10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Tiphys died either of a snakebite or of a mysterious illness but he was not killed by either a tiger or a rhinoceros. Here is one: when taking photos of elephants, an 800 mm tele lens is not the best equipment. I guess he should have stuck with the substantially less dangerous trogons. Lucky him, right?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!).
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Critter News
OCTOBER 2, 2009
Elephants are being screwed by Asian demand for ivory. Officials say the sales have fuelled demand for ivory in Asian countries, especially China, contributing to a sharp increase in elephant poaching. So far this year poachers in Kenya have killed 128 elephants for their ivory; last year 98 were killed.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
a pregnant Indian rhinoceros readies herself for birth after a 16-month wait. And Kenya boasts a unique orphanage … for elephants! Most of the babies saw their mothers killed by ivory poachers, but with the help of this program they learn to deal with their traumatic early lives and grow to healthy, happy adults.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
But, the anticipation of everyone else in the group was contagious, and when California birder Lori Conrad looked out the window of the plane as we started our descent and screamed, “Elephants! There are elephants down there!” The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
One study found that birds living in Botswana had elevated levels of lead in their bloodstreams during hunting season, presumably coming from lead bullets used on animals killed by hunters. A slightly more surprising threat for the vultures comes from elephants. Elephants destroy the trees the vultures live and nest in.
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2013
A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. This game reserve has 900 elephants – the second largest population in South Africa, after the Kruger National Park with 13,000. Nowadays, the Savannah Elephants are shorter and with smaller tusks, often without them.
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