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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 Cape Buffalo (syncerus caffer) getting an eye cleaning from an African Oxpecker (buphagus africanus). African Buffalo can be found from the highest mountains to sea level areas. Oxpeckers live in symbiosis to clean large animals like these.
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A Cape Buffalo (syncerus caffer) getting an eye cleaning from an African Oxpecker (buphagus africanus). African Buffalo can be found from the highest mountains to sea level areas. Oxpeckers live in symbiosis to clean large animals like these.

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  • A male lion club (panthera leo) resting on a dirt bank is panting from play with siblings. Observed on safari in South Africa, this juvenile is just starting to show a tuft of fur that will become the mane. The lion is a member of the family Felidae. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest.
  • Three young lion cubs, part of a pride or family unit, playing together on a game preserve. Lions (panthera leo) are a member of the family Felidae and typically inhabit savanna and grassland.
  • Two giraffes (giraffa camelopardalis) running across the savannah are appearing to follow the directions onthe sign. The giraffe is an African ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant. Giraffes can inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands.
  • A pattern of cracks emerges in parched soil during the dry season on a game preserve in South Africa.
  • The goliath heron (ardea goliath) is a large wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller numbers in South Asia. This is the world's largest heron. Isolated to a white background.
  • A Cape Buffalo (syncerus caffer) getting an eye cleaning from an African Oxpecker (buphagus africanus). African Buffalo can be found from the highest mountains to sea level areas. Oxpeckers live in symbiosis to clean large animals like these.
  • Four cheetah cubs playing near a road while on safari in the Phinda Game Reserve. The cheetah (acinonyx jubatus) is a member of the cat family (felidae). as the fastest land mammal, it is unique in its speed, yet lacks climbing abilities.
  • An Acacia tree, sometimes referred to as a thorntree or thorn tree, on the South African savannah after sundown. The sky is a deep purple from the dusk.
  • A young cheetah cub looking at the front of our truck while on safari in South Africa.
  • An alert young cheetah cub sitting in sunlight. The cheetah (acinonyx jubatus) is a member of the cat family (felidae). It is the fastest land mammal, yet lacks the climbing abilities of other cats.
  • Two zebras touch their muzzles while moving through the brush at a game preserve in South Africa. With characteristic black and white stripes, zebras are odd-toed ungulates of the Equidae family native to eastern, southern and southwestern Africa
  • Two chacma baboons (papio ursinus) are outlined against the sky. These two monkeys, part of a large troop, were sitting on top of a car near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Chacma baboons are African Old World monkeys and are some of the largest non-hominid members of the primate order.
  • Two adults and one juvenile penguin are walking along the surf line on a beach near Simon's Town, South Africa. The African Penguin (spheniscus demersus) or Black-footed Penguin is found on the south-western coast of Africa. The bird was formerly known as the Jackass Penguin.
  • A single penguin appears to be giving a squawking to a group of juvenile penguins. The African Penguin (spheniscus demersus) or Black-footed Penguin is found on the south-western coast of Africa including this beach near Simon's Town, South Africa. The bird was formerly known as the Jackass Penguin.
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