Posts tagged antelope

 Waterbuck Down

 Waterbuck Down

Serengeti snack food.

Serengeti snack food.

Lean in and kiss that nose…you know you want to!

Lean in and kiss that nose…you know you want to!

The owner of those gorgeous legs! njwight: The Topi. What a magnificent antelope. He is a gorgeous brown colour with dark, almost denim-looking patches on his face, upper front legs, hips and upper thighs. Topi’s are considered to be one of the most social animals in the Serengeti and Masai Mara, happily ‘socializing’ with zebra, wildebeests or even ostriches. If you think all antelopes are created equal, check out “My Love Affair with Antelopes” found in my archive on July 5: http://njwight.tumblr.com/post/773094082/antelope-affairs-a-love-story http://njwight.tumblr.com/post/773093916/antelope-affairs-a-love-story

The owner of those gorgeous legs!

njwight:

The Topi. What a magnificent antelope. He is a gorgeous brown colour with dark, almost denim-looking patches on his face, upper front legs, hips and upper thighs. Topi’s are considered to be one of the most social animals in the Serengeti and Masai Mara, happily ‘socializing’ with zebra, wildebeests or even ostriches.

If you think all antelopes are created equal, check out “My Love Affair with Antelopes” found in my archive on July 5:

http://njwight.tumblr.com/post/773094082/antelope-affairs-a-love-story

http://njwight.tumblr.com/post/773093916/antelope-affairs-a-love-story

Greater Kudo with calf in Tarrangire NP, Tanzania.

Greater Kudo with calf in Tarrangire NP, Tanzania.

The klipspringer is only about 22 inches high at the shoulder and weighs in about 20-40 pounds. They are rock climbers with incredibly strong back legs and can launch themselves up the side of a smooth wall to land, four feet, on a projection the size of a lemon. Quite extraordinary little guys.

The klipspringer is only about 22 inches high at the shoulder and weighs in about 20-40 pounds. They are rock climbers with incredibly strong back legs and can launch themselves up the side of a smooth wall to land, four feet, on a projection the size of a lemon. Quite extraordinary little guys.

Sundown at the watering hole.

Sundown at the watering hole.

Junkyard Wars: The Antelope Edition Looking like it was cobbled together from spare parts and by far the oddest looking antelope roaming the plains of east Africa, the Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest. This was shot in Ndutu, Tanzania while I was following the migration. How something so goofy and illogical looking can be so graceful and powerful in motion is one of nature’s little surprises.

Junkyard Wars: The Antelope Edition

Looking like it was cobbled together from spare parts and by far the oddest looking antelope roaming the plains of east Africa, the Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest. This was shot in Ndutu, Tanzania while I was following the migration. How something so goofy and illogical looking can be so graceful and powerful in motion is one of nature’s little surprises.

Quite a rack…

Quite a rack…

Yes…these are my own ears.

Yes…these are my own ears.

Lesser Kudu ridge…

Lesser Kudu ridge…

Greater kudo with calf.

Greater kudo with calf.