Rhino

Today I feature the rhino in my Big 5 series. There are two kinds of rhino. The White Rhino (pictured above) as well as the Black Rhino. The difference between the two has nothing to do with colour. Black rhinos are generally smaller and more aggressive than their cousins. They are browsers and generally live … Continue reading Rhino →

Elephant

Port Elizabeth is situated in Big 5 country. Addo Elephant National Park as well as a host of private game reserves boasting the Big 5 are all situated within an hour to ninety minutes from the city. The Big 5 was named so as they were the five animals that were the most dangerous to … Continue reading Elephant →

Giraffe skyline

A journey of giraffe (yes, that is the collective name of giraffe) silhouetted as the are walking along the horizon at Kwantu Private Game Reserve just outside Port Elizabeth. For more picture featuring the sky, visit Skywatch.

Lion cubs

Lions cups at the Seaview Game and Lion Park just outside Port ElizabethToday is the one year blogoversary since I took over Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Wow! How time has flown. It has truly been an enjoyable ride so far and doesn't feel like one year. Here is to many more. Cheers.

Ensuring the future of the species

Now here's a photo you never thought you'll see on PEDP. I was lucky enough to capture this in the Addo Elephant National Park just outside Port Elizabeth some time ago. I did make one adjustment to the picture though. The female had a tracking collar on which I took out using Coral. The interesting … Continue reading Ensuring the future of the species →

Domkrag Waterhole

I just absolutely love the Addo Elephant National Park just outside Port Elizabeth. When I used to tour guide I got to visit the park at least once a week (at one stage I went there up to 5 or 6 times a week) and never got tired of it. Driving through the park looking … Continue reading Domkrag Waterhole →

Warthog

This is the last of my short series of pics of Kragga Kamma Game Park and some of its animals. I love seeing warthog (love eating them as well, but that's for another post), specially when they stick their tails in the air and run off. The other thing that fascinates me is how they … Continue reading Warthog →

Handling Cheetah

One of the highlights for visitors to Kragga Kamma Game Park is the opportunity to handle Dume, the tame cheetah. Duma is actually a movie star and was one of the cubs that was used in the making of the film with the same name. According to those in the know, cheetahs are the only … Continue reading Handling Cheetah →

Impala ram

A magnificent Impala ram at Kragga Kamma Game Park

Gamtoos Dairy Farm

There are big dairy farming areas to both the east and the west of Port Elizabeth producing milk not just for the Port Elizabeth area, but also beyond. Some of these farms are massive, producing thousands of litres of milk every day. Most of the cows on these farms are Jersey and Friesian cows. The … Continue reading Gamtoos Dairy Farm →