Hi from Windhoek!

I promised you a surprise and here it is:

Today we (a friend and me) arrived in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia and hired a car with all the equipment we need. Tomorrow we will heading to the north, to the wild. It's dry season at the moment, so all animals are gathered at the few waterholes so we know where we can find them. Our destination is the Etosha National Park in the North of Namibia. There we will work togeter with the rangers on a research about the changing of the Migration with the climate change.

First impressions dor you:

Windhoek, a lovely City full of extremes

Our Car, we are sleeping in the tent on the roof of the car

Unfortunately there is no internet in the wild so you have to wait for about a week for the next Post/report from Africa...

Thanks for all your support, see you in a week ;-)

Desert snake

Only a video today, but it's impressive, I promise you.



Sorry for the late post today, but I'm very busy at the moment. Why? I will tell you tomorrow, it will be a nice surprice :-)

Southern Africa by Air - Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders, and note that the 'i' is silent) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls are the largest in the world.

Victoria Falls is one of the most famous falls, considered to be among the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to have been the first European recorded to view the Victoria Falls — which he did from what is now known as 'Livingstone Island' in Zambia, the only land accessible in the middle of the falls. David Livingstone gave the falls the name 'Victoria Falls' in honour of his Queen, but the indigenous name of 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' — literally meaning the 'Smoke that Thunders' — is also well known. The World Heritage List recognizes both names. While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, it is claimed to be the largest. This claim is based on a width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft), forming the largest sheet of falling water in the world. The falls' maximum flow rate compares well with that of other major waterfalls.

National parks

The two national parks at the falls are relatively small — Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is 66 square kilometres (16,309 acres) and Victoria Falls National Park is 23 square kilometres (5,683 acres). However, next to the latter on the southern bank is the Zambezi National Park, extending 40 kilometres (25 mi) west along the river.Animals can move between the two Zimbabwean parks and can also reach Matetsi Safari Area, Kazuma Pan National Park and Hwange National Park to the south.

On the Zambian side, fences and the outskirts of Livingstone tend to confine most animals to the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. In addition fences put up by lodges in response to crime restrict animal movement.

Vegetation

Mopane woodland savannah predominates in the area, with smaller areas of Miombo and Rhodesian Teak woodland and scrubland savannah. Riverine forest with palm trees lines the banks and islands above the falls. The most notable aspect of the area's vegetation though is the rainforest nurtured by the spray from the falls, containing plants rare for the area such as pod mahogany, ebony, ivory palm, wild date palm and a number of creepers and lianas. Vegetation has suffered in recent droughts, and so have the animals that depend on it, particularly antelope.

Wildlife

The national parks contain abundant wildlife including sizable populations of elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and a variety of antelope. Lion and leopard are only occasionally seen. Vervet monkeys and baboons are common. The river above the falls contains large populations of hippopotamus and crocodile. Elephants cross the river in the dry season at particular crossing points.

Klipspringers and clawless otters can be glimpsed in the gorges, but they are mainly known for 35 species of raptors. The Taita Falcon, Black Eagle, Peregrine Falcon and Augur Buzzard breed there. Above the falls, herons, Fish Eagles and numerous kinds of waterfowl are common.

A panoramic view from the Zambian side near the Knife-edge bridge

Close Encounters of the Giant Kind

Today I have something that is not from Africa but anyway very amazing:

Brian Skerry describes the exhiliration of an up-close encounter with a curious, 45-foot-long right whale.

Right whales are three species of large baleen whales consisting of two genera in the family Balaenidae of order Cetacea. Their bodies are very dark gray or black and rotund.

They are called "right whales" because whalers thought the whales were the "right" ones to hunt, as they float when killed and often swim within sight of shore. As such, they were nearly hunted to extinction during the active years of the whaling industry. Today, instead of hunting them, people often watch these acrobatic animals for pleasure.

Genetic evidence appears to have settled a long-standing question about whether to include the largest, the Arctic-dwelling bowhead whale, with the rest. All four are included in the taxonomic family Balaenidae, and all four are generally referred to as right whales. This article focuses on the three species of the genus Eubalaena.
The right whales' diet consists primarily of zooplankton, primarily the tiny crustaceans called copepods, as well as krill, and pteropods, although they are occasionally opportunistic feeders.

Drawing of a North Pacific Right Whale

As with other baleens, they feed by filtering prey from the water. They swim with an open mouth, filling it with water and prey. The whale then expels the water, using its baleen plates to retain the prey. Prey must occur in sufficient numbers to trigger the whale's interest; be large enough that the baleen plates can filter it; and be slow enough that it cannot escape. The "skimming" may take place on the surface, underwater, or even at the ocean's bottom, indicated by mud occasionally observed on right whales' bodies.

Book Review: The Wildlife of Southern Africa

Today I have a book review for you of one of my favourite books:

The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region

This illustrated field guide to the animals and plants of southern Africa is updated with all the latest taxonomy and common names. It features over 2000 carefully selected plants and animals, large and small, that are likely to be encountered during a visit to any part of the region. More than 1200 species are illustrated and many more are identifiable from the text through reference to similar species. Each group is colour coded for easy reference; for quick identification, diagnostic features are in bold text within the concise descriptions. It would be hard to find a more useful field guide that covers all the major groups of plants and animals in the southern African region.

Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field, most of whom have published major works in their own right. Each group is colour-coded for easy reference:

• Lower invertebrates
• Spiders and other arachnids
• Insects
• Freshwater fishes
• Frogs
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Mammals
• Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi
• Wild flowers
• Trees

This is the ideal companion for all who venture outdoors - visitors to game parks, hikers, holiday-makers, birders, game viewers and gardeners.

About the author:

Vincent Carruthers is a well-known environmentalist and author. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious Stevenson-Hamilton Medal by the Zoological Society of southern Africa for his contribution as an amateur zoologist.

He co-authored South African Frogs - A complete Guide and was compiling editor of the highly successful The Wildlife of Southern Africa.

He is a Director of the North West Parks and Tourism Board, Delta Environmental Centre and the Sustainable Tourism Research Institute. He is a past Executive Director of the Wildlife and Environment Society and Chairman of BirdLife South Africa.

Africa Wallpapers 6

I've got some more beautiful Wallpapers for you. Hope you like them.
Whats your favourite?

1600x1200 African Elephants at Masaai Mara Parc in Kenya

16000x1200 Sunset in Botswana

2000x1333 Giraffes grazing in the Savannah of Kenya

1600x1200 Jumping contest in Kenya

1920x1200 Zebras in Namibia

1920x1200 Elephant in the Okavango Delta, Botwswana

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South African troops fight back as poachers kill hundreds of rhino

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA—They used to rely on snares, poison and shotguns to kill rhinos for their horns. Now international crime syndicates are arming poachers with night-vision goggles and AK-47 assault rifles as the price for rhino horn surpasses gold.

When the crackle of gunfire signals the death of yet another rhino, radios squawk to life here in South Africa’s flagship Kruger National Park and soldiers ready for pre-dawn patrols.

“They’ve become very aggressive,” Ken Maggs, head of the South African government environmental crime investigation unit, said of the poachers.

“They leave notes for us written in the sand, warnings. That indicates it is an escalating issue . . . They are coming in prepared to fight.”

The government of South Africa, home to 90 per cent of the rhinos left on the continent, is fighting back. Since more than 140 troops were deployed in April, the number of rhinos killed in Kruger has dropped from 40 in March and 30 in April to 15 in May and just two in June. Fifteen alleged poachers also have been killed this year, and nine suspects wounded in gunfights.

Still, rhino carcasses with mutilated faces are becoming a common sight in African wildlife parks. The hacked-off horns are destined to be smuggled to China and Vietnam, where traditional medicine practitioners grind them up for sale as alleged cures for everything from fevers to arthritis and cancer.

The horns have become so valuable that thieves this year started stealing rhino exhibits in European museums. The going rate is up to $93,000 Cdn a kilogram, according to the London Metropolitan Police department.

Conservationists have failed to persuade traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and consumers that rhino horn has no medicinal value. Some link the upsurge in rhino poaching to a 2007 Chinese government decision to promote traditional medicine as alternative medicine grows increasingly popular in the West as well. Until then, South Africa was losing about 10 rhinos a year to poachers.

Members of the South African National Defence Force walk through grasslands during a media visit to clandestine positions at the Kruger National Park, July 20, 2011. South Africa's military has deployed troops in the park near its border with Mozambique to cut down on rhino poaching, which kills several hundred of the animals a year, with their horns being sold on the black market for hundreds of thousands of dollars.


Trophy hunting in South Africa is compounding the problem. More than 100 white rhinos were killed under permit here last year. The Department of Environment did not respond to questions about permits issued this year.

So tempting are the rewards that veterinarians and game ranchers — the very people supposedly dedicated to conserving wildlife — have been arrested in recent months for alleged involvement in the rhino horn trade.



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CNN: Kenyan president sets 5 tons of ivory ablaze to push conservation

(CNN) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki set five tons of elephant tusks and ivory carvings ablaze Wednesday in the first national celebration of African Elephant Law Enforcement Day.

The president burned 335 elephant tusks and more than 40,000 ivory carvings, which were seized from smugglers in Singapore, according to a news statement by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

The president burned 335 elephant tusks and more than 40,000 ivory carvings from smugglers in Singapore.


According to the agency, 187 Kenyan elephants were illegally killed in 2010. Kibaki said he wants his country to be at the forefront of wildlife conservation.

"Through the disposal of contraband ivory, we seek to formally demonstrate to the world our determination to eliminate all forms of illegal trade in ivory," Kibaki said.

Hundreds of conservationists traveled to the country to highlight the ongoing fight against wildlife crimes, the statement said. The event marked the culmination of a week of conservation-themed celebrations that included the launch of a new African wildlife monitoring system.

Noah Wekesa, Kenya's minister for forestry and wildlife, said the country is also finalizing a bill that will severely penalize poachers to ensure illegal wildlife trade has no "haven within our region."

In May, Kenyan officials seized 115 pieces of ivory disguised as diplomatic baggage at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Kibaki said countries need to understand the effects illegal trade has on national economies.

"We cannot afford to sit back and allow criminal networks to destroy our common future,'' he said.

Desert Lions

Today I have an other documentary for you, it's about Lions living in the desert in Namibia.
Many years ago, lions thrived in the Namib Desert along the Skeleton Coast, while they are not destroyed people. Six years ago, an independent biologist Flip Stander found their small population, the remainder in the nearby mountains, and began to study them. Eventually their numbers increased, and they began to return to the desert. But to the lions continued to live here, Flip has to convince local residents that these lions are more alive than dead.






hope you like it ;-)

edit: if you like it check out this post Elephants in the Namib desert

Southern Africa by Air - Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta, in Botswana, is the world's largest inland delta. It is formed where the Okavango River empties onto a swamp in an endorheic basin in the Kalahari Desert, where most of the water is lost to evaporation and transpiration instead of draining into the sea. Each year approximately 11 cubic kilometres of water irrigate the 15,000 km² area and some flood-waters drain into Lake Ngami. The Moremi Game Reserve, a National Park, spreads across the eastern side of the delta.

The Okavango is home to a prosperity of wildlife and attracts thousands of visitors a year. There are camps within the delta region that cater to these visitors.

The delta provides a seasonal habitat to numerous different species. Among these are African elephants, the African Buffalo, the Hippopotamus, the Lechwe, the Topi, the Blue Wildebeest, the Giraffe, the Nile crocodile, the Lion, the Cheetah, the Leopard, hyenas, wild dogs, the Greater Kudu, the Sable Antelope, both the Black and the White Rhinoceros, the water monitor, zebras, the Warthog and then chacma baboon. The delta also includes over 400 species of birds, including the African Fish Eagle, the Crested Crane, and the Sacred Ibis.

The Serengeti

The Serengeti is a region of grasslands and woodlands in Mara Region in Tanzania.

It has more than 1.6 million herbivores and thousands of predators. Blue Wildebeests, gazelles, zebras and buffalos are the animals most commonly found in the region.

This area is most famous for the migration that takes place every year, which is considered to be one of the seven tourist travel wonders of the world and was named by the American television show Good Morning America and newspaper USA Today as one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World" in 2006.



Related Post: Wildebeest Migration

Africa Wallpapers 5

It's Wallpaperday again!!!
All Wallpapers are in 1600x1200 resolution

Running Black Feathered Ostrich

Giraffes at Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Hornbill at Krüger Park, South Africa

Sprinboks at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Thirsty Giraffes at Etosha National Park, Namibia

Wildebeests and Sunrise at Masai Mara, Kenya

which one do you like most?

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Film: Saved by the Lioness

“A newborn Wildebeest calf is saved from the jaws of a band of marauding Hyenas by an unlikely rescuer: a Lioness”

Wildebeest run the world’s most dangerous marathon: a million contestants, travelling almost 2,000 miles each year through the Serengeti, in the never-ending search for greener pastures.

Instead of following a million, Saved By The Lioness follows one extraordinary wildebeest calf on the Serengeti plains of Tanzania. Within moments of birth, she is seized by a lioness. Her life seems over before it has begun.

However, what should be the end of the story is just the start. Not knowing that lions are dangerous, her instinct drives the naïve calf to bond with the nearest warm body: the lioness.
Then, miraculously and so rare it has never been filmed before, the lioness bonds in return.

That’s just day one. A year of hazards follows: the epic drama of the Great Migration. Our young wildebeest runs a gauntlet of predators - cheetahs, leopards, hyenas and hostile lions - only to reach a crocodile-infested river that must be crossed.

Saved By The Lioness is a story of a mother’s bond, a species’ endurance and one extraordinary calf’s breathtaking survival.

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50 Posts - Oryx

Hey my Friends!!!

This is my 50th Post on BigOryx, I think I should tell you a little bit about the Oryx now:

Oryx is one of four large antelope species of the genus Oryx. Three of the species are native to arid parts of Africa, with a fourth native to the Arabian Peninsula. Their pelage is pale with contrasing dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is the Scimitar Oryx, which lacks dark markings on the legs, only has faint dark markings on the head, has an ochre neck, and horns that are clearly decurved.

The Arabian Oryx was only saved from extinction through a captive breeding program and reintroduction to the wild. The Scimitar Oryx, which is now listed as Extinct in the Wild, also relies on a captive breeding program for its survival, Small populations of several oryx species, such as the Scimitar Oryx, exist in Texas and New Mexico (USA) in wild game ranches. Gemsboks were released at the White Sands Missile Range and have become an invasive species of concern at the adjacent White Sands National Monument.

The Crazy Honey Badger

The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel, is species of mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species, instead bearing more anatomical similarities to weasels. It is classed as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its extensive range and general environmental adaptations. It is a primarily carnivorous species, and has few natural predators due to its thick skin and ferocious defensive abilities.

Honey badgers often become serious poultry predators. Because of their strength and persistence, they are difficult to deter. They are known to rip thick planks from hen-houses or burrow underneath stone foundations. Surplus killing is common during these events, with one incident resulting in the death of 17 Muscovy ducks and 36 pullets.

Because of the toughness and looseness of their skin, honey badgers are very difficult to kill with dogs. Their skin is hard to penetrate, and its looseness allows them to twist and turn on their attackers when held. The only safe grip on a honey badger is on the back of the neck. The skin is also tough enough to resist several machete blows. The only sure way of killing them quickly is through a blow to the skull with a club or a shot to the head with a powerful rifle, as their skin is almost impervious to arrows and spears.

Check out this video, it shows how badass the Honey Badger is:

Crazy Commercial

Check out this crazy Vivident Blast commercial with an unexpected turn.

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More Wallpapers today!!!


2000x1333: Crowned crane in Masai Mara, kenya

2000x1333: African Elephants

2000x1333: Elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

2000x1333: Lions in Masai Mara, Kenya

1600x1068: Young Elephant with mother

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Aerial Photograph from South Sudan

I found those amazing aerial photographs of wild animals in South Sudan.

Tiang herd in the South of the Boma National Parc:

Elefant Herd in the marshland:

White-Eared Kop herd in Kangen river, Boma National Parc:

Ostrich herd in the savannah of Loeli National Parc:

Lioness vs Cheetah - Big Cat Diary - BBC

A new video from BBC Earth:

Life has been a constant battle for Honey the cheetah mum to keep her cubs away from danger, expecially from lions. So when Honey family are confronted by their nemesis face-to-face, how will Honey react? Another dramatic clip from the Big Cat Diary team.

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1600x1200: Addax (also known as the screwhorn antelope)

1600x1200: Lion Cup

1600x1200: Cheetah

1024x768: Roaring Lion

1600x1200:Elephant

1920x1080: Scattered Acacia Trees in Kenya

Google Earth used to identify marine animal behavior

From the all-seeing eye of Google Earth, one can spy the tip of Mount Everest, traffic on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, and the ruins of Machu Picchu, but who would have guessed everyone's favorite interactive globe would also provide marine biologists a God's-eye view of fish behavior? Well, a new study in the just-launched Scientific Reports has discovered visible evidence on Google Earth of the interactions between marine predators and prey in the Great Barrier Reef.

Grazing halos are clearly seen surrounding coral patch reefs in the Red Sea. Image downloaded from Google Earth Pro 7 June 2011. Image date 19 Dec. 2010. Image copyright 2011 GeoEye

"Freely-available satellite imagery of the entire Earth’s surface via Google Earth allows examination of landscape features in even the most remote areas, including difficult-to-access habitats within them," the paper's authors write, adding that, "here we demonstrate […] it is possible to remotely observe the landscape-scale footprint of behavioral interactions between predators and prey on shallow coral reefs."

Studying the satellite imagery of lagoons around remote and protected Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef, researchers found that they could easily identify a phenomenon known as 'grazing halos'. Scientists believe these 'grazing halos' are created by hungry herbivorous fish and sea urchins who pick a region clean of seaweed, revealing the substrate beneath. Seeking protection from predators in a reef, these herbivores venture out to feed only so far, creating a halo-shape around their refuge. Therefore, these areas are the result of a complex game of cat-and-mouse between marine predators and their cautious prey.

"The collective antipredator behavioral patterns of small herbivores are sufficient to shape the distribution of vegetation on a scale clearly visible from space," the authors state.

After observing the distinct halos on Google Earth, researchers then ventured to Heron Island to examine the evidence on the ground. They found that herbivores grazed outward from patch reefs in a 9 meter radius, leaving the area bare of seaweed but covered in algae. Wariness of predators likely keep the plant-eaters from straying further.

The research adds further evidence of the important role predators have in shaping the world's ecosystems, since such grazing halos likely do not occur in ecosystems where marine predators have been wiped out by fisheries. Other studies have shown an analogous impact between land animals, such as wolves and elk. For example, the presence of wolves restrains elk herds from overgrazing, allowing forests—and biodiversity—to flourish.

The scientists believe their study could be replicated again in both marine and land environments in order to "remotely [monitor] predator-prey interactions through the patterns they generate over the landscape." With such easy-to-access data, researchers could, according to the paper, quickly and cheaply monitor how effectively parks safeguard predator populations.

"The technique could allow remote monitoring of cascading, indirect effects of predator removals (e.g., due to fishing; hunting) and/or reintroduction (e.g., North America’s wolves; India’s cheetahs; African game reserves) anywhere on earth," the scientists conclude.

Africa - Wildlife and Landscape

An other video from BBC Motion Gallery

Book Review: Lion Country

Watching the last series of Lion Country really brought home the threats that are currently facing lions in Africa. The work of ALERT and Antelope Park was fascinating to watch. So when I heard that there is a book poblished I just about the whole work I had to buy it.

The book is written by Chris Weston who is a professional photojournalist and it is the photographs that really drive the book. Lion Country is packed full of information and the latest news about the plight of the big cats but the stars of the book are the photographs. It’s not just the lions that get photographed but a whole range of African wildlife. The images are really stunning and have such great detail. The publishers have done the photographs justice by using high quality glossy paper which lets the high definition shots jump out from the page. From shots of two small cubs playing through to the image of a roaring full grown male lion the pictures alone will make this a must have book for wildlife lovers.

Once I’d flicked through the pages and admired the pictures it was time to settle down and start reading the book. While the book is a companion to the Lion Country TV series and does obviously have a large part of the book committed to Antelope Park it is much more than just a book about the TV series.

The first half of the book takes an in-depth look into lions. The book describes the historical range of the lion and how that range has shrunk over the last 100 years or so. There’s a list of African countries that used to have lions and country after country in the list have the words regionally extinct alongside. It’s a sobering sight to see.

The book also describes some of the more recent loses of lions. Over the last 20 years it’s estimated that a third of lions have been lost. The book highlighted just how out of touch I am with regards to African wildlife. The picture today really is very different to the picture then. This is a book that will bring you up to date with what is happening to these majestic big cats – and it’s a worrying situation.

The first half of the book also takes a look at the life cycle of lions, their behaviour and their physiology. By the time I had completed reading this first section I knew lions very well. I had a good understanding of their role in the ecosystem and how they related to both their prey species but also other top predators on the African plains. I also understood the relationships of lions within a pride.

This first section of the book was essential reading. It provided me with an understanding of what any captive bred lion programme had to try and replicate if they were to return lions successfully back to the wild. So once I’d become a ‘lion expert’ I could move on to the second half of the book which described the work of ALERT and Antelope Park.

This section of the book began with a detailed history of the African Lion and Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) in 2005. It described the reasons for the establishment of the trust and the people behind it. The trust was not established just to bred and release lions but also tackle a whole range of issues including conflict mitigation measures when man and lion clash.

The book outlines the four stage programme that ALERT developed to help overcome the problems that had arisen during previous attempts to release predators into the wild. This four stage programme to ween captive bred lions off human dependence and give them an instinct for living and hunting in the wild is what makes the Antelope Park project so exciting.

The book introduces the main people of the project and describes some of the techniques that they use when working with the new born cubs. There’s also a diary of the days leading up to the first release of lions. You also get to know the individual lions of the TV series a little better. There’s a picture and profile of each of the lions in the pride of Antelope Park and also another section giving a profile of the lions in the release pride. So if you want to know the character of Kwali or Milo or Swahili this book will give you the low down on them.

One thing I would have liked to have read a bit more of is the land reform situation in Zimbabwe. The book did touch on it briefly in relation to an attempt to seize parts of the park but there wasn’t a lot of details about the current reform situation. On a plus side though the reference it did make did include details about the history of the land seizures by white farmers in the 1930′s and the refusal of white farmers to voluntarily sell land back to native tribes during the 1980′s and 1990′s which led to the forced land reforms and seizures.

Overall I found this to be a highly entertaining and informative book with – I’ll say it again – stunning photographs.

You can purchase the book Lion Country direct from the publishers and every book sold will see a portion of the profits go to supporting the charity Animals on the Edge.

BBC Motion Gallery: Africa HD

Watch the BBC Motion Gallery: Africa HD. Amazing shots, great natur in HD.

African Wallpapers 2

I've got some more beautiful Wallpapers for you. Hope you like them.
Whats your favourite?

875x546: Hippos

875x546: Baboons

875x546: hungry Lion

1600x1200:Victoriafalls Bridge

1900x1200: wildebeest herd

1900x1200: Buffalo

Africa Wallpapers

Some of you asked for Wallpapers, so i got you some in different size:

1920x1080: Elefant at Okaukuejo Waterhole in Etosha

1600x1200: Dawn Namib Desert

990x742(you can edit it): Elephants in Etosha National Park

1600x1200: Green Namib Desert

1024x768: Tree in Desert