We Three Kinds

Three bull African Elephants on the Chobe River, Botswana. There can be little doubt these three bulls know they're large and in charge! I couldn't help but notice these 3 perfect profiles all exhibiting the forms of these these wonderful animals in all their grandeur. Left: kicking up dust to graze is highlighted by the setting sun. Center: fans his ears to cool himself with his side profile accented by the side light. The right one shows a wonderful silhouette with just a hint of light on it's ear and rump. I like that balance with the 3 distant trees

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Playful Smile Two young bulls continue to frolic in the Chobe River, Botswana, after the matriarch trumpets to leave. Asian and African elephants can be differentiated most easily by their ears, their head shape, and their tusks. African elephants have much larger ears that look sort of like the continent of Africa, while Asian elephants have smaller, round ears. Both male and female African elephants can have tusks, but only male Asian elephants can grow them.

Happy Face

A bull elephant feeds along the Chobe River, Botswana. I swear he's smiling and giving me a glance in this shot

Family Gathering

A herd of elephants enjoys a drink in the Chobe River, Botswana.

Napster

A young hippo give me the stink eye as he yawns as if signaling it's nap time.

Huberta

Huberta The Hippopotamus enjoying a mud bath in the evening light on the Chobe River, Botswana, while the Red-Billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) enjoy their view.

Looking for Dinner

It may be difficult to see - and that' the point! A heard of zebra hang out well away from the edge of the Chobe River as a crocodile hange out looking for dinner (look closely in the foreground)

Cape Buffalo

This big bull was part of a group of 3 giving us the hairy eyeball on a drive through Thornybush in South Africa. His charming good looks and mild disposition reminded me of -- me :D LOL

09 - Hippo Yawn

Part 9 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

08- Hippo Yawn

Part 8 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

07 - Hippo Yawn

Part 7 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

06 - Hippo Yawn

Part 6 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

05 - Hippo Yawn

Part 5 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

04 - Hippo Yawn

Part 4 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

03 - Hippo Yawn

Part 3 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

02 - Hippo Yawn

Part 2 of 9 of the sequence of a hippo yawning

01 - Hippo Yawn

A hippo gets ready for a big yawn. The camera motor drive did it's job! Check out these 9 images to was the worlds largest lawn!

1-Feeding Time

An elephant died on the banks of the Chobe River (natural causes, not attached by crocodile), and the subsequent cycle of life commences. We watched the crocodiles feed over the next few days as their numbers grew. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

2-Feeding Time

A float of crocodiles starts to amass. For context, a group of crocodiles on land is called a “bask” and a group of crocodiles in water is called a “float.” Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

3-Feeding Time

Size matters and this shows gives a little of perspective as to the relative sizes of these reptiles are to each other. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

4-Feeding Time

There has been an age old question: "How do you eat an elephant?" Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

5-Feeding Time

The answer from the question posted in Image 4: "One bite at a time." And down the hatch another bite goes. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

Grin and Bear it

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) I still not sure if the croc is grinning to try and lure me closer - or grinning because he's already pleasantly full :-O

African Lawnmower

Somehow those tusks don't make me feel like getting much closer as the warthog grazes. Oddly - they wander everywhere, even serve as excellent lawn mowers within the game lodge perimetres and never paid us any mind.