Big butts

When I was editing my pictures from the Mini vs Maxi adventure I spotted this picture from our walk with the elephants at Inkwenkwezi and a certain song popped into my head. There is a song by the rapper Sir Mixalot called Baby got back (I like big butts) which was used in the movie Shrek … Continue reading Big butts →

Having a scratch

"Oh, nearly there, nearly there... If I can just reach it..."This post is in celebration of Addo Elephant National Park's 80th birthday this month.

Are there any elephants?

I mentioned the game viewing fence in the Spekbook enclosure in the Addo Elephant National Park yesterday. Somebody asked me what I meant by a game viewing fence.Unfortunately there wasn't anything for us to see on this specific visit, but I took this photo through that fence a couple of years ago.

Hapoor

On the wall in the Interpretive Centre in the Addo Elephant National Park visitors will find the magnificent mounted head of the park's most legendary elephant, Hapoor. He got his name from the "hap" (Hap is Afrikaans for 'nick') in his ear (which is 'oor' in Afrikaans) thought to have been inflicted by a hunter's bullet. Hapoor … Continue reading Hapoor →

Addo interpretive centre

One of the attractions at the main rest camp of the Addo Elephant National Park is their Interpretive Centre. Opened in June 2011, the Centre is an interactive centre geared for both big and small. It covers everything from early fossils found in the area to info on prehistoric elephants modern elephants, animal sounds and insects. … Continue reading Addo interpretive centre →

Elephant close encounter

You don't always realise how big an elephant is until it head straight for you. One of the highlight (and for some more frightening) sightings in Addo Elephant National Park near Port Elizabeth must be coming across one of the big elephants bulls walking down the road towards you. We encountered this big guy on the Ngulube loop in … Continue reading Elephant close encounter →

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 →

White cub

The Seaview Game and Lion Park is well known for their white lion breeding project. The highlight for a lot of visitors to the park is the opportunity to play and interact with these cute little critters. Normally this is where you hear lots of "Aaaaaahhhhhhhh" 's.

The King

One of the adult male lions at Seaview Game and Lion Park. I was fortunate to be able to take this photo without any visible fence in it and what was even better was that he was standing still and focusing on something. I love this photo, even if I have to say so myself.