Tag Archives: Kruger National Park

Kruger Funnies

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Before we get to some of the more dramatic stuff, let’s share a few funny shots taken during our recent winter visit to Satara and Mopani in the Kruger National Park.

“Hi” from Kruger!
Is this how slender mongooses give a “high 5”?
Curious Common Dwarf Gecko
Common Dwarf Gecko – Just look at that smile!
The latest trend in wildebeest hairstyles
Flirtatious Plains Zebra
Old buffalo cow losing more than her hair
Waterbuck with an odd sense of hornstyle

Kruger’s Winter Babies

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We thought we’d start the report back on our recent (winter 2016) visit to Satara and Mopani in the Kruger National Park by sharing a few of photos of some of the cute babies we encountered on our drives.

Egyptian Geese goslings at the Sweni Hide
Senegal lapwing chick seen along the S36
Black Crake chick at Shipandani Hide
Black Crake chick at Shipandani Hide
Black Crake chick at Shipandani Hide
You’ll need to look carefully to notice these two Crowned Lapwing chicks!
Natal Spurfowl chick scratching for food in Mopani
Elephant calf
Elephant calf
Elephant calf
Elephant calf
Elephant calf
A tender moment between a White Rhino cow and her calf
A tender moment between a White Rhino cow and her calf
A tender moment between a White Rhino cow and her calf
Baby Baboon getting a piggy-back ride
Just look at the ears on this Roan Antelope calf!
Lion cub out in the open along the Nwanetsi River
Playful Lion cubs at Kumana Dam
This Spotted Hyena mother couldn’t tolerate her naughty child playing in the road one second longer!

Till next time, Kruger!

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I think this sad spotted hyena mimicked our own facial expressions as we passed her on the way from Mopani Rest Camp to Phalaborwa Gate this morning.

03-July-2016

We’ve returned to Pretoria with thousands of photos from our latest trip to the Kruger National Park, and of course we’ll be selecting the best of those to share with our friends here at de Wets Wild in the coming weeks.