The “Big Five” is probably Africa’s most sought-after animals – the term was coined by colonial-era trophy hunters to describe the group of animals considered the most dangerous to hunt: Black Rhino, Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard and Lion. Today, these animals are a major reason for the popularity of South Africa’s wildlife reserves among locals and tourists from all over the world.
We’re participating in the online adventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com‘s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers. This week’s challenge is “Black-and-White“
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Incredible love the black and white photos….definite winners in my opinion.
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Thank you very much!
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Amazing photographs all! I particularly like the lion-he looks like he is letting another one show who is boss! And the leopard looks positively regal-
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Thank you very much Meg! We’re glad to hear that the photographs show something of the reasons why these animals are so sought-after by people visiting our national parks and nature reserves here in South Africa 😉
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Love the idea, love the shots!
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Thank you very much Mike!
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I love these black and white photos of the Big 5. Magnificent animals. Thank you again for liking my various posts on the Dolomites and my feeble haiku attempts.
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Thank you Rosemarie!
I love reading your blogposts on a daily basis!
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oh I love those cats
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Thank you!
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Very nice!
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Thank you Tina!
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i love the big cats…
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Thank you lagottocattleya
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Lovely animals! I love the running elephant with flying ears. 🙂
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Thank you very much Imelda!
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you are amazing! you should get a special prize for your prompt posts! so it’s black and white? fun! see you again soon! great post!
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Thank you Z!
Looking forward to your entry!
(The time difference between the US and South Africa makes it easy to get the post in shortly after the new challenge is announced and before heading for work! It’s 4am here now, and we are early risers 😉 …
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you certainly are early risers! it’s 9 p.m here! have a great day!
z
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