Wildlife impressions around the 6th Int‘l Zoo Marketing Conference, Kwalata Game Ranch, South Africa, October 9-12, 2007 Part I - Mammals © Peter Dollinger, WAZA

Jo‘burg (OR Tambo) International Kranskop Naboomspruit Potgietersrus Pietersburg Louis Trichardt Messina Alldays Ellisras Nylstroom Rustenburg Hartebeespoort Pretoria Thabazimbi Kwalata  Rietvlei Nature Reserve – 3‘870 ha  Dinokeng Biosphere Reserve incl. Kwalata, Rust de Winter NR  Nylsvlei Nature Reserve – 4‘000 ha  Sediba Game Farm Lalele Crocodile Farm  Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve – 3‘032 ha  Ben Lanvin Nature Reserve – 2‘500 ha  Mapungubwe National Park – 28‘000 ha  D‘Nyala Nature Reserve – 8‘281 ha  Marakele National Park - 20‘000 ha  Pilanesberg National Park – 55‘000 ha          

Subadult vervet ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) at Mapungubwe NP Subadult baboon ( Papio ursinus ) at Pilanesberg NP Male vervet ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) at Pilanesberg NP Male baboon ( Papio ursinus ) at Pilanesberg NP

Tree squirrel ( Paraxerus cepapi ) at Marakele NP Tree squirrel ( Paraxerus cepapi ) at Marakele NP Rock dassie ( Procavia capensis ) at Marakele NP Rock dassie ( Procavia capensis ) at Marakele NP

Blackbacked jackal ( Canis mesomelas ) at Mapungubwe NP Lion brothers ( Panthera leo ) at Pilanesberg NP Blackbacked jackal ( Canis mesomelas ) at Mapungubwe NP Hippo group ( Hippopotamus amphibius ) grazing near Lake Mankwe, Pilanesberg NP

Elephant males ( Loxodonta africana ) feeding at Mapungubwe NP Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) taking a bath at Mapungubwe NP Young male elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) (mock) charging our vehicle at Mapungubwe NP Herd of elephant females ( Loxodonta africana ) feeding at Pilanesberg NP

White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum ) after mud bath at Mapungubwe NP White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum ) grazing at Marakele NP White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum ) at Pilanesberg NP White rhino cow with calf ( Ceratotherium simum ) at Pilanesberg NP

Common zebra ( Equus quagga antiquorum ) at Marakele NP Common zebra ( Equus quagga antiquorum ) at Mapungubwe NP Common zebra foal ( Equus quagga antiquorum ) at Pilanesberg NP Male girafe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) at Marakele NP

Warthog boar ( Phacochoerus africanus ) at Mapungubwe NP Giraffe group ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) at waterhole, Pilanesberg NP Female giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) at Marakele NP Warthog sow ( Phacochoerus africanus ) at Pilanesberg NP

Nyala females ( Tragelaphus angasii ) near Ellisras Kudu male ( Tragelaphus strepsiceros ) near Marakele NP Nyala male ( Tragelaphus angasii ) at Marakele NP Kudu females ( Tragelaphus strepsiceros ) at Marakele NP

Roan antelope ( Hippotragus equinus ) at Percy Fyfe NR Roan antelope group ( Hippotragus equinus ) at Nylsvlei NR Sable antelope calf ( Hippotragus niger ) at Pilenesberg NP Sable antelope cow ( Hippotragus niger ) at Pilenesberg NP

Tsessebe ( Damaliscus lunatus ) at D’Nyala NR Red hartebeest ( Alcelaphus buselaphus ) at Mapungubwe NP Tsessebe ( Damaliscus lunatus ) at Marakele NP Red hartebeest ( Alcelaphus buselaphus ) at Rietvlei NR

Blue wildebeest herd ( Connochaetes taurinus ) at Mapungubwe NP Blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus ) at Marakele NP Blesbok female ( Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi ) at Rietvlei NR Blesbok herd ( Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi ) at Rietvlei NR

Impala breeding herd ( Aepyceros melampus ) at D’Nyala NR Impala buck ( Aepyceros melampus ) at Mapungubwe NP Impala buck ( Aepyceros melampus ) at Marakele NP Black wildebeeste ( Connochaetes gnou ) at Rietvlei NR

Mountain reedbuck ( Redunca fulvorufula ) at Marakele NP Klipspringer ( O. oreotragus ) at Mapungubwe NP Bushbuck male ( Tragelaphus scriptus ) at Mapungubwe NP Springbok herd ( Antidorcas marsupialis ) at Pilanesberg NP

Male waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ) at Pilanesberg NP Male waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ) at Pilanesberg NP Eland antelopes ( Taurotragus oryx ) at Rietvlei NR Eland antelopes ( Taurotragus oryx ) at Mapungubwe NP