On safari, everyone's favourite animal to view?
Feb 4th, 2006, 09:31 AM
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Cheetah!
But it's closely followed by:
Elephant
Leopard
and
Wild Dog
I adore most animal sightings and bird ones too but there is something special about cheetahs for me - perhaps becuase they are a slight underdog in the big cat league, perhaps because of their extreme beauty and grace in motion?
A different question is what's at the top of my viewing wishlist?
That would be
Pangolin
and
Serval
But it's closely followed by:
Elephant
Leopard
and
Wild Dog
I adore most animal sightings and bird ones too but there is something special about cheetahs for me - perhaps becuase they are a slight underdog in the big cat league, perhaps because of their extreme beauty and grace in motion?
A different question is what's at the top of my viewing wishlist?
That would be
Pangolin
and
Serval
Feb 4th, 2006, 10:12 AM
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I stop every time I see a lilac-breasted roller -- I must have 100 photos of this bird from all my safaris.
Wish list, some of which I'm hoping to see in Kgalagadi: zorilla, honey badger, brown hyena, striped hyena, aardwolf (I've seen one, but I wasn't quick enough to get decent photos), aardvark and pangolin.
Wish list, some of which I'm hoping to see in Kgalagadi: zorilla, honey badger, brown hyena, striped hyena, aardwolf (I've seen one, but I wasn't quick enough to get decent photos), aardvark and pangolin.
Feb 4th, 2006, 01:56 PM
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Leopards do it for me, although I also enjoy hippos and elephants. The hippos grunting definitely add to the enjoyment and I suppose that you would need to be in South Luangwa or some other place where there are just hundreds of hippos together so that you could get the full effect.
Unfortunately, I have very limited experience with cheetahs (saw a mother with three cubs at Singita, and briefly tracked a cheetah on foot at Simbambili). Hopefully I will get more experience with cheetahs in Tanzania.
Also, no experience yet with wild dogs, although I am sure that I will find them fascinating and will have to resist the urge to want to approach them on foot!
Unfortunately, I have very limited experience with cheetahs (saw a mother with three cubs at Singita, and briefly tracked a cheetah on foot at Simbambili). Hopefully I will get more experience with cheetahs in Tanzania.
Also, no experience yet with wild dogs, although I am sure that I will find them fascinating and will have to resist the urge to want to approach them on foot!
Feb 4th, 2006, 02:01 PM
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kavey, this is for you. about the 5th one down on the page-click on it to enlarge it bit.
cheers,d
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1e53c/1f4e76/4/
cheers,d
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1e53c/1f4e76/4/
Feb 4th, 2006, 02:10 PM
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Rocco,
When staying at Duma Tau, we were have our cup of coffee/tea and a couple of dogs just passed us (less than a meter distance) before they crossed Zibalianja lagoon. They didn't care about us at all. Would be a different story with the big cats.
Johan
When staying at Duma Tau, we were have our cup of coffee/tea and a couple of dogs just passed us (less than a meter distance) before they crossed Zibalianja lagoon. They didn't care about us at all. Would be a different story with the big cats.
Johan
Feb 4th, 2006, 02:16 PM
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Giraffe (so graceful w/ great lashes)Baby Warthogs (with curly tails high)
Cheetah (magnificent)
Male Lion (with a great mane)
Vervet Monkey (they're such trouble makers)
Tommies (by far have the cutest faces and they're born to run)
Dik-Dik (for the way the name rolls of the tongue, besides they're so cute)
Ellees (all sizes, but especially the babies)
Eland (so powerful)
Zebra (love stripes, and these are vertical)
Lilac Breated Roller
... another vote for a ball of dung being rolled down the road.
and one of my favorite pics (35mm) of two dung beetles "doing it" in the middle of the road! Yup, leave it to me to spot this.
Leopard, but I haven't seen but two on all my safaris.
Cheetah (magnificent)
Male Lion (with a great mane)
Vervet Monkey (they're such trouble makers)
Tommies (by far have the cutest faces and they're born to run)
Dik-Dik (for the way the name rolls of the tongue, besides they're so cute)
Ellees (all sizes, but especially the babies)
Eland (so powerful)
Zebra (love stripes, and these are vertical)
Lilac Breated Roller
... another vote for a ball of dung being rolled down the road.
and one of my favorite pics (35mm) of two dung beetles "doing it" in the middle of the road! Yup, leave it to me to spot this.
Leopard, but I haven't seen but two on all my safaris.
