Zerba & Giraffe Portrait

[Tobie]

On one of my guided drives a guide told us that some of our visitors from the USA & UK are more impressed by seeing zebras and giraffes than by seeing the Big-5. Well, this is for you guys…

[Patrick]

Love these tobie i especially like the zebra photo i have always been drawn to them , i even have a fairly large canvas with a pair drinking at a water hole on my wall.

Thanks for sharing mate 🙂

[Tobie]

Thanks Patrick. Yea the zebras make nice portraits – probably because of the symmetric lines in their faces.

[Anne Hornsby]

Well, I guess I fall inbetween:  elephant is higher on my viewing list than zebra and giraffe, but these 2 images are more fascinating to me than the cape buffalo or black rhino, and leopard more than lion……

Great capture of the giraffe tongue, Tobie.     I guess this is a male because the knobs are bald.   Don’t females have some tufts of hair on their knobs?

[Tobie]

I think we are kind of spoiled here in SA Anne – Ele’s are so common that we do not give them the appreciation they deserve. I hardly ever take shots of them. Leopards are certainly more appreciated than lions, due to their scarcity.

You are quite right about male / female giraffes. The males’ knobs are believed to be bald because of their usage in fights.

[3pco]

I really like the zebra, the way the branches rear left echo the stripes.

[Tobie]

Thanks mate.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Beautiful images Tobie. Love them 🙂

[Tobie]

Thanks Dahlia!

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