i r.cadillac: Africa. The Best Place Ever.

Africa is the birth place of everything brutal, awesome and alive. It is a place where the strongest survive and the weak die out in the piercing sun.

But underneath all the harshness there lies an infinite amount of beauty and life.

I just spent a weekend there with the family and got to witness this beauty in its truest form. We saw things people would kill to see. Herds of buffalo, elephant, a lion feasting on a buffalo and even a leopard. When you see a leopard you know you've done good because they are rare finds.

We spotted this big dog as we arrived

Lions are by far my favourite animals around. They house so much power and are wise beyond my comprehension. We saw this dude snacking on some prime buffalo before he disappeared into the bush, only to pop out at a water hole about half a kilometre away.

As we were leaving the park we saw a little bit of a traffic jam ahead. When we arrived people were pointing frantically, searching with binoculars and trying to take pictures. We looked around and saw nothing. Finally something moved. It was a beast of a leopard. A cat built of pure muscle with a coat that made you want to hug it, even though he'd probably eat your face off.
He came out into an open patch and looked as if he was posing for all the cameras. He then ran up a tree to check out the area before quickly jumping out of the tree and disappearing into the thick bush. What an awesome sight!

Checking out the hood

Perfect coat

Here are some other pics of cool animals.

Fish Eagle

A big tusker and calf carrying an elephant bone

Apparently the Elephant Graveyard in The Lion King is based on a real thing. It is said that when an elephant dies, it's heard will often visit the place of death to mourn. They also collect the deceased's bones and leave them in a certain area, an elephant grave yard.