#wildlife: africa

[snototter]

A Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) covered in pondweeds in Chobe National Park, Botswana

by flowcomm

#nile crocodile #crocodilians #reptiles #Crocodylus niloticus #crocodylus #Crocodylidae #crocodilia #reptilia #chordata #wildlife: botswana #wildlife: africa

[lost-lycaon]

Secretary birds are effective hunters, patrolling the savanna and grasslands for lizards, snakes, rodents. When it finds a target, it kills with a stomp.

#south africa #africa #nature video #wildlife videos #wildlife: africa #naturecore #kruger national park #african birds

[ecoamerica]

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[nox-the-tooth-fairy]

Just founded out this cute little website ✨

I love pangolins so much and will draw them soon together with some info abt them but before I do you can do this lil course and become certified Pangolin Guardian 💕🌱

#pangolin #wildlife: africa #wildlife #wildlife trade #exotic pet trade #mammalia

[pangeen]

“ Towards the Sun “ // Solly Levi

#Okavango Delta #Botswana #Africa #nature #landscape #estuary #wildlife #elephants #Sunrise #savannah #aesthetics #wanderlust #explore #follow #discover

[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

“Mommy and I” ~ Africa | Mother lion with her cubs. 

Samburu National Park, Kenya

Photography Credit:  stusik_i_sharik, on LiveJournal

#lions #cubs #safari #Africa #wildlife #nature #nature photography #animals #wild animals #cats #big cats

[maureen2musings]

At dawn in Africa

shaazjung

#big cats #africa #wildlife #ethical wildlife photography #wild and free #curators on tumblr

[jadeseadragon]

@nature_africa

"Against all odds this unusual coalition of male cheetahs crossed the turbulent Talek river after incessant rains in Masai Mara.

© Buddhilini de Soyza/TNC Photo Contest 2021 @captures_by_buddhilini

#cheetahs #masai mara #talek river #wildlife #kenya #africa

[expressions-of-nature]

Gentle Savannah by Elena Malysheva

#giraffe #landscape #nature #animals #wildlife #savannah #africa #sunrise #curators on tumblr #uploads

[sushihtzu]

Sunset is my favorite color 🌄

Peaceful night Africa

📷 Sabine Stols Photography

#wildboo #photography #wildgeography #wildlife #wild photography #sunset #africa #elephants

[beauty-funny-trippy]

#cheetah #nature #wildlife #photography #Africa #animals #landscape #landscapes #big cats #cat #cats #wild animals #funny #lol #beauty-funny-trippy #cheetahs #wildlife photography #aesthetic #travel #vacation #tiktok

[snototter]

A male common agama (Agama agama) basking on a rock in Cameroon, Africa

by Bernard Dupont

#common agama #agamas #lizards #reptiles #agama agama #agama #agamidae #squamata #reptilia #chordata #wildlife: africa #wildlife: cameroon

[ecoamerica]

Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

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[lost-lycaon]

Heavy traffic in the Kruger.

#south africa #africa #wildlife photography #kruger national park #african wildlife #wildlife: africa #wildlife videos #nature video #nature film #cape buffalo

[travelbinge]

By The_Wanderinglens

Kapama, South Africa

#curators on tumblr #elephants #africa #travel #nature #elephant #animals #wildlife #pink #sunrise #south africa #kampana #southern africa #the wanderinglens

[reality-detective]

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#wild animals #wildlife #nature #rhino #africa

[travelthisworld]

Solitaire, Khomas, Namibia | by op23

#Travel #Travel Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Landscape #Khomas #Namibia #Africa #Southwest Africa #Field #Vertical #Animals #Fog

[blogforfauna]

Parahyaena brunnea

Mostly due to habitat loss, brown hyenas are the rarest of the hyena species, with 4-10 thousand individuals in the wild. There are 30-50 thousand wild spotted hyenas, for comparison.

Brown hyenas are also known as strandwolves, which means "beach wolves" in Afrikaans, a language spoken primarily in South Africa. This name was given to them because brown hyenas in coastal areas spend a lot of time walking down beaches in search of food, and maybe to unwind after a long day. Some of the largest brown hyena populations are found in these coastal areas of Southern Africa, but there are also large populations in the Kalahari desert.

Although the name strandwolf suggests it, brown hyenas are not closely related to wolves or other canines. They can resemble canines, but hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs. Their closest relatives are mongooses and civets. The photo below shows an African civet.

Brown hyenas are generally smaller than striped and spotted hyenas, but they can still get pretty big, weighing up to 90 pounds (40.8 kg). This size and their powerful jaws make them seem like formidable predators, but they're pretty bad hunters. They mostly scavenge for food or steal it from more capable hunters like cheetahs, leopards, and jackals. Since they can digest bones, hooves, horns, hair, and skin, they can basically eat every scrap food they find. Brown hyenas often live in groups, but this scavenging is done on their own.

Their clans are much smaller than those of spotted hyenas, and the structure is more similar to a wolf pack; most hyenas in the group are the offspring of the dominant hyenas. Brown hyenas are very social and form close bonds with other hyenas.

I rate the brown hyena 17/10. I like them. They seem a little bit lazy with their poor hunting skills and walks down the beach

Photo credits:

(1) Christophe Jobic (2) Mario Nonaka (3) Yarin Klien (4) Thilo Beck (5) Johan Swanepoel (6) Joel Sartore

#brown hyena #brown hyenas #hyena #hyenas #animals #biology #nature #science #wildlife #zoology #animal #wild #african animals #hyaena #south africa #Africa