Posts Tagged ‘wildlife photographer’

Land of Dragons. Flores Islands

Land of Dragons. Flores Islands

What made these dragons so big? The dragons are a perfect example of what biologists call ‘island gigantism’. Cold blooded reptiles if geographically isolated for a long time have a tendency to grow larger, while big mammals have a tendency to grow smaller, a tendency the scientists call ‘island dwarfism’.


Lewa Wildlife Conservancy : Reviving Africa’s Rhinos

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy : Reviving Africa's Rhinos

In Lewa, the rhinos are well looked after, in the happy marriage of private enterprise and community involvement. Whether it’s India or Africa, the engagement of locals is intrinsic to combat poaching.


The Lions of Gir, Gujarat.

The Lions of Gir, Gujarat.

If it was not for the lions’ overall good it would be touching to see the locals stand up for their felines.
But the pride for Gir’s lions extends well beyond Gujarat’s borders. The Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) are the pride not only of India but Asia. These lions once roamed all across the Indian sub-continent and the Mediterranean in the West. They were then known as the Persian Lions. It was them and not their African cousins that fought the gory gladiatorial fights in decadent Rome.


Ngorongoro Crater: Africa’s Natural Zoo.

Ngorongoro Crater: Africa's Natural Zoo.

One of the lessons from my African safari was – choose your safari jeep well. If the vehicle breaks down, it can put paid to all your plans and joy can quickly turn to irritation. I was now sharing the rundown Landcruiser with an aggressive Brazilian man, a shouting Italian girl , a cursing American guy and one cranky girlfriend.

And we almost never made it to Ngorongoro. They tried to push -start the jeep on the sloping crater road but to no avail. They shoved us down into the crater alright but the jeep was dead.


Lion kill in Serengeti , Africa.

Lion kill in Serengeti , Africa.

Then from the corner of my viewfinder a lioness leapt. The zebra freezed and went back on its haunches before breaking into a run. The lioness gave chase. From our distance it looked the lioness almost had the zebra but there was almost 12 meters between them.