The Bond Between Father and Son

In all the places I visited in India it was fascinating to see the strong nurturing role fathers had with their children (both boys and girls). So many times I saw fathers playing with their kids on the streets, or, like in this photo, fathers teaching their trade to their sons.

World Elephant Day

The elephant has to be one of my favourite animals!

While they can get defensive if you invade their personal space, they are some of the most placid and beautiful natured creatures.

I remember once camping of the banks of the Kariba and in the middle of the night a large male elephant decided to eat from the tree that our tents where pitched under.

We were all terrified of this massive creature ripping off huge branches. But the irony was that the elephant could not have been less worried, and didn't show an ounce of aggression.

It is for this reason and many other great memories that I remember these wonderful creatures on World Elephant Day.

Innocence of Youth

Watching baby animals in the wild is a small pleasure in life. I love how even with all the dangers and unpredictability of the world they live in they seem so innocent and oblivious.

This young cub was pestering his mother to play with him. He would claw at her as she was dosing off. He continued at this until she eventually conceded and started playing back.

Lion cub playing with mother

The Entrancing Zebra

There's something mesmerising about the patterns and stripes of a zebra. Kinda makes you want to stare endlessly at it. I only recently learned this, but a zebras stripes are used as a kind of camouflage that confuses predators at long distances. These colours also help them keep their core temperatures down in the blistering heat. A bit like a hybrid eco/defensive horse. Pretty cool!!!

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Zebra Portrait

The Lonely Hyena Cub

This is a baby hyena, not normally an animal known for its cuteness. But this little guy just makes your heart melt. We found him alone on the side of the road, driving back to our camp in the Kruger National Park. Either it was his time to leave his mother and fend for himself, or he had somehow lost his family. Whichever case it may have been, he looked so sad, with his head resting on his paw. It was very hard not to put him in the car with us and take him home.

Hyena Cub

Emerging From The Shadows

I find the rhino to be one of the most prehistoric looking creatures alive, and every time I see one I feel I've slipped back in time a few millennia. But for something that looks like it was designed to be a weapon, it is amazing how placid these creatures actually are. It's no wonder they are on the brink of extinction.

Rhino