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Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:52 pm
by Mel
Funny how the KNP slender mongoose differs from its KTP cousins who are more reddish-brownish.
Lovely landscape photos with the elephants
And that boon kid is way too cute.
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:56 pm
by Richprins
Very good again, 100p!
Wonder what that road sign with the two arrows means?
And what is this new weir?
Ja, nice that freezer setup in Balule! Lovely camp indeed! And good to know the youngsters help with the tent pitching!
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 6:05 am
by Alf
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:12 am
by Flutterby
100ponder wrote:Yes Flutterby, you are most likely familiar with the name "slender mongoose". I directly translated the Afrikaans name "swartkwas muishond". It's close relative is of cause the "witkwas muishond".
Aha!
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:33 pm
by Lisbeth
Nice pic of the spoonbills and I love the ellies crossing the river
Arriving in Shingwedzi - our base-camp for the North.
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:57 pm
by 100ponder
A little later our trek followed the route that swung away from the Olifants and as we approached the area where there is a rocky ridge on the eastern side of the road an oncoming car stopped us to advise that they have just seen an elephant on top of the ridge.
A few hundred meters further and there he was !
A young bull foraging amongst the rocks right on top of the rocky ridge :-
After spending a while observing this elephant doing some mountaineering, we proceeded further up north and then there were two magnificent elephant bulls - one with quite a promise for the future :-
Our trek proceeded north and beyond Mopani we spotted this magnificent Mega Buffalo that was really fat complimenting his very wide horns :-
Just note how wide his horns are protruding on both sides of his body when seen from behind.
( Can we please keep remarks to how wide his horns on his head are ? )
Later we reached the Shingwedzi turn-off and at the Shingwedzi / S134 "T"-junction this very promising tusker and some askaries were foraging :-
And then a little closer to the Shingwedzi gate the prize !
Mandzemba ! ! :-
We have truly arrived in TUSKER LAND ! ! !
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:03 pm
by Toko
Elephants are just amazing
And they are fairly good at mountain climbing and doing well in rocky terrain.
Impressive bulls there
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:21 pm
by Lisbeth
You met some very nice bulls, especially Mandzemba of course
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:38 pm
by Mel
Very impressive and good-looking guys you met there!
Re: Northwards along the Lebombo Mountains to Pafuri.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:48 am
by Richprins
Excellent buffalo there, with loose, low-hanging horns!
I agree it is a bull!
Nice welcome to tuskerland.
I like the mountaineering elephant!
