- You can tell waterbuck from kudu because the waterbuck have straighter horns, smaller ears, and look like they've sat on a white-painted toilet seat.
- A steenbok is a small antelope, about 21" high. Captured from video.
- Hyena den. Built out of a huge old termite mound. The pups are about 1 month old, and will lose their brown coloring in favor of spots in about another 2 months.
- Hyena and pup. This was the first time this litter of pups had been spotted.
Chris & Ali@63.27.152.229 (05/23/2001 19:06:09):
Very cute. Can you bring one home for Rogue? - Lion kill! Who's a hungry kitty?
Check back for updates as various animals will be eating this buffalo for a couple days.
Amy H.@130.64.221.222 (05/21/2001 11:05:57):
Oh my gosh!!!! Hope you're having fun.
Bruce@161.114.88.75 (05/21/2001 16:11:04):
Egads... couldn't they just leave out a few saucers of milk or something??
48states@128.218.87.114 (05/21/2001 19:27:14):
Could you please ask the kitties to save me a buffalo wing?
MichaelJ@66.31.49.70 (05/21/2001 23:26:05):
Can I get fries with that? - Lioness at the kill. Young male lion in the background.
- "Good kill, eh?" "Oh yeah, sure gives you a thirst".
Kat@204.167.112.129 (05/22/2001 11:51:06):
Wow, this is so cool. And I really appreciate your letting us participate via the web!
Nana@24.240.90.223 (05/22/2001 16:34:11):
I am so happy to be travelling with such a good crew!!! Love, Nana - Giraffe. Really tall.
- This is as much of a hippo as we saw until Thursday, when we finally saw one out of the water.
- We stopped each evening around sunset for "sundowners," a very civilized end to the day.
- A shot of the Orion constellation. In the northern hemisphere, we only see it in the winter.
Ken@161.114.88.75 (05/29/2001 16:12:32):
Nice astrophoto Doug! Did you see the Magelenic Clouds? - Lion, calling at night to intimidate the other lions (certainly effective on humans!). Captured from video.
- A lion fight is one of the most ferocious sounds I've ever heard. Captured from video.
- Swat! Just like a tomcat! But ever so much more effective. Captured from video.
- Crocodile, near the Vuyatela dam. Captured from video.
- Lilac-breasted roller. Captured from video.