Close-up of Nyala Bull at Waterhole
Caption: Close-up of Nyala Bull drinking from waterhole showing the lyre-shaped horns with ivory tips, Mkuzi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Photo: © Scotch Macaskill.
Camera: Olympus C2100 UZ; Aperture: F4; Shutter Speed: 1/650; ISO: 100
Location: Mkuzi Game Reserve, situated in the north of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, was proclaimed a protected area in 1912. The 40,000-hectare reserve is recognised as a major drawcard for bird watchers, with a bird list well in excess of four hundred.
The diversity of habitat that is a feature of Mkuzi accommodates a wide variety of wildlife, including black and white rhinoceros, elephant, giraffe, nyala, blue wildebeest, warthog, eland, hippo, impala, kudu and other smaller antelope.
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