Daily Photo – The Drakensberg
The Drakensberg, or Dragon Mountains, is the highest mountain range in South Africa, rising to 3,482 m (11,424 ft) at their highest point. The range is also sometimes called The Escarpment.
Daily Photo – One more Giraffe
The ancient Greeks and Romans knew of giraffes and according to rumors on the internet, thought that they were a cross between a camel and a leopard, hence the scientific genus name of 'camelopardalis'. Not sure how they envisioned a camel and a leopard mating, though - probably after copious quantities of wine!
Daily Photo – Fox at Lunch
Later in the day the remains had been taken over by some lions. A male lion dozed in some grass nearby while four females were snacking on the neck and legs.
Daily Photo – Lunching Hyena
While to some this may seem sad, I view it more as nature recycling. In it's death it's providing sustenance to the host of creatures devouring it.
Daily Photo – Two Giraffes
This shot of two giraffes at dusk was captured at Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. Again, the is a scan of a slide.
Daily Photo – Giraffe at Sundown
Again, this is from a scan of a slide. Were I shooting this today I'd be very tempted to capture it in HDR and then use Photoshop to blend the layers but I don't know I'd like the result any more than this.
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