Once you find a hyena den, you’re going to get some action as the den will house adults, sub-adults and also the very young. The adults share the duty and watch over each other’s young. Watch this video as a young hyena follows a Francolin grouse past our Land Rover. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBHIsJkF0ow
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Hyenas at Kruger National Park
Posted in African wildlife, Kruger National Park, safaris, travel, wildlife, tagged Hyena, wildlife on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dugga Boys at Kruger National Park, South Africa
Posted in Kruger National Park, photography, safaris, travel, wildlife, tagged big five, South Africa, wildlife on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we toured Kruger National Park during our 2007 visit, cape buffalo were uncommon, but we did encounter them on a couple of occasions. Both times we found dugga boys. Here’s a video clip of one encounter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz1cOdAjtWU On another day, we were dropped off about a mile from camp and walked in with [...]
The Wildebeest
Posted in african, African wildlife, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, Hunts with a Professional Hunter or Outfitter, Kruger National Park, safaris, wildebest, tagged safaris, South Africa, Wildebeest on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The wildebeest is a distinctly African animal. If I’d seen “The Lion King” prior to going to Africa, I might have made different decisions. The blue wildebeest in the above photo was observed and photographed from a vehicle at Kruger National Park. I took the photo on week two of our African “safari.” On week [...]
Warthogs in South Africa
Posted in african, African wildlife, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, outdoors, safaris, turkey, tagged African hunting, warthogs on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Warthogs and baboons feeding at Pillainsberg Wildlife Refuge near Sun City South Africa. Although not considered high on the list of African trophy animals, warthogs are a very significant animal for several reasons. First of all you’ll see them often. They are interesting to watch and strange looking with their large tusks. And, they are [...]
Roaring Lion at Kruger National Park
Posted in African wildlife, Kruger National Park, outdoors, safaris, wildlife, tagged African lion, wildlife on June 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
While in South Africa, we spent three nights at Nagala Tented Safaris. The camp was located in the bush and we had wart hogs and bushboks feeding right in camp. In fact, there was no fence so any animal could potentially walk through camp, except the elephant. To keep elephants out, an electric wire was strung about [...]
