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Wildlife Botswana's wildlife A.J.T. Johnsingh S. Murali Photographs by A.J.T. Johnsingh You have reached your limit for free articles this month. To get full access, please subscribe. Already have an account ? Sign in Show Less Plan What you get? Premium Articles Enjoy reading as many articles as you wish without any limitations. Faster Pages Move smoothly between articles as our pages load instantly. In-depth analysis In-depth analysis of issues and events in India and around the world. Archives Get full access to 22 years old archives. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 1/20 A bird’s-eye view of the magnificent Victoria Falls, which is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photo: Mike Johnsingh 2/20 A young male leopard, glowing in the golden light of the setting sun. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 3/20 One of the two sightings we had of a giraffe with its young. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 4/20 Five cubs playing with a massive lion, maybe their father, at Savuti. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 5/20 A Cape buffalo bull, a formidable but favoured prey of the lion. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 6/20 African wild dogs in the Moremi Game Reserve. The species is one of the four pack-hunting canids of the world. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 7/20 A plains zebra and a group of elephants. Photo: Mike Johnsingh 8/20 Trees debarked and killed by elephants. Their impact on the habitat is enormous. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 9/20 The acacia tree, on which the sociable weaver builds its nest, faces a great threat from elephants. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 10/20 Tsessbe antelopes, which weigh between 125 kg and 140 kg, are suitable prey for the lion. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 11/20 A roan antelope (male), a rare sighting. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 12/20 A greater kudu eating flowers of the Capparis species. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 13/20 The impala, the most graceful of Botswana’s 22 antelope species. Photo: S. Murali 14/20 The steenbok, one of the smallest antelopes in Africa, weighing in at 10 kg. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 15/20 The wildebeest is found throughout the country and is a favoured prey of the lion. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 16/20 The female waterbuck looks like a female sambar except that the latter has no white ring on its rump. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 17/20 An adult African elephant and a black-backed jackal at an artificial waterhole in Savuti. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 18/20 The support staff (from left), Teenage, Baker (driver and guide), GG and Gottyma, the cook. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 19/20 20/20 This article is closed for comments.Please Email the Editor
Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 1/20 A bird’s-eye view of the magnificent Victoria Falls, which is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photo: Mike Johnsingh 2/20 A young male leopard, glowing in the golden light of the setting sun. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 3/20 One of the two sightings we had of a giraffe with its young. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 4/20 Five cubs playing with a massive lion, maybe their father, at Savuti. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 5/20 A Cape buffalo bull, a formidable but favoured prey of the lion. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 6/20 African wild dogs in the Moremi Game Reserve. The species is one of the four pack-hunting canids of the world. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 7/20 A plains zebra and a group of elephants. Photo: Mike Johnsingh 8/20 Trees debarked and killed by elephants. Their impact on the habitat is enormous. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 9/20 The acacia tree, on which the sociable weaver builds its nest, faces a great threat from elephants. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 10/20 Tsessbe antelopes, which weigh between 125 kg and 140 kg, are suitable prey for the lion. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 11/20 A roan antelope (male), a rare sighting. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 12/20 A greater kudu eating flowers of the Capparis species. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 13/20 The impala, the most graceful of Botswana’s 22 antelope species. Photo: S. Murali 14/20 The steenbok, one of the smallest antelopes in Africa, weighing in at 10 kg. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 15/20 The wildebeest is found throughout the country and is a favoured prey of the lion. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 16/20 The female waterbuck looks like a female sambar except that the latter has no white ring on its rump. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 17/20 An adult African elephant and a black-backed jackal at an artificial waterhole in Savuti. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 18/20 The support staff (from left), Teenage, Baker (driver and guide), GG and Gottyma, the cook. Photo: A.J.T. Johnsingh 19/20 20/20
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