OK, more of a stare from this grazing African buffalo, but just appreciate the Neneh Cherry reference. Prone to charging and trampling, this type of buffalo has not been domesticated and is one of Africa's most dangerous animals.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
This zebra foal has just about mastered standing on its own four feet. A nearby wildebeest seems unmoved by the achievement.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
A group of impalas graze as one inspects the photographer. Impalas have a distinctive three-tone body and black stripes on their rears.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
A beautiful elephant in the grass of the bushveld. Elephants use dirt and mud as a form of insect repellent and sunscreen.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
A lioness and her cub eye the photographer.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
A rhinoceros rests by a bush. Often poached for their horns, most species of rhinoceros are considered critically endangered. I believe this one to be a Southern white rhinoceros, the most common species – but even its numbers have dwindled to some 17,000 individuals.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
A herd of elephants emerge from the bush.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
This lioness isn't being rude: lions stick out their tongues to help smell potential prey or danger.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Panasonic DMC-TZ10
Two zebras almost seem to hug. Or is it a defensive posture?
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
Two giraffes browsing for a meal. They're considered 'browsers' as they eat leaves, rather than grazing on grasses.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D
Wildebeests walk in single file to hide their numbers, maybe.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
June 2010
Pentax K10D