to Africa. They have white and black stripes that come in unique, different patterns as well as erect, mohawk-like manes. They are social animals and can be seen in small harems to large herds. They are found in grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains and coastal hills
  • Zebras are odd-toed ungulates of the Equidae family native to eastern, southern and southwestern Africa. They have white and black stripes that come in unique, different patterns as well as erect, mohawk-like manes. They are generally social animals and can be seen in small harems to large herds and are found in grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains and coastal hills.
  • A small baby rhino calf standing in sunlight. In the back, its mother is providing protection. The white, or square-lipped, rhinoceros (ceratotherium simum) is one of the few megafauna species left but is currently an endangered species.
  • A gathering of a male, female and young rhinos. The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (ceratotherium simum) is one of the few megafauna species left. Behind the elephant, it is probably the most massive remaining land animal in the world.
  • Young cheetah cub illuminated by sunlight shows glowing orange eyes. The flanks of it's mother show her spots in the background. The cheetah (acinonyx jubatus) is a member of the cat family (felidae). It is the fastest land mammal,yet lacks climbing abilities.
  • After dining on fresh warthog, this lion cub (panthera leo) yawned as he rested. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males.
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