River Crossings, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Elephants in the water and hippos on land: ProfessorAbe and his wife report on a boat trip along the Chobe riverfront
Elephants in the water and hippos on land: ProfessorAbe and his wife report on a boat trip along the Chobe riverfront
ProfessorAbe gets largely ignored by the lions at Chobe National Park—but he prefers that to the alternative
Judy needed no convincing that you should not mess with this animal.
Chobe is Botswana’s first national park, and it has one of the largest concentrations of game in Africa.
Want to get away from it all, or at least crowds of people? The UN Population survey tells you where the population density is lowest.
A look at an amazing species, African elephants.
Not every creature you see on safari has the distinction of being one of the ugliest animals in Africa. But the warthog is part of that fraternity, known as the "Ugly Five."
After a dawn game drive, we were treated to a tasty breakfast cooked in the busy by our guide and driver.
It's hard to forget the first time you see a marabou stork because of how extremely unattractive it is. I spotted my first marabous in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, a group of them feasting on the dead remnants of what I believe was...
The sun was settling on the horizon after our first evening game drive in Botswana's Okavango Delta. It had been a great evening, with hundreds of animals spotted (and photographed)! Our guide knew exactly where to take us to enjoy the...
There's something both fascinating and oddly repulsive about bats. Mostly we never see or hear them, except perhaps at dusk when they fly into the night to feed on insects and other things.
Everyone remembers the giraffes, lions and elephants they see, but on our last safari in southern Africa the kudos also left quite an impression. I was especially fond of my photo of the bull kudo highlighted above. A large...
I'm not sure I've ever had a more enjoyable vacation that being on safari in Africa! There are a number of countries where animal viewing is good, these photos being highlights of some of the larger animals we saw during a week spent in...
While everyone enjoys the beautiful large animals of Africa, there's a plethora of bird life that's easy to overlook when studying the splendid lions and kudu and giraffe.
One of the rarest animals I've ever encountered in nature is the African Wild Dog.