Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe

An information board reads: “Hwange National Park”
An information board reads: “Hwange National Park”.		 There is the fuel station at the entrance to Hwange National Park
There is the fuel station at the entrance to Hwange National Park.		 The gas station is at the entrance to Hwange National Park
The gas station is at the entrance to Hwange National Park.		 An information board reads: “No Unauthorised Traffic Beyond This Point”
An information board reads: “No Unauthorised Traffic Beyond This Point”.
This woman works at the park entrance
This woman works at the park entrance.		 An information board reads: “Hwange National Park - Main Camp, Regulations”
An information board reads: “Hwange National Park - Main Camp, Regulations”.		 A big heap of bundles of straw
A big heap of bundles of straw.		 Two female employees
Two female employees.
ZimParks Tours Game Drive vehicles
ZimParks Tours Game Drive vehicles.		 A road pointer shows directions to Ballaballa, Tshebetshebe and Sibaya
A road pointer shows directions to Ballaballa, Tshebetshebe and Sibaya.		 A waterhole
A waterhole.		 A country road is smooth and easy for any four-wheel drive vehicle
A country road is smooth and easy for any four-wheel drive vehicle.
A troop of baboons
A troop of baboons.		 A pair of baboons
A pair of baboons.		 A baboon
A baboon.		 A blue wildebeest
A blue wildebeest.
The blue wildebeest is a mammal that belongs to the family of antelopes
The blue wildebeest is a mammal that belongs to the family of antelopes.		 Blue wildebeests in this area are not timid and they let tourists approach closely
Blue wildebeests in this area are not timid and they let tourists approach closely.		 We were just few meters away from this group of blue wildebeests
We were just few meters away from this group of blue wildebeests.		 Blue wildebeests live in central, eastern and southern parts of Africa
Blue wildebeests live in central, eastern and southern parts of Africa.
The blue wildebeest is also known as gnu
The blue wildebeest is also known as gnu.		 Blue wildebeests have high reproduction rate
Blue wildebeests have high reproduction rate.		 The blue wildebeest is one of the largest antelopes
The blue wildebeest is one of the largest antelopes.		 Dopi Pan waterhole is located at the following geo coordinates: -18.8486, 26.9277
Dopi Pan waterhole is located at the following geo coordinates: -18.8486, 26.9277.
African elephants take bath at Dopi Pan
African elephants take bath at Dopi Pan.		 A tiny African elephant calf takes bath at Dopi Pan
A tiny African elephant calf takes bath at Dopi Pan.		 A tiny African elephant calf drinks water from Dopi Pan
A tiny African elephant calf drinks water from Dopi Pan.		 Dopi Pan waterhole
Dopi Pan waterhole.
An elephant herd with a tiny calf
An elephant herd with a tiny calf.		 The African elephant is the largest land mammal alive today
The African elephant is the largest land mammal alive today.		 The African elephant scientific name is Loxodonta Africana
The African elephant scientific name is Loxodonta Africana.		 Males of the African elephant can weigh over 13000 pounds (6048 kg)
Males of the African elephant can weigh over 13000 pounds (6048 kg).
A yellow-billed kite flies above Dopi Pan
A yellow-billed kite flies above Dopi Pan.		 Both males and females of the African elephant have tusks that can be up to two meters long (6.5 feet)
Both males and females of the African elephant have tusks that can be up to two meters long (6.5 feet).		 A funny tiny African elephant calf
A funny tiny African elephant calf.		 African elephants are herbivores and eat over three hundred pounds of food daily
African elephants are herbivores and eat over three hundred pounds of food daily.
Males of the African elephant can be up to thirteen feet (4 meters) tall at the shoulder
Males of the African elephant can be up to thirteen feet (4 meters) tall at the shoulder.		 African elephants spend most of their day searching for food such as grass, plants, and bark to eat
African elephants spend most of their day searching for food such as grass, plants, and bark to eat.		 African elephants enjoy being in Dopi Pan waterhole
African elephants enjoy being in Dopi Pan waterhole.		 African elephants drink water from Dopi Pan waterhole
African elephants drink water from Dopi Pan waterhole.
African elephants drink a lot of water
African elephants drink a lot of water.		 A yellow-billed kite is on the bank of Dopi Pan
A yellow-billed kite is on the bank of Dopi Pan.		 African elephants have been known to drink two hundred liters (52.8 gallons) of water at a single time
African elephants have been known to drink two hundred liters (52.8 gallons) of water at a single time.		 African elephants do not have great eyesight but do have a very good sense of hearing and smell
African elephants do not have great eyesight but do have a very good sense of hearing and smell.
African elephants are returning from Dopi Pan waterhole to a forest
African elephants are returning from Dopi Pan waterhole to a forest.		 The biggest threat to the survival of the African elephant is humans
The biggest threat to the survival of the African elephant is humans.		 Poachers hunt African elephants for their ivory tusks, which are extremely valuable
Poachers hunt African elephants for their ivory tusks, which are extremely valuable.		 Very few predators will attack a healthy adult African elephant
Very few predators will attack a healthy adult African elephant.
An African elephant is reflecting in the water
An African elephant is reflecting in the water.		 An African elephant is reflecting in Dopi Pan
An African elephant is reflecting in Dopi Pan.		 African elephants walk away to a woodland near Dopi Pan
African elephants walk away to a woodland near Dopi Pan.		 A southern ground hornbill
A southern ground hornbill.
Southern ground hornbills are hiding in the tall dry grass
Southern ground hornbills are hiding in the tall dry grass.		 A crocodile
A crocodile.		 The black-winged stilt “Himantopus himantopus”
The black-winged stilt “Himantopus himantopus”.		 The crocodile is a reptile
The crocodile is a reptile.
The physical characteristics of crocodiles make them good predators
The physical characteristics of crocodiles make them good predators.		 Crocodiles are fast over short distances
Crocodiles are fast over short distances.		 Two black-winged stilts
Two black-winged stilts.		 Crocodiles have sharp teeth
Crocodiles have sharp teeth.
Like other reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded
Like other reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded.		 Crocodiles can survive for a long time without food
Crocodiles can survive for a long time without food.		 Crocodiles eat a variety of fish, birds and other animals
Crocodiles eat a variety of fish, birds and other animals.		 Some crocodile species can weigh over 1200 kg (2600 lb)
Some crocodile species can weigh over 1200 kg (2600 lb).
The chacma baboon “Papio ursinus”
The chacma baboon “Papio ursinus”.		 A chacma baboon is on a tree
A chacma baboon is on a tree.		 Chacma baboons
Chacma baboons.		 Two chacma baboons
Two chacma baboons.
Baboons and crocodiles dwell together in this place
Baboons and crocodiles dwell together in this place.		 An African buffalo
An African buffalo.		 The African buffalo has large head, broad chest and strong legs
The African buffalo has large head, broad chest and strong legs.		 The African buffalo is four times stronger than ox
The African buffalo is four times stronger than ox.
Body of the African buffalo is covered with hair that can be brownish to black in color
Body of the African buffalo is covered with hair that can be brownish to black in color.		 Horns of the African buffalo are shaped like question marks
Horns of the African buffalo are shaped like question marks.		 The African buffalo is a grazer
The African buffalo is a grazer.		 African buffaloes live in large herds that sometimes include thousand animals
African buffaloes live in large herds that sometimes include thousand animals.
Herds of the African buffalo usually consist of females, their offspring and one or more males
Herds of the African buffalo usually consist of females, their offspring and one or more males.		 Solitary African buffaloes are easy target of lions, which are their natural enemies
Solitary African buffaloes are easy target of lions, which are their natural enemies.		 When faced with predators, African buffalos form a circle around the weak animals, exposing their horns toward the predators
When faced with predators, African buffalos form a circle around the weak animals, exposing their horns toward the predators.		 The African buffalo has poor eyesight and sense of hearing, but their sense of smell is excellent
The African buffalo has poor eyesight and sense of hearing, but their sense of smell is excellent.
An average lifespan of the African buffalo in the wild is 20 years
An average lifespan of the African buffalo in the wild is 20 years.		 Mating season of the African buffalo takes place between March and May
Mating season of the African buffalo takes place between March and May.		 Pregnancy of the African buffalo lasts eleven and half months and ends with one calf
Pregnancy of the African buffalo lasts eleven and half months and ends with one calf.		 Giraffes
Giraffes.
Giraffes walk along a country road
Giraffes walk along a country road.		 Giraffe walks along a road
Giraffe walks along a road.		 At an average height of around 5 m, the giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world
At an average height of around 5 m, the giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world.		 The extreme height allows giraffes to eat leaves and shoots located much higher than other animals can reach
The extreme height allows giraffes to eat leaves and shoots located much higher than other animals can reach.
Spending most of the day eating, a full-grown giraffe consumes over 45 kg (100 lb.) of leaves and twigs a day
Spending most of the day eating, a full-grown giraffe consumes over 45 kg (100 lb.) of leaves and twigs a day.		 When giraffes walk, they move both legs on one side of their body and then both legs on the other side
When giraffes walk, they move both legs on one side of their body and then both legs on the other side.		 Giraffes can reach 55 km/h (35 mph) at full speed but only in brief spurts
Giraffes can reach 55 km/h (35 mph) at full speed but only in brief spurts.		 Giraffes sleep less than two hours a day
Giraffes sleep less than two hours a day.
Female giraffes can become pregnant at 5 years old
Female giraffes can become pregnant at 5 years old.		 Giraffes live up to 25 years in the wild
Giraffes live up to 25 years in the wild.		 A Zimbabwean landscape
A Zimbabwean landscape.		 This is a Zimbabwean tree in the sunset time
This is a Zimbabwean tree in the sunset time.
This is a Zimbabwean lake in the sunset time
This is a Zimbabwean lake in the sunset time.		 This Zimbabwean lake is full of crocodiles
This Zimbabwean lake is full of crocodiles.		 The park is amazing in the evening time
The park is amazing in the evening time.		 Both the park and the lake are unfathomably beautiful
Both the park and the lake are unfathomably beautiful.
This is the lake just few minutes before the sunset
This is the lake just few minutes before the sunset.		 The sunset time
The sunset time.		 Outbuildings at the entrance to the park
Outbuildings at the entrance to the park.		 Different vehicles are at the parking lot
Different vehicles are at the parking lot.