Channel: Valji Varia

Category: Pets & Animals

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Description: Photography by Valji Varia natural-variation.com Elephant herd marching toward waterhole in Etosha, Samburu, Mashatu and the Sabi Sand. Etosha National Park First established in 1907 the Etosha salt pan desert dominates the park and briefly fills with water in the summer, attracting pelicans and flamingo. In the dry season winds blow over the hyper saline conditions of the pan and carries minerals to the soil downwind. Animals concentrate around waterholes in these challenging conditions and such congregations offer exceptional opportunities to observe animal behaviour. Samburu National Park Located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro river, this 165km2 reserve consists of doum palm groves and thick riverine forests within an arid landscape. It was the location in which Elsa the lioness was raised by the Adamson’s and more recently made famous by Kamanuyak, a lioness which adopted oryx calves. The Koitogor and Ololokwe mountains stand proud amongst the thorn trees and grassland vegetation which support several species unique to the region and over 350 types of bird. Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve shares a 50km unfenced border with the Kruger National Park this private reserve is second to none in terms of wildlife encounters. Due to the high degree of habituation the reserve offers outstanding photographic opportunities, particularly of the elusive leopard. The valuable water source supplied by the Sabie and Sand rivers ensure that this diverse land sustains one of the highest concentrations of animal species to be found anywhere in Africa. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. Tuli Block This hardveld area consists of rocky outcrops and huge Nyala and yellow barked fever trees along the banks of the Motloutse and Limpopo rivers. Sheer basalt cliffs and deep gorges carved into the ancient granite rocks by seasonal rivers and springs structure this wild terrain, which is one of the best places in Southern Africa for ornithologists.