This article is a compilation of all the animals I have been able to photograph on my three safaris. If I haven't taken a photo of an animal I have not included that animals here. My intent is to show photos that illustrated the key characteristics of the animals and illustrate how similar animals can be told apart. This is not intended to be a Field Guide and much of what I write is just my experience. I am not an expert and if you find mistakes please let me know so that I can correct them. When I was preparing for my safaris I
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Leopard in a tree
We watched him for nearly an hour. When the sun moved, so he was not...
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Leopard
I think he was telling us that we had bothered him long enough.
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Elephant herd
Elephants are generally seen in one of three ways. A breeding herd is...
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Elephants
Bachelor herds are made up of bulls. There may be bulls of different ages and...
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Lone elephant bull
Then there are lone bulls. Usually old elephants that have withdrawn from the...
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Old tusker
In this group of bulls there is one very old elephant. The one on the...
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Dead elephant
The end for most elephants, that evade poachers and predators, is slow...
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Elephants feeding on tree
Elephants often push trees over so they can feed on the leaves and smaller...
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Elephants feed on tree
Sometime the elephant doesn't have to push a tree over. A giraffe...
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Elephenats at play
Elephants love to play and a pile of dirt or a bowl of dust, makes a great...
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Elephants at water
Of course, water is great for playing too. Just be careful not to get in over...
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Elephant at play
Dust is good, water is good, but the best is mud.
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Elephant
Sometimes play is sooo tiring.
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Elephant cow and calf
This is a very young calf. Note that the elephants udders are in...
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Elephant protecting her calf
This cow charged us when we surprised her and she felt her calf was...
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elephant tusks
Tusks grow in many shapes and sizes. This cows tusks had grown nearly...
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Elephant Bull
Note how his tusks are wide apart and flare upwards.
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Trunks and tusks
Trunks are in good working order but the tusks have been abused.
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Elephant trunk
It is a marvelous organ. It can literally pluck a single leaf or tear a limb...
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White Rhinos
This cow and her calf were at Ol Pejeta where there is a Rhino Sanctuary....
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Black Rhino
White and Black Rhinos are all pretty much the same color. The Black...
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White Rhino
The White Rhino is a grazer and has a wide mouth that works like a...
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White Rhino
The rangers cut the horns off to discourage poachers. It may work temporarily...
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White Rhinos
It is hard work carrying all that weight around.
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Hippo
Hippos spend most of the day in the water. Their skin is sensitive to...
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