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A spray of reticulated giraffes at Meru National Park in Kenya.
Featured on Flickr Explore #22 on 2025-06-12.
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species.
Despite its name the white rhino is not actually white at all, its skin is grey in colour.
The white rhino is a grazer and can often be found grazing on grass in the open plains. They need to feed on a daily basis but can survive for 4 to 5 days without water.
Populations of white rhino have recovered from an all time low of around 100 in 1895 to the current wild population of around 20,170. However, an increase in rhino poaching since 2008 is once again threatening the total population.
This beautiful Southern White Rhino relaxing was captured on a Photography safari on a game drive in the wild savannah plains of Africa.
Lilac-breasted roller in late day light at Tarangire.
These two large bull elephants were able to amicably share the same space without encroaching on each other. Tsavo and Amboseli have some of the largest "tuskers" remaining in Africa. The elephant in the background qualifies as a tusker.
One of a series of these lovely animals. This image was captured during a moment of panic.
Most lionesses reproduce by the time they are four years of age. Lions do not mate at a specific time of year and the females are polyestrous. The average gestation period is around 110 days; the female gives birth to a litter of between one and four cubs in a secluded den, which may be a thicket, a reed-bed, a cave, or some other sheltered area, usually away from the pride. She will often hunt alone while the cubs are still helpless, staying relatively close to the den. Lion cubs are born blind - their eyes open around seven days after birth. They weigh 1.2 - 2.1 kg (2.6 - 4.6 lb) at birth and are almost helpless, beginning to crawl a day or two after birth and walking around three weeks of age.
Usually, the mother does not integrate herself and her cubs back into the pride until the cubs are six to eight weeks old. Sometimes this introduction to pride life occurs earlier, particularly if other lionesses have given birth at about the same time. When first introduced to the rest of the pride, lion cubs lack confidence when confronted with adults other than their mother. They soon begin to immerse themselves in the pride life, however, playing among themselves or attempting to initiate play with the adults.
This lovely scene of the Cubs competing with each other trying to suckle their Mama was captured during a Photography Safari on an early morning game drive in Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Framed with elephant legs at Amboseli.
Here's a mixed exhibit of a Common warthog and Red river hogs at Southwick's Zoo. Mendon, MA
The African wild dog (lycaon pictus), also called the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that about 6,600 adults live in 39 subpopulations that are all threatened by habitat fragmentation, human persecution, and outbreaks of disease. As the largest subpopulation probably comprises fewer than 250 individuals, the African wild dog has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1990.
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,623 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west.
South Africa, Kruger National Park
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The animals on the far right are engaged in classic "challenge" behavior.
A tall grey heron stands alert among dry grass and reeds. Its long neck and sharp beak are characteristic features of this elegant wetland bird.
A close-up image showing the beautiful mosaic pattern of a giraffe’s (Giraffa camelopardalis) coat. The texture and symmetry of the spots reflect its natural camouflage.
Two Addax antelopes seek shelter and graze beneath a leafless desert tree in a grassy dryland. Their long spiral horns and pale coats contrast with the sparse vegetation.
A gemsbok (Oryx gazella) lies down under the sparse shade of an acacia tree in a semi-arid landscape. Its powerful horns and calm posture portray the resilience of desert-adapted antelope species.
