Category: Photo safari

  • South African giraffe

    South African giraffe

    Giraffes are endemic in all Africa. So, it’s no surprise that we can find some of them in South Africa. I suggest that you admire the softness in the eye of the giraffe. Giraffe (male) Giraffe (female)(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)

  • 2007 images of the Denis-Huot

    2007 images of the Denis-Huot

    Back from safari, I went and checked the web site of Michel & Christine Denis-Huot. Some new images from 2007. Most have been there already for some time. But this is regularly updated. Copyright 2007 M&C Denis-Huot

  • Hyenas from South Africa

    Hyenas from South Africa

    South Africa has the fame of being home of enormous numbers of elephants (to the point that the question of culling is open for discussion in South Africa, to try and protect against the ecological pressure they create on the environment and the other herbivores). We have been lucky to approach a few nice big…

  • Buffalos bath

    Buffalos bath

    Buffalos are continuously shrouded in a cloud of mosquitos and flys. To protect themselves they take mud baths as often as necessary: Buffalo, still clean, before the bath Buffalo (mud bath) Buffalo (mud bath) Buffalo after the bath Buffalo after the bath(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)

  • South Africa: Buffalos

    South Africa: Buffalos

    We have been meeting a group of nearly 200 buffalos. Impressive animals: Jeune buffle Buffle(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)

  • Sunset in South Africa

    Sunset in South Africa

    Coucher de soleil(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)

  • Elephants in the South of Africa

    Elephants in the South of Africa

    South Africa has the fame of being home of enormous numbers of elephants (to the point that the question of culling is open for discussion in South Africa, to try and protect against the ecological pressure they create on the environment and the other herbivores). We have been lucky to approach a few nice big…

  • Life is hard for insects too

    Life is hard for insects too

    Life is a competition: Eat or be eaten. This happens to insects on the neck of a giraffe, too. Insect, bird and giraffe(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)

  • Leopards in South Africa

    Leopards in South Africa

    After presenting you images of many wild animals, here come those we were specially coming to meet in South Africa: Leopards. Young male Leopard in a treeHe was eating an impala up there Young male Leopard in a treeHis name is Matimba and he still hunts with Safari, his mother Lying leopard, yawningImpressive display of…