Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Python Rhino Leopard and Fieldwork

Just a few highlighting pictures from the last two weeks

 This young leopard had just lekker eaten impala lying lazily and full at the side of the road while his mother was still sitting in the tree busy chowing on the almost empty carcass. I got up to 3 meters close to it and wasn't comfortable to have my window fully opened. Later he got a little inquisitive and sniffed at my car from all sides.

 A Rhino all happy from eating fresh leaves after a long period of staving..

 One of the more experienced guys from Skukuza decided to catch this African Rock Python to bring it to the sundowners.

 When he wanted to pick it up again it wasn't so happy anymore and started to snap at people around it..
 But eventually he got it and no one got eaten or bitten ;) He was going to release it where he found it.

I rather stick to my climbing skill which came in very handy installing my pyronometer.

5 comments:

  1. oh hai hannes.
    lovely pictures.
    greetings sander the hydrologist.
    you see hydrologists read your blog.

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  2. Jo!Hannes!
    How's life in south africa? Bloggetje looks great, nice pics :)! It's snowing, right here, right now, so enjoy the weather :). Did you already find giraffe skulls?

    Lots of kisses from am*dam,
    Rutger

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  3. Hola!
    These pictures are just too cool for school man!
    You're making us all jealous!

    Cheers!
    Karo

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  4. Hannes! Give us an update! We're begging u!

    ;) Everything ok?

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  5. Hannes!!!
    are you still alive???
    you're getting back soon aye!! yeah!!!
    enjoy the wilderness and see you soon!!!
    HUGZ*
    oh btw found this already: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/anatomical_images/family_pages/artiodactyla/giraffidae.jpg/view.html

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