Botswana
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A pair of elephants head home at sunset – Chobe River, Botswana. The foreground is the wake of our boat.
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Two gorgeous female lions, about to get moving. Doing their grooming before getting up. In Botswana in the moremi national park area.
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The Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. It has a slim body with long arms and legs and a yellowish-brown hair. It resembles the chacma baboon but is smaller and its muzzle is not as elongated. The hairless face is black, framed with white sideburns. Males can grow to about 84 cm, females to about 60 cm. It has a long tail which grows to be nearly as long as the body. The Yellow Baboon inhabits savannas and light forests in the eastern Africa, from Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Botswana. It is diurnal, terrestrial, and lives in complex mixed gender social groups. It is omnivorous with a preference for fruits, but it also eats other plant parts as well as insects and small vertebrate animals. The word “baboon” comes from “babouin”, the name given to them by the French naturalist Buffon. The baboon held several positions in Egyptian mythology. The baboon god Baba, was worshipped in Pre-Dynastic times; alternatively, this may be the origin of the animal’s name. Papio belongs to family Cercopithecidae, in subfamily Cercopithecinae. All baboons have long dog-like muzzles (cynocephalus, “dog-head”), close-set eyes, heavy powerful jaws, thick fur except on their muzzle, a short tail and rough spots on their protruding hindquarters, called ischial callosities. These callouses are nerveless, hairless pads of skin which are present to provide for the sitting comfort of the baboon (and other Old World monkeys). Males of the Hamadryas Baboon species also have a large white mane. / There is considerable variation in size and weight depending on species, the Guinea Baboon is 50 cm (20 inches) and weighs only 14 kg (30 lb) while the biggest Chacma Baboon can be 120 cm (47 inches) and weigh 40 kg (90 lb). In all baboon species there is pronounced sexual dimorphism, usually in size but also sometimes in colour or canine development. Baboons are terrestrial (ground dwelling) and are found in open savannah, open woodland and hills across Africa. Their diet is omnivorous, but is usually vegetarian. They are foragers and are active at irregular times throughout the day and night. They can raid human dwellings and in South Africa they have been known to prey on sheep and goats. Their principal predators are man and the leopard, although they are tough prey for a leopard and large males will often confront them by flashing their eyelids, showing their teeth by yawning, making gestures, and chasing after the intruder/predator. Baboons in captivity have been known to live up to 45 years, while in the wild their life expectancy is about 30 years. Information is an excerpt from Wikpedia: / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baboon / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Baboon Don’t miss out on these other animal images: (Simply click thumbnail to view larger or purchase) ! - - -
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Botswana again…no better place to see the sun set.
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Botswana Africa
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Media: oil pastel
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can you see four? Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
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chobe river, botswana, africa shot these guys from a boat. they had just been playing in the water, hence the dark sheen on their skin. what an exhilirating experience to see these huge animals playing like kids and having fun. that’s the way it should be! Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
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sun sets behind two palm tress in the Moremi national park area of botswana
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These two palms really offered a gorgeous canvas for sunsets….love it! AGAIN, Botswana!
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Morime Game Park in Botswana Africa.
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Each day the large bull elephant leads the young male elephants across the Chobe river. They go to an island in the river to graze. At the end of the day he leads them back to the main land. / I watched in the morning as the young elepnats waited for the large bull to come down to the banks of the river, before they would start to cross. Then I was lucky enough to be there when they returned. / I stayed in a small cottage in this area. In the wee hours of the morning I heard hollering and pans being beated together, it was the owner of the cottage out in the road scaring away elephants from his yard. Just amazing! I have to return some day.
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This is a bridge in the Okavango Delta. The delta is located in the northern part of Botswana.
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Boabab Tree Sunset
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A sunset over the Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.
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Mother elephant herds her young calf away from us – Chobe National Park, Botswana.
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took trip to botswana and there a river cruise. was out for three hours and took just under three thousand images. saw herds of elephant crossing the river, splashing in the water. saw babies crossing with just their tiny trunks sticking out! this was the last image of the day – a lone bull browsing in the flooded grass planes with an egret catching a ride. what an awesome place! Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
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one of the many elephant shots from the chobe river in botswana. we took a private tour and our guide got us up really close to many of these guys. sometimes we were so close, i had to use my wide angle lens! what an exciting trip! Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
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In the okavango delta, botswana…gorgeous as the sun sets.
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This was taken in the Okavango Delta in north west Botswana. These giant birds inhabit this island..and caught this one coming over with a branch for it’s nest.
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Taken during grooming session before a hunt
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two sisters checking things out before they move off for the kill
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