A lion howls at the full moon in the Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia
A leopard emerges from the bush on a hunt for a meal.
Hippos (Hippopotamus Amphibious) as the guy splashing in the water in this image, are herbivores and generally get out of the water to graze. Oftentimes they have been known to walk as far as 30km in the course of an evening to find food before returning to the water for the day. However, they also seem unopposed to eating whatever might be floating by.
A leopard (Panthera Pardus) walks down a tree in the early morning after spending the evening snoozing high up in its branches.
Yellowstone Coyotes are among the largest in the United States with an average weight of 30 pounds. They are members of the canidae family.
A mating pair of Southern carmine bee-eaters (Merops Nubicoides) do their dance as other mating pairs look on.
A Southern Yellow hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) surveys the scene while waiting to find his next meal.
A smiling hippopotamus runs to catch up with the remainder of his pod with a hitchhiking yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on his back.
A shy baby elephant stand under its mother for protection in the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Our favorite, the Lilac Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) takes off from a branch. These wonderful little birds are made up of 8 different colors. Perhaps they should have been called “rainbow rollers”?
This baby Walia Ibex (Capra Walie) is one of only about 500 surviving members of this endangered species who live in the high elevations of the Simien Mts. We found this one at 14,450′ (4,404M).
A monkey enjoying munching on his morning breakfast
Kids of all kinds suck their thumbs, including this baboon baby hitching a ride on mom in Botswana’s Moremi Reserve.
A greater blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis Chalybaeus) struts his stuff in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
The Ethiopian or Simien Wolf (Canis simensis) is one of the world’s rarest canids and with an estimated population of only around 400 it is Africa’s most endangered carnivore.
A Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) looks perturbed as he ruffles his feathers while scratching himself.
Dragonfly on the Lower Zambezi River, Zambia
A baby Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus Pygerythrus) sits contentedly on a tree branch safely out of reach of potential predators in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.
