Here’s a hippopotamus in the St. Lucia estuary showing off some teeth while some friends look on. Yikes! These characters make a racket, and they are NOT nice creatures. They are responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any other animal. The reason is that they spend nearly all day [...]
This is an African pied kingfisher with his dinner in his mouth. At the time, I didn’t see the fish in the bird’s mouth. It was only when I Photoshopped the picture that I noticed it! These unusual birds have the ability to hover in the air like a hummingbird, and I [...]
During our stay in St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, last January, we took a boat tour of the St. Lucia Estuary. These next few RATPOWs are from that boat ride. This shows two African jacanas, which are water birds (waders) with enormous feet used to walk on top of lilypads.
The place where they rehabilitate the cheetah, they also do the same for lesser cats. This is a caracal lynx, which is a bit bigger than a common house cat (adult caracal are about 40-45 pounds). You can see a couple others in the background. I enjoyed watching them play and groom [...]