Swat! Just like a tomcat! But ever so much more effective. Captured from video.
Giraffe. Really tall.
We stopped each evening around sunset for "sundowners," a very civilized end to the day.
This is as much of a hippo as we saw until Thursday, when we finally saw one out of the water.
A shot of the Orion constellation. In the northern hemisphere, we only see it in the winter.
A lion fight is one of the most ferocious sounds I've ever heard. Captured from video.
"Good kill, eh?" "Oh yeah, sure gives you a thirst".
Lion, calling at night to intimidate the other lions (certainly effective on humans!). Captured from video.
Lion kill! Who's a hungry kitty?
Lioness at the kill. Young male lion in the background.
Hyena and pup. This was the first time this litter of pups had been spotted.
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.
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.