March 17, 2017
Lioness, Baby African Elephant, and Leopard Tortoise Mating in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

Jan and I spent three nights in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. It's a great place to see and photograph elephants, and it's also been good for cats too.

Our first full day started off with a pair of Lioness (Panthera leo) trying to take down a Cape Buffalo in a small herd. They were unsuccessful, but the hunt occurred close to the road in wonderful diffuse light.

I've never seen so many young baby African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the park as I did on this visit. This is one of a dozen or so about this age, and I just love it when they run with joy with their ears out.

The most unusual sighting was this Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis) male trying to mate with a female. It might properly be called sexual assault of a minor because she was quite a bit younger than he was and didn't seem very interested in his advances.