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  • Aardvark, South Africa 2022083117415...tif
  • Cheetah eating Impala carcass, South...tif
  • Leopard, South Africa 20220815134306...tif
  • Southern Ground Hornbill, South Afri...tif
  • Southern Ground Hornbill Feathers, S...tif
  • Souther Ground Hornbill, South Afric...tif
  • Cheetah subadult walking at dawn, So...tif
  • Lion Cub Walking 20220812073742 © Sh...tif
  • Lion Cub Walking Look 20220812073741...tif
  • Lioness Walking 20220812073711 © Sh...tif
  • Lion Cubs 20220812072823 © Shannon ...tif
  • 'Golden Profile'
  • Lioness 20220811165710 © Shannon Wil...tif
  • Sungazer, South Africa 2022021512412..Wild
  • Like a miniature dragon, with its prominent and prehistoric looking scales, this unique lizard is only found in a small region of South Africa.<br />
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The Sungazer (Smaug giganteus) is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ and threatened by habitat destruction, illegal poaching, and the muthi trade. They are habitat specialists with populations that are restricted to the Highveld grasslands of South Africa. Their habitat is also popular for farming, mines and power plants.<br />
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Within the last 40 years, around 1/3 of the Sungazer population has become extinct, indicating the need for urgent conservation intervention. However, conservation planning and implementation can only be effective with detailed knowledge of the species.
    Sungazer, South Africa 2022021512412..rait
  • A giraffe’s spots are much like human fingerprints. No two individual giraffes have exactly the same pattern.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162743 ...tif
  • A giraffe’s spots are much like human fingerprints. No two individual giraffes have exactly the same pattern.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162743.tif
  • A giraffe's neck is too short to reach the ground. As a result, it has to awkwardly spread its front legs or kneel to reach the ground for a drink of water.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162546.tif
  • The giraffe is the tallest living terrestrial animal. Their legs alone are taller than many humans—about 6 feet.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162459.tif
  • A giraffe’s spots are much like human fingerprints. No two individual giraffes have exactly the same pattern.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162040 ...tif
  • A giraffe’s spots are much like human fingerprints. No two individual giraffes have exactly the same pattern.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162040.tif
  • Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period! They often achieve that in quick naps that may last only a minute or two at a time.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162014.tif
  • Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period! They often achieve that in quick naps that may last only a minute or two at a time.
    South African Giraffe 211028 162011.tif
  • Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they even sleep and give birth standing up.
    South African Giraffe 211028 161834.tif
  • Both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones. Male giraffes use their horns to sometimes fight with other males.
    South African Giraffe 211028 161811.tif
  • Both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones. Male giraffes use their horns to sometimes fight with other males.
    South African Giraffe 211028 161509.tif
  • Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they even sleep and give birth standing up.
    South African Giraffe 211028 161303.tif
  • Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they even sleep and give birth standing up.
    South African Giraffe 211028 161259.tif
  • An Oxpecker sits on the nose of a Cape Buffalo looking for blood filled ticks or any opens woulds it can lick.
    Oxpecker on Cape Buffalo nose, South...tif
  • A Spotted hyena standing on a granite boulder by the Sand River in South Africa
    Spotted hyena on granite boulder, So...tif
  • A Spotted hyena looks over its shoulder on a granite boulder
    Spotted hyena standing on granite bo...tif
  • A Spotted hyena walks along a granite boulder at dawn
    Spotted hyena walking on granite bou...tif
  • A Spotted hyena stands on a granite boulder in the Sabi River while backlit by the sunrise
    Backlit Spotted hyena standing on gr...tif
  • A leopard cub walks between granite boulders in the Sabi Sands, South Africa,
    Leopard cub walking on granite bould...tif
  • Leopard cub standing on granite boulders in Sand River, South Africa
    Leopard cub standing on granite boul...tif
  • A leopard cub stalks its mother from behind a granite boulder.
    Leopard mother and its cub stalking,...tif
  • Leopard walking across granite by water from the Sand River in South Africa
    Leopard walking across granite II So...tif
  • Leopard walking across granite by water from the Sand River in South Africa
    Leopard walking across granite I Sou...tif
  • A stunning adult female leopard stands proudly on a granite boulder ion the sunshine
    Leopard standing tall on granite, So...tif
  • A leopard cub rests on a large boulder surrounded by golden lit foilage
    Leopard cub on boulder, Sabi Sands, ...tif
  • A leopard cub rests on a large boulder surrounded by golden lit foilage
    Leopard cub on rock, Sabi Sands, Sou...tif
  • A lion cub looks into my camera as it rests in tall grass.
    Lion cub looking into camera, South ...tif
  • A  lion cub, a few months of age, yawning.
    Lion cub yawn IV, South Africa, Sept...tif
  • A  lion cub, a few months of age, yawning.
    Lion cub yawn III, South Africa, Sep...tif
  • A  lion cub, a few months of age, yawning.
    Lion cub yawn II, South Africa, Sept...tif
  • A  lion cub, a few months of age, yawning.
    Lion cub yawn I, South Africa, Septe...tif
  • A lioness sitting in golden grass at dawn
    Lioness sitting in golden grass, Sou...tif
  • A heavily pregnant leopard rests on the banks of the Sand River in South Africa.
    Pregnant leopard rests by Sand River...tif
  • A young lion cub resting its chin and a paw on a branch shrouded in golden afternoon light.
    Lion cub resting chin on branch, Sou...tif
  • An African Elephant stands in shallow water on the edge of the Sand River, framed by golden foliage as the sun set in the distance.
    African Elephant framed by a golden ...tif
  • An African Elephant stands in shallow water on the edge of the Sand River, framed by golden foliage as the sun set in the distance.
    African Elephant framed by a golden ...tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', wading through a waterhole looking for fish to hunt.
    White Heron 210701 164118 010.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', wading through a waterhole looking for fish to hunt.
    White Heron 210701 164117 009.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163942 008.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163942 007.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163941 005.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163941 004.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163941 003.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163941 002.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163941 006.tif
  • This white heron, known as a 'Little Egret', successfully hunts a small fish in front of a cotton candy sky in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
    White Heron 210701 163941 001.tif
  • Historically, cheetahs have been hunted for their fur, but today some of the biggest threats to their survival are loss of habitat, and competition for resources. Cheetahs require large areas of land for survival, so increased human settlements and road construction in their habitat puts them at risk.
    Cheetah 210701 082738 007.tif
  • Historically, cheetahs have been hunted for their fur, but today some of the biggest threats to their survival are loss of habitat, and competition for resources. Cheetahs require large areas of land for survival, so increased human settlements and road construction in their habitat puts them at risk.
    Cheetah 210701 082735 006.tif
  • Historically, cheetahs have been hunted for their fur, but today some of the biggest threats to their survival are loss of habitat, and competition for resources. Cheetahs require large areas of land for survival, so increased human settlements and road construction in their habitat puts them at risk.
    Cheetah 210701 082732 005.tif
  • Cheetahs have evolved to live in an environment where water is scarce, and can survive on one drink every three to four days.
    Cheetah 210701 082221 004.tif
  • Female cheetahs are solitary, living alone or with their young.
    Cheetah 210701 081515 003.tif
  • Cheetahs live and hunt mainly in open grasslands and bushy areas in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
    Cheetah Cub 210701 081148.tif
  • Cheetahs have between 2,000 and 3,000 spots, which help them to camouflage themselves.
    Cheetah 210701 080818.tif
  • The cheetah's excellent eyesight helps it find prey during the day. Black tear-shaped streaks on the face help to reflect the sun when hunting.
    Cheetah 210701 080755 002.tif
  • The cheetah's excellent eyesight helps it find prey during the day. Black tear-shaped streaks on the face help to reflect the sun when hunting.
    Cheetah 210701 080753 001.tif
  • Cheetahs have evolved to live in an environment where water is scarce, and can survive on one drink every three to four days.
    Cheetah 210701 080742.tif
  • Two curious cheetah cubs take a moment to pause and look at me before following their siblings and mother into the tall grass.<br />
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Cheetahs live and hunt mainly in open grasslands and bushy areas in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
    Cheetah Cubs 210701 075836.tif
  • Cheetah cubs grow rapidly and have reached half their adult size at six months of age. By the time they are eight months old they have lost the last of their milk teeth, and they start trying to stalk and hunt
    Cheetah with cubs 210701 075549.tif
  • Cheetah cubs grow rapidly and have reached half their adult size at six months of age. By the time they are eight months old they have lost the last of their milk teeth, and they start trying to stalk and hunt.
    Cheetah with cubs 210701 075533.tif
  • The African elephant is the world's largest land mammal – with males on average measuring up to 3m high and weighing up to 6 tonnes. Males only reach their full size at 35-40 years - that’s well over half their lifespan as wild elephants can live for up to 60-70 years. And it’s not just the adults – even calves are huge! At birth elephants can weigh 120kg - that’s almost 19 stone.
    African Elephant at dusk 210630 1646...tif
  • The dark chanting goshawk is a bird of prey, which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.<br />
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The female is, on average, larger than the male, weighing up to 840g to the male's maximum weight of 700g.<br />
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The wing primaries are black, and the tail has broad black and white bars and the long legs are orange-red.<br />
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The dark chanting goshawk preys on a wide variety of animals, especially mammals, birds and reptiles; these are normally hunted from a perch, from which the bird swoops to capture prey on the ground or in the air.
    Dark Chanting Goshawk 210630 151650 ...tif
  • The dark chanting goshawk is a bird of prey, which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.<br />
<br />
The female is, on average, larger than the male, weighing up to 840g to the male's maximum weight of 700g.<br />
<br />
The wing primaries are black, and the tail has broad black and white bars and the long legs are orange-red.<br />
<br />
The dark chanting goshawk preys on a wide variety of animals, especially mammals, birds and reptiles; these are normally hunted from a perch, from which the bird swoops to capture prey on the ground or in the air.
    Dark Chanting Goshawk 210630 151219 ...tif
  • The dark chanting goshawk is a bird of prey, which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.<br />
<br />
The female is, on average, larger than the male, weighing up to 840g to the male's maximum weight of 700g.<br />
<br />
The wing primaries are black, and the tail has broad black and white bars and the long legs are orange-red.<br />
<br />
The dark chanting goshawk preys on a wide variety of animals, especially mammals, birds and reptiles; these are normally hunted from a perch, from which the bird swoops to capture prey on the ground or in the air.
    Dark Chanting Goshawk 210630 150809 ...tif
  • The dark chanting goshawk is a bird of prey, which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.<br />
<br />
The female is, on average, larger than the male, weighing up to 840g to the male's maximum weight of 700g.<br />
<br />
The wing primaries are black, and the tail has broad black and white bars and the long legs are orange-red.<br />
<br />
The dark chanting goshawk preys on a wide variety of animals, especially mammals, birds and reptiles; these are normally hunted from a perch, from which the bird swoops to capture prey on the ground or in the air.
    Dark Chanting Goshawk 210630 150805 ...tif
  • Oxpeckers are small parasite-eating birds from Africa. Oxpeckers will sit on certain mammals and target the ticks and other small parasites found on the skin and in the coats of these animals. A full-grown oxpecker can eat hundreds of bugs or thousands of larvae per day!
    Red-billed Oxpecker on Warthog 21063...tif
  • Elephants need up to 150kg of food per day. They eat so much that they can spend up to three-quarters of their day eating.
    African Elephant 210629 151917.tif
  • The African jacana is a wading bird, identifiable by long toes and long claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes.<br />
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Jacanas are found worldwide within the tropical zone, and this species is found in sub-saharan Africa.
    African Jacana 210629 084358.tif
  • The African jacana is a wading bird, identifiable by long toes and long claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes.<br />
<br />
Jacanas are found worldwide within the tropical zone, and this species is found in sub-saharan Africa.
    African Jacana 210629 084308.tif
  • The African jacana is a wading bird, identifiable by long toes and long claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes.<br />
<br />
Jacanas are found worldwide within the tropical zone, and this species is found in sub-saharan Africa.
    African Jacana 210629 084259.tif
  • The African jacana is a wading bird, identifiable by long toes and long claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes.<br />
<br />
Jacanas are found worldwide within the tropical zone, and this species is found in sub-saharan Africa.
    African Jacana 210629 084258.tif
  • Their diet consists predominantly of fish, with a few crustaceans on the side. Fish is their favorite meal. But they hunt in freshwater and saltwater, so they are not averse to aquatic insects or amphibians.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081959 010.tif
  • Their diet consists predominantly of fish, with a few crustaceans on the side. Fish is their favorite meal. But they hunt in freshwater and saltwater, so they are not averse to aquatic insects or amphibians.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081959 009.tif
  • The distinctive hunting technique of pied kingfishers has earned the species a few records. Not only are they the largest hovering bird. But they are also the only kingfishers with the ability to perform a figure of eight wing stroke. Otherwise known as hovering.<br />
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They hunt by hovering 50-65 feet above the water and then diving headfirst (or rather, bill-first) into the water. Pied kingfishers demonstrate spectacular speed and agility on the hunt.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081614 008.tif
  • The distinctive hunting technique of pied kingfishers has earned the species a few records. Not only are they the largest hovering bird. But they are also the only kingfishers with the ability to perform a figure of eight wing stroke. Otherwise known as hovering.<br />
<br />
They hunt by hovering 50-65 feet above the water and then diving headfirst (or rather, bill-first) into the water. Pied kingfishers demonstrate spectacular speed and agility on the hunt.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081613 004.tif
  • The distinctive hunting technique of pied kingfishers has earned the species a few records. Not only are they the largest hovering bird. But they are also the only kingfishers with the ability to perform a figure of eight wing stroke. Otherwise known as hovering.<br />
<br />
They hunt by hovering 50-65 feet above the water and then diving headfirst (or rather, bill-first) into the water. Pied kingfishers demonstrate spectacular speed and agility on the hunt.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081613 006.tif
  • The distinctive hunting technique of pied kingfishers has earned the species a few records. Not only are they the largest hovering bird. But they are also the only kingfishers with the ability to perform a figure of eight wing stroke. Otherwise known as hovering.<br />
<br />
They hunt by hovering 50-65 feet above the water and then diving headfirst (or rather, bill-first) into the water. Pied kingfishers demonstrate spectacular speed and agility on the hunt.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081613 003.tif
  • The distinctive hunting technique of pied kingfishers has earned the species a few records. Not only are they the largest hovering bird. But they are also the only kingfishers with the ability to perform a figure of eight wing stroke. Otherwise known as hovering.<br />
<br />
They hunt by hovering 50-65 feet above the water and then diving headfirst (or rather, bill-first) into the water. Pied kingfishers demonstrate spectacular speed and agility on the hunt.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081613 005.tif
  • The distinctive hunting technique of pied kingfishers has earned the species a few records. Not only are they the largest hovering bird. But they are also the only kingfishers with the ability to perform a figure of eight wing stroke. Otherwise known as hovering.<br />
<br />
They hunt by hovering 50-65 feet above the water and then diving headfirst (or rather, bill-first) into the water. Pied kingfishers demonstrate spectacular speed and agility on the hunt.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 081613 007.tif
  • The distinctive hunting technique of pied kingfishers has earned the species a few records. Not only are they the largest hovering bird. But they are also the only kingfishers with the ability to perform a figure of eight wing stroke. Otherwise known as hovering.<br />
<br />
They hunt by hovering 50-65 feet above the water and then diving headfirst (or rather, bill-first) into the water. Pied kingfishers demonstrate spectacular speed and agility on the hunt.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 071014 002.tif
  • Pied Kingfisher are named for their black and white plumage and crest with a mottled wing pattern.
    Pied Kingfisher 210629 065021 001.tif
  • Cheetahs live and hunt mainly in open grasslands and bushy areas in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
    Cheetah Cub 210628 162132.tif
  • Cheetahs live and hunt mainly in open grasslands and bushy areas in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
    Cheetah Cub 210628 161311.tif
  • Cheetahs live and hunt mainly in open grasslands and bushy areas in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
    Cheetah Cub 210628 160641.tif
  • Cheetahs have between 2,000 and 3,000 spots, which help them to camouflage themselves.
    Cheetah 210628 160149.tif
  • Cheetahs have between 2,000 and 3,000 spots, which help them to camouflage themselves.
    Cheetah 210628 160141.tif
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