[quote=xoxoxoBruce;551512]For perspective, how big(long) are those thorns? :eek:QUOTE]

The ones I saw wer 2-3 inches long!

Good grief, they would do some serious damage. I can see why they would make a good stockade around your hut and livestock. :mg:

My cousin in J'berg has them next to his driveway and has to check the ground from time to time because they can cause flat tires on his car.

Today I am posting the elephants. They have 2, but they are not used to the vehicles yet so they are kept in a large fenced camp so they can acliamatize to being viewed each day and not get the urge to run off or chase the vehicle as they sometimes do. The female is pregnant but gestation is something like 2 years!

I guess we mammals are all the same. Nothing like a good butt scratching sesssion! Shot #2 is the best I could do on getting a shot of the elephant's Johnson which was hanging down between his legs. the guide explained that elephants are like whales in that they can move their penis in all kinds of directions before inserting it which helps them find the right place to put it since they can't actually see what is going on. They average 24-30 inches in length!
#3 and 4 are off the female who decided to charge us and were taken while we were racing away in reverse. Reminded me of the TRex scene in Jurassic Park.

Let's see... after elephants comes eland. The duth called them eland because that is their word for elk . They are in fact different from elk and probably closer to common cattle. They are the largest of the antelope family. I love the horns which are straight with a slight twist near the base. We found a group of about 15 and there were a few babies.

I love elephant pics, and those are some of the best I have seen in a long time. Awesome.

Impalas are wonderful animals and nothing like the car that bares their name

Mr. Wllie makes an appearance! Boys will be boys and this male rhino and male elephant are no different then human boys when they get a stify for no apparent reason!

Do have any pics of Springbok? The animals, not the atheletes (One of my fav international rugby teams.)

I sent a link to this thread, to an old boss who's retired. He's suffering a severe case of lens envy. :D

... and they have mastered psychokinesis too!

Here are some. We ate a lot of springbok there. Very tasty and tender.

Here's why/how.