Addo buffalo
One of the Cape Buffalo in the Addo Elephant National Park checking us out while we were taking some pics of him
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22/02/2014
Drinking buddies
A couple of young elephant bulls drinking at Gwarrie Dam in the Addo Elephant National Park. Gwarrie is one of the waterholes where you often get to see elephants but unfortunately also one of those spots where a lot of idiots get out there cars for a better look. Luckily I didn't encounter any clowns on this visit, just these two dudes.
19/02/2014
The magnificence that is Addo Elephant National Park
I've been in the tourism industry for 16 years and first started out working as a tourist guide back in 1998. Back then I used to go to Addo Elephant National Park sometimes as often as 5 or 6 times a week and people used to ask if I didn't get tired of going there. I did get tired of the drive to and from the park but I would never get tired of the park itself. It quickly became one…
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10/02/2014
Buffalo in the rain
Most people associate Addo Elephant National Park with elephants only, but its really so much more than that. The park has had Cape Buffalo right from the start although they stuck to the bush and lived a nocturnal life due to hunters in the early days. After lions were introduced into the park the buffalo changed the behaviour back to normal and visitors started seeing them more and more. My last visit was on a rainy day and we found a big…
05/01/2014
Viewing elephants from the underground hide
The underground hide close to the Addo Elephant National Park's Main Restcamp waterhole is a great spot to watch elephants from when they visit. You can get a lot closer to them than from the lookout with the only drawback the fact that you cut their feet and the edge of their trunks off because of the angle.
28/12/2013
Snake Park demonstrations
The Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld is the third oldest museum in South Africa, while the Snake Park is the oldest of its kind in the world. When the museum moved to premises in Bird Street in 1919 the complex opened the Snake Park with demonstrations by snake handler, Johannes, being a huge highlight. He was reputed to have been bitten on average once a year for the 30 years he was on the staff and eventually died. The Port Elizabeth Museum…
18/12/2013
Elephant pool party
Kids are doing it. Students are doing it. Triathlon athletes are doing it. Chad le Clos is doing it. Heck, even the weavers in my garden are doing it thanks to the birdbath. So why not the elephants? Elephants don't have sweat glands so they stay cool by flapping their ears and using the blood running through their ears like water running through a radiator. They also like to throw water over themselves to stay cool and occasionally they like…
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07/12/2013
Save our rhino in the sand
Rhino poaching is a serious issue in South Africa and the more awareness that is created the better. Playing his part in this is the sand sculptor at Hobie Beach. Passing by the other morning I spotted his sand rhino and had to snap a picture.
05/12/2013
Hello baby
Baby elephants never venture very far from their mothers and isn't always that easy to photograph as they zig-zag in-between legs and duck under adults. This little guy looked quite at ease just playing around while mommy and the other big elephants were browsing next to the road in the rain. We were about an hour into our game drive at Addo Elephant National Park and even though we've already has some great ellie sightings, having them so close to…
26/11/2013
Bromance
A couple of elephant bulls interacting at Hapoor waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park. Nothing wrong with a bit of brotherly love or bromance.
29/10/2013
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