ANIMALS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD - G.C. photos gallery

A couple of young males having a fight.




A thirsty family. Baby in the lead.










That tastes good




Back to the shade




Big Daddy.

 

The rhinos were in the HLUHLUWE (pronounced shlu shluwee) Game Reserve - 2nd largest in S.A. after the Kruger NP.

The elephants were in the Addo NP, in land from Port Elizabeth, S.A.

We were able to get quite close to some of the animals, mainly the bigger ones, but the meerkats etc were much to wary. Unfortunately the zoom on my camera is rubbish

 

Strongy, your pics are fantastically clear and sharp and they are great :D

 

These are Rock Hyrax that I found down by the Cape of Good Hope










And this walked across whilst I was taking the photos

 

I found this in the Krantz Kloof Gorge near Durban




These were spotted in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens near Cape Town. The gardens are a definite 'must' if you are ever near there. Apart from great gardens on a fantastic setting the have some superb sculptures.







I found this on the island of Praslin, in the Indian Ocean, 5 days after the tsunami

 

The next set of photos were taken underwater just off Mauritius. There is not much colour in them because, apparently, the wavelength of colours changes as you go deeper underwater.

"In ideal daylight conditions and clear ocean water, photographic film fails to record red at about 15 ft (4.5 m) in depth. Orange disappears at 30 ft (9 m), yellow at 60 ft (18 m), green at 80 ft (24 m), and at greater depth only blue and black are recorded on film. To restore color, underwater photographers must use artificial light."





This fish just came from the wreck below to have a look who was taking the photos

 

Alpacas, Chile and Peru









Born Christmas Day

 

Thirsty dog, Patagonia




Bored dog, Valparaiso




Peruvian Hairless dogs








Dog rescued from the floods in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina

 

Capuchin Monkey, Costa Rica




Cuarti, Costa Rica



Cuarti, Panama




Five day old Paso Fino foal, Peru




Adult Paso Fino horses. I think they are the only breed of horse that trots and runs by lifting both legs on one side of their bodies at the same time. This gives them a very smooth and level movement. The riders do not move up and down!




Don't know what sort of lizard this is, Antigua

 

Giant leaf cutter ants, Belize










Don't know what these are, Honduras