| On safari-- wildlife and nature photos |
 | Heavyweight herbivores |
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Unlike the rest of her herd, this cow was very angry about our presence on the other side of the Selinda spillway.
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She charged towards us several times as her companions moved away from the spillway after drinking. She may have kept coming but for the water between us
Africa's biggest elephant populations are found in northern Botswana. At Selinda, breeding herds are being attracted in large numbers to the new water in the spillway. It can get crowded, but herds peacefully wait their turn. The females can be dangerous to intruders because they're very protective of the young
Young bulls, still with the herd, spar with each other as they practise for adulthood. Big mature bulls roam alone or in bachelor herds... looking deceptively docile or formidably aggressive and not to be interfered with
While some herds can be seen grazing on the floodplain during the day, most appear towards dusk and at night, heading for permanent water
Big buffalo herds roam the reedbeds and grasslands of the Linyanti region, and they've moved into the Selinda area in the biggest numbers in 20 years. They're favoured prey of some lion prides, but formidable especially if the lions don't have numbers and experience...as the Selinda lionesses found click here when they tackled a lone bull in August, 2004
Regular surveys of wildlife are carried out at Selinda. In 2004, it was estimated the area had nearly 180 giraffe, but that figure has probably grown with the continued flooding of the spillway
Selinda's hippos are noted lion prey. They're really only vulnerable when they're out of their element, water. They're rarely on dry land during the day but they'll leave the water every night to graze
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 | Cameras, lenses and film used at Selinda: Canon EOS1n and EOS5, with Canon 400/2.8 & 300/2.8 lenses and extenders, 100-400 IS zoom lens, Canon 540 EZ & 580 EX flashes; Fuji Sensia 100, Velvia (50 & 100 ISO), Provia 100F, and Agfa RSX II 200. Yvonne used a Canon EOS 1D Mark II with 100-400 IS lens The Maplink on the left takes you to a detailed map of the Selinda safari area. You'll need to click on the map to enlarge it and scroll to view it fully. Go to the links below for more photographs from Africa and from Australia |
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