Africa Wild

Carrying on towards Mpondo Dam we found a Zebra on his way somewhere important :





A Kudu was grabbing some muddy water :




A small crock was trying to hide in very shallow water shared with some turtles :

Zebras always look in good condition. Even in winter

That young kudu has muddy feet...mom won't be happy.

Ja, Rog! That's the drift where you have the beggar terrapins and croc...and fish!

Cute little beggar buggers

Lovely pics of the kudu and also of the "beggar buggers"

Alf wrote:Zebras always look in good condition. Even in winter

Yes heard interesting stat on Zeebras apparently they the most worm infested animal in the wild .Might be the reason they appear in good condition.

Flutterby wrote:That young kudu has muddy feet...mom won't be happy.

Yes was quite strange as they always look so reagal then to see it with dirty feet looked funny

Richprins wrote:Ja, Rog! That's the drift where you have the beggar terrapins and croc...and fish!

Yip on the way round .Love seeing the Vampire terrapins

okie wrote:Cute little beggar buggers

Lisbeth wrote:Lovely pics of the kudu and also of the "beggar buggers"

Thanx

Carrying on around to Mpondo Dam we found a water buck in the dry :



And in the Dam itself a herd of ellies was cooling off from the heat :





Most off them moved off leaving two still bathing




And when the one got out he was a impressive fellow ,we spent a while watching him enjoying the water :

Nice pair of tusks

Lovely Mpondo dam sequence, Roger,

we did not make it this year to this dam so at least via your shots I could enjoy it - Great ellie shots btw