Giraffe Chobe kameelperd long neck herbivore leaves browser Acacia trees Mopane social non-territorial tufted small horns darher yellow brown spotted marked Giraffa camelopardalis open bush mammal South Africa national game wild life yellow brown tall mammal lion predator kick long legs Kruger Park Botswana Zimbabwe Kenya Tanzania Oxpeckers bird water hole ticks flies peck worry Buphagus erythrorhynchus hunt scissoring olive brown head stock red bill
Olare Orok Conservancy; Masai Mara game reserve; Masai Mara; Mara; Kenya; Africa; East Africa; safari; wildlife; savannah; grasslands; tourism funded conservation; Massai community; African buffalo; aka affalo; aka nyati; aka Mbogo; aka Cape buffalo; Syncerus caffer; highly dangerous to humans; not been domesticated; Red-billed oxpecker; Buphagus erythrorhynchus; Buphagidae; Sturndidae; passerine bird;
Description
The Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae; some ornithologists regard the oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. Its range overlaps that of the more dominant Yellow-billed Oxpecker. The Red-billed Oxpecker nests in tree holes lined with hair plucked from livestock. It lays 2-5 eggs with three being the average. Outside the breeding season it forms large, chattery flocks. The African buffalo is a very robust species. Its shoulder height can range from 1 to 1.7 m (3.3 to 5.6 ft) and its head-and-body length can range from 1.7 to 3.4 m (5.6 to 11 ft). The tail can range from 70 to 110 cm (28 to 43 in) long. Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500 to 910 kg (1,100 to 2,000 lb).
Olare Orok Conservancy; Masai Mara game reserve; Masai Mara; Mara; Kenya; Africa; East Africa; safari; wildlife; savannah; grasslands; tourism funded conservation; Massai community; African buffalo; aka affalo; aka nyati; aka Mbogo; aka Cape buffalo; Syncerus caffer; highly dangerous to humans; not been domesticated; Red-billed oxpecker; Buphagus erythrorhynchus; Buphagidae; Sturndidae; passerine bird;
Description
The Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae; some ornithologists regard the oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. Its range overlaps that of the more dominant Yellow-billed Oxpecker. The Red-billed Oxpecker nests in tree holes lined with hair plucked from livestock. It lays 2-5 eggs with three being the average. Outside the breeding season it forms large, chattery flocks. The African buffalo is a very robust species. Its shoulder height can range from 1 to 1.7 m (3.3 to 5.6 ft) and its head-and-body length can range from 1.7 to 3.4 m (5.6 to 11 ft). The tail can range from 70 to 110 cm (28 to 43 in) long. Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500 to 910 kg (1,100 to 2,000 lb).
Olare Orok Conservancy; Masai Mara game reserve; Masai Mara; Mara; Kenya; Africa; East Africa; safari; wildlife; savannah; grasslands; tourism funded conservation; Massai community; African buffalo; aka affalo; aka nyati; aka Mbogo; aka Cape buffalo; Syncerus caffer; highly dangerous to humans; not been domesticated; Red-billed oxpecker; Buphagus erythrorhynchus; Buphagidae; Sturndidae; passerine bird;
Description
The African buffalo is a very robust species. Its shoulder height can range from 1 to 1.7 m (3.3 to 5.6 ft) and its head-and-body length can range from 1.7 to 3.4 m (5.6 to 11 ft). The tail can range from 70 to 110 cm (28 to 43 in) long. Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500 to 910 kg (1,100 to 2,000 lb). The Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae; some ornithologists regard the oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. Its range overlaps that of the more dominant Yellow-billed Oxpecker. The Red-billed Oxpecker nests in tree holes lined with hair plucked from livestock. It lays 2-5 eggs with three being the average. Outside the breeding season it forms large, chattery flocks.
Olare Orok Conservancy; Masai Mara game reserve; Masai Mara; Mara; Kenya; Africa; East Africa; safari; wildlife; savannah; grasslands; tourism funded conservation; Massai community; African buffalo; aka affalo; aka nyati; aka Mbogo; aka Cape buffalo; Syncerus caffer; highly dangerous to humans; not been domesticated; Red-billed oxpecker; Buphagus erythrorhynchus; Buphagidae; Sturndidae; passerine bird;
Description
The African buffalo is a very robust species. Its shoulder height can range from 1 to 1.7 m (3.3 to 5.6 ft) and its head-and-body length can range from 1.7 to 3.4 m (5.6 to 11 ft). The tail can range from 70 to 110 cm (28 to 43 in) long. Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500 to 910 kg (1,100 to 2,000 lb). The Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae; some ornithologists regard the oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. Its range overlaps that of the more dominant Yellow-billed Oxpecker. The Red-billed Oxpecker nests in tree holes lined with hair plucked from livestock. It lays 2-5 eggs with three being the average. Outside the breeding season it forms large, chattery flocks.
Olare Orok Conservancy; Masai Mara game reserve; Masai Mara; Mara; Kenya; Africa; East Africa; safari; wildlife; savannah; grasslands; tourism funded conservation; Massai community; African buffalo; aka affalo; aka nyati; aka Mbogo; aka Cape buffalo; Syncerus caffer; highly dangerous to humans; not been domesticated; Red-billed oxpecker; Buphagus erythrorhynchus; Buphagidae; Sturndidae; passerine bird;
Description
The African buffalo is a very robust species. Its shoulder height can range from 1 to 1.7 m (3.3 to 5.6 ft) and its head-and-body length can range from 1.7 to 3.4 m (5.6 to 11 ft). The tail can range from 70 to 110 cm (28 to 43 in) long. Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500 to 910 kg (1,100 to 2,000 lb). The Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae; some ornithologists regard the oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. Its range overlaps that of the more dominant Yellow-billed Oxpecker. The Red-billed Oxpecker nests in tree holes lined with hair plucked from livestock. It lays 2-5 eggs with three being the average. Outside the breeding season it forms large, chattery flocks.
Impala Jumping Okavango Aepyceros melampus leap leaping jump Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal
Impala Jumping Okavango Aepyceros melampus leap leaping jump Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal
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Impala Jumping Okavango Aepyceros melampus leap leaping jump Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal
Impala Jumping Okavango Aepyceros melampus leap leaping jump Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal
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Impala Jumping Okavango Aepyceros melampus leap leaping jump Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal
Giraffe drinking Oxpeckers flight water hole Kruger Park bird animal mammal National wild life stoops Giraffe Chobe kameelperd long neck herbivore leaves browser Acacia trees Mopane social non-territorial tufted small horns darker yellow brown spotted marked Giraffa camelopardalis open bush mammal South Africa national game wild life yellow brown tall mammal lion predator kick long legs Kruger Park Botswana Zimbabwe Kenya Tanzania Ox peckers bird water hole ticks flies peck worry Buphagus erythrorhynchus hunt scissoring olive brown head stock red bill
Impala Jumping Okavango Aepyceros melampus leap leaping jump Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal
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Impala Jumping Okavango Aepyceros melampus leap leaping jump Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal
Impala doe Chobe Aepyceros melampus Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal Botswana Chobe ram male horns cheetah antelope Aepyceros melampus Tribe Aepycerotini one-of-kind antelope no relatives graceful build long necks bushy tail two-toned tan torso reddish brown saddle smooth coat famous jumpers high jump broad jump hyena wild dogs grazer browser foliage herbs shoots seedpods
Impala doe Chobe Aepyceros melampus Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal Botswana Chobe ram male horns cheetah antelope Aepyceros melampus Tribe Aepycerotini one-of-kind antelope no relatives graceful build long necks bushy tail two-toned tan torso reddish brown saddle smooth coat famous jumpers high jump broad jump hyena wild dogs grazer browser foliage herbs shoots seedpods
Impala doe Chobe Aepyceros melampus Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal Botswana Chobe ram male horns cheetah antelope Aepyceros melampus Tribe Aepycerotini one-of-kind antelope no relatives graceful build long necks bushy tail two-toned tan torso reddish brown saddle smooth coat famous jumpers high jump broad jump hyena wild dogs grazer browser foliage herbs shoots seedpods
A close up of a male impala. the impala is standing looking just past the rightside of the photographers position. The impala was photographed in the Mlilwane game Reserve Swaziland
Impala doe Chobe Aepyceros melampus Rooibok reddish antelope deer buck doe grazer Okavango Delta Kruger Park Southern Africa National Game reserves wild life animal Botswana Chobe ram male horns cheetah antelope Aepyceros melampus Tribe Aepycerotini one-of-kind antelope no relatives graceful build long necks bushy tail two-toned tan torso reddish brown saddle smooth coat famous jumpers high jump broad jump hyena wild dogs grazer browser foliage herbs shoots seedpods
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Giraffe Chobe kameelperd long neck herbivore leaves browser Acacia trees Mopane social non-territorial tufted small horns darher yellow brown spotted marked Giraffa camelopardalis open bush mammal South Africa national game wild life yellow brown tall mammal lion predator kick long legs Kruger Park Botswana Zimbabwe Kenya Tanzania Ox peckers bird water hole ticks flies peck worry Buphagus erythrorhynchus hunt scissoring olive brown head stock red bill
Giraffe Chobe kameelperd long neck herbivore leaves browser Acacia trees Mopane social non-territorial tufted small horns darher yellow brown spotted marked Giraffa camelopardalis open bush mammal South Africa national game wild life yellow brown tall mammal lion predator kick long legs Kruger Park Botswana Zimbabwe Kenya Tanzania Ox peckers bird water hole ticks flies peck worry Buphagus erythrorhynchus hunt scissoring olive brown head stock red bill
Olare Orok Conservancy; Masai Mara game reserve; Masai Mara; Mara; Kenya; Africa; East Africa; safari; wildlife; savannah; grasslands; tourism funded conservation; Massai community; Impala; Aepyceros melampus; Aepycerotini; aka Rooibok;
Description
impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language meaning "gazelle". They are found in savannas and thick bushveld. Impala range between 75 and 95 cm tall. Average mass for a male impala is 46 to 76 kg, while females weigh about 35 to 50 kg. They are normally reddish-brown in colour have lighter flanks and white underbellies with a characteristic "M" marking on the rear. Males, referred to as rams, have lyre-shaped horns, which can reach up to 90 centimeters in length. Females, referred to as ewes, have no horns.