Hilary Bushwise

13/08/2024

Chilling time for the cutest siblings of the jungle. 🐾

27/07/2024

With their distinctive buzz and itchy bites, mosquitoes are one of the most dreaded downsides of warm weather.

As these little flies can transmit a variety of diseases, it's essential to protect yourself against them. Learn more about what you can do to stop mosquitos at https://on.natgeo.com/4fkF0iy
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National Geographic

27/07/2024

By 1200 AD, over 35 Swahili city states had emerged, and spanned the Eastern coast of Africa, from Somalia, to Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, and the islands of Comoros. This area was known to the Arabs as bilad al Zanj, to the Persians as Zanjibar, and the Chinese as Tsengtan, all meaning 'the land of the black people'. The people would be called 'Swahili' from the Arabic word 'Sawahil' meaning 'people of the coasts'. The name would also be used to name the area as the Swahili coast, and the language as Swahili. The Swahili language emerged in around 600 AD, as a trading language, and has thereby borrowed heavily from Persian, Arabic and Hindi in addition to the bantu languages that form the proto swahili language.

26/06/2024

This is how the inside trunk of baobab tree looks like. It has an adaptation for water storage which is the key to its survival in semiarid habitats. Interestingly, Elephants debark the trunk to devour on rich mineralized and nutritious conducting tissues. 🐘

🖼️ 📸 Taken By Hilary Felician at Tarangire National Park.

26/06/2024

Big shout-out to my newest top fans! Agapito Panga

13/06/2024

Liebe Kraft der Natur, Du hast mich mit Stärke und Lebenswillen geschaffen. Erfülle mich mit Licht und Vertrauen, dass ich den richtigen Weg gehe. Schenk mir eine gute Verbindung zu meinem Herzen und zu meiner Intuition. Danke, Natur, dass Du mich so geschaffen hast, wie ich bin. Danke, dass Du immer in mir bist und mich leitest.
Bushwise

12/06/2024

that when new male lions take over a pride they will often kill all the cubs in the pride?
This is to bring the females into heat again so that they can mate with them and thereby start their own bloodline.

INTRICATE COURTSHIP & MATING 'RITUALS' IN LIONS:
Male courtship behaviour usually entails lots of head rubbing with the female, urine spraying, licking his ge****ls and patiently following her. When the lioness is ready and presents, the male will try to grip her neck before mounting. Once he mounts, copulation is generally completed with a few thrusts.
Immediately afterward, the female screams, or snarls, and often twists and hists out at the male, who jumps back growling.” Within a few minutes courtship is resumed.

DURING MATING, FEMALES ARE THE BOSSES. THEY DICTATE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHEN & WHERE😀
Life is not always easy for the King. When a lion receives his mating call to duty, he is required to muster up all the stamina he has to satisfy his lioness. Given a lion pride may have several females, his work is cut out for him. When a lioness is in heat and looking to mate, she calls all the shots.

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wildestaf@savetheelephants @esolympus MagicalKenya

09/06/2024

Atemberaubend Bilder, ein männlicher Strauß.

09/06/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Batlomeo Banga, Shabani Nasibu, Amari Amsiri Abuu Smart, Förd Wízz, Mars Love

07/06/2024

Let love reign! 🦁

03/06/2024

03/06/2024

Hunter of the sky!

03/06/2024

A secretarybird with its unique quill-like plumes on its head!

📸 by Janine Krayer

01/06/2024

King of the Jungle. 🦁

Image captured in the Masai Mara by Pangolin Charl Stols.

01/06/2024

African painted dog, a ferocious predator and a brutal killer.
📸 Taken by Steven James Mkomazi National Park

29/05/2024

A new generation, family time! 😲

29/05/2024

When the tallest animal in the world is trying to hide behind a small bush...
And though it may seem like a coincidence that this giraffe sat right next to this small bush, I am pretty sure it was planned...
The bush is called Orange-Leaf Croton, and it's a natural insect repellent, and animals, especially big cats, like to use it for shade and to repel the bugs.
What do you think?
Taken in Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem, East Africa 🌍

29/05/2024

Catching dinner...
A young Nile crocodile is catching a squeeker fish in the late afternoon.
📸 taken by Charl Stols.

29/05/2024

Wild animals can only truly thrive in the wild. 🌿 🦓
Breeding them in farms and commercial facilities to exploit them for profit has negative impacts on the animals, humans, and the planet.🌍
Together let's take a stand against this exploitation. 🐾🐾🐾

29/05/2024

Bateleur

29/05/2024

African Jacana.

Image captured by Janine Krayer Wildlife Photography

29/05/2024

A mother cheetah 🐆 with her four little beautiful cubs. 🐾

20/03/2024

"When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world."
Nelson Mandela

01/02/2024

Happy Birthday to me. 👑

30/01/2024

30/01/2024