"Bambi, I'm your father," said in my best Darth Vader voice. Yes, yes, I know Bambi was a deer and this is a kudu. But this was one impressive looking kudu bull AND he was willing to pose for me.
Tag: addo
Looking for the lion
Although you aren't allowed out of your car in the Addo Elephant National Park in general, there are a couple of view points where you are allowed to alight from your vehicle... but at your own risk. Why? Cause there may be lions about. But it doesn't matter how hard Chaos Boy searched, he couldn't … Continue reading Looking for the lion
Addo elephants in the green
It's been more than a year since my last visit to the Addo Elephant National Park outside Port Elizabeth, so it wasn't too hard a decision to go there when we had the Sunday free this past weekend. There has been a lot of rain over the last month or so and I have to say … Continue reading Addo elephants in the green
Addo elephant
One of my favorite parts of being a tourist guide used to be sitting in Addo Elephant National Park and watching the elephants do whatever... Coming down to the water, eating, walking along, standing around, ripping a bush apart, little ones playing, big ones stamping out there authority, whatever... At one stage I used to … Continue reading Addo elephant
Baby Elephant
When visitors to Addo Elephant National Park find the elephants they get very excited, but when they find elephants with tiny little babies like this one, they go absolutely gaga.
Wall of Bones
The Addo Elephant National Park has recently launched its new Interpretive Centre at the main rest camp. Unfortunately the day we were there it wasn't open yet, so I didn't get any inside pictures. On one of the outside walls visitors will find the Wall of Bones. The wall contains the bones and horns of … Continue reading Wall of Bones
Elephant at waterhole
We visited the Addo Elephant National Park last Sunday for the first time in way too long. There was a time that I went there quite often, so it was very exciting to get back there. Addo had some rain a couple of weeks ago and the park seems to be slowly recovering from the … Continue reading Elephant at waterhole
Elephant viewing
Addo Elephant National Park is probably the most popular destination as a day trip out of Port Elizabeth. Visitors can either go to the park in their own vehicles or with a tour operator. Once at the park you can drive through the park in the vehicle you came in as it is a national … Continue reading Elephant viewing
Addo elephant bull
There was an article in the newspaper this morning about one of the younger big elephant bulls in Addo Elephant National Park killing one of the older ones. It made me go and have a look at my elephant pictures to see if I had a nice picture of an elephant bull. I found this … Continue reading Addo elephant bull
Beware of Dung beetles
Addo Elephant National Park is home to the Flightless Dung Beetle. This specific species are a protected species and are only found in Addo and surrounding game reserves. The make use of elephant dung to make their dung balls in which they lay their eggs. Due to the elephants being shot out in the early … Continue reading Beware of Dung beetles
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