53 thoughts on “Express Yourself”

1. Inside the Mind of Isadora January 31, 2015 at 2:59 pm

   😄😄😄

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2. restlessjo January 31, 2015 at 12:02 am

   Don’t bug me, man! 🙂 Great shot!

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 4:51 am

      Thanks Jo! He does seem to feel very passionately about the matter, doesn’t he?

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4. Linda Arthur Tejera January 26, 2015 at 5:55 pm

   WHAT (are you staring at)?? 🙂 All in all, I’d definitely stay a great distance — but not so far I couldn’t catch them with a zoom lens! 😆 What great photo!

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 26, 2015 at 6:30 pm

      Thanks Linda! Yes indeed, if you give the rhino (and any animal for that matter) the necessary space, you”ll be perfectly safe and the animals will mostly go about their business as if you aren’t even there.

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5. Just Another Nature Enthusiast January 25, 2015 at 7:55 am

   They are imploring…. Eradicate poachers and the markets that buy and sell poached animals like us.

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 26, 2015 at 4:25 am

      So sad but so true Jane…

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6. Ladybuggz January 25, 2015 at 6:25 am

   I think he’s trying to get everyone to pronounce …Rhin- OH, with extended pronunciation on the OHHHHHHH! lol!!

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 26, 2015 at 4:25 am

      Now that would be funny Ladybuggz! 😀

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7. oururbanwilderness January 24, 2015 at 10:17 pm

   …. and let me show you my tonsils…..

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 25, 2015 at 6:07 am

      Great response Wilf!

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8. joannesisco January 24, 2015 at 9:17 pm

   “Make sure you capture my good side”.

   Are their ears always notched like that or are these battle scars? It these are scars, this is one very feisty beast 🙂

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 25, 2015 at 6:06 am

      Thanks for the great question Joanne! These seem to be notches made by the rangers, they’re very clean cut and are used to identify individual rhinos. More jagged knicks might be from thorns and so on. Occasionally you’d come across a rhino with one or both ears totally removed; we’ve always thought this might have been due to unsuccessful predator attacks when they were calves.

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      1. joannesisco January 25, 2015 at 5:00 pm

         Thanks! It’s a good reminder that the scarred and nicked animals are the survivors.

         My first reaction was to feel sorry for them, but on the other hand, they are in fact the lucky ones … they’re still alive 🙂

         It’s a different way to look at our scars too!
      2. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 26, 2015 at 4:26 am

         Absolutely, like medals won in battle!
9. rondomtaliedraai January 24, 2015 at 7:56 pm

   Iemand vertel my mens kan nie sommer ‘n resnoster aanhou nie. Is daar voorskrifte oor wild op plase?

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 8:00 pm

      Sover ek weet, Tina, het elke provinsie se “fauna en flora” afdeling hul eie reels en regulasies oor watter wildsoorte mens daar mag aanhou, wat die minimum vereistes vir elke spesie is, wat jy met oortollige diere mag doen, hoe hulle vervoer mag word, hoe lank hulle in kwarantyn moet staan, ens.

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      1. rondomtaliedraai January 24, 2015 at 8:42 pm

         Ek het geweet daar behoort regulasies te wees. Dankie vir die inligting
10. mjculverphotography January 24, 2015 at 3:48 am

    Gosh…..I’d hazard a guess that he really doesn’t want company of the two legged variety. So majestic. What a great picture 🙂

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 4:08 am

       Thanks Joey! He was quite relaxed at this distance, but I wouldn’t have tried to go any closer 😉

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13. pattimoed January 23, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    Wonderful shot…but please don’t zoom in any closer!! 🙂

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 3:53 am

       Luckily we’d not see much more than pieces of grass stuck between his teeth, if we did 😉

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14. Spokie sny spoor January 23, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    Indrukwekkende foto! Ja, ek dink daars baie dinge wat die renoster aan die mens sou sê …

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 3:50 am

       Dankie Spokie! Ja, en wie sou hom kon kwalik neem as daar n paar vloekwoorde ook uitkom?

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15. Heyjude January 23, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    Leave us alone!

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 3:49 am

       Yip, that may well be it, thanks Jude!

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16. raroto January 23, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    “Smile, and the whole world smiles with you” 🙂

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 3:48 am

       Not that rhinos will win a competition for the most beautiful smile, hey Raja 😉

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       1. raroto January 24, 2015 at 3:51 am

          Haha maybe not, but that big guy made me smile, so he’s a winner in my book 😄
       2. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 4:09 am

          😀
17. quarksire January 23, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    Right On 🙂

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 3:46 am

       Thanks Q 🙂

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18. Jane Lurie January 23, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    Great shot!

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 24, 2015 at 3:46 am

       Thanks a lot Jane!

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19. ledrakenoir January 23, 2015 at 7:59 pm

    Brilliant choice for the theme and besides the challenge a very well captured photo – powerful… 🙂

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:02 pm

       What a wonderful compliment from a talented photographer like you. Thank you Drake!

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20. perdebytjie January 23, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    Sjoe,dis interessant…die oop mond!Pragtige foto!

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:57 pm

       Ek dink die ou grote het maar gegaap, maar dit lyk amper of hy n opera sing!

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21. Amy January 23, 2015 at 7:42 pm

    Great choice for this challenge! Awesome image, Dries!

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:49 pm

       Thanks a lot Amy!

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22. bulldog January 23, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    “Are you a poacher?”

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:48 pm

       Poor thing, who’d blame him?

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23. sustainabilitea January 23, 2015 at 7:30 pm

    I think I feel like that some days.. 🙂

    janet

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:46 pm

       😀

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24. jimholroyd365 January 23, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    “Stop the bloody poachers!”

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:44 pm

       It does look like a cry for help, doesn’t it Jim

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       1. jimholroyd365 January 23, 2015 at 7:45 pm

          the only one who needs rhino horn is the rhino….the Chinese can use viagra if they have problems in that department like everyone else….
       2. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:49 pm

          Now if only that message would sink in!
25. Silver in the Barn January 23, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    “Don’t get any big ideas and come any closer!” That’s my guess, anyway.

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    1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:43 pm

       Seems a warning one should heed, hey Barbara!?

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