South Africans are no strangers to drought and so we can empathise with the extremely dry conditions being experienced in parts of Europe. Some spring rains have arrived here – the hope is always for more! We all need water to survive and so I share some pictures of various creatures taking a much needed drink in the Addo Elephant National Park. The first are vervet monkeys enjoying a drink from puddles in the road:
This elephant was slaking its thirst at the Marion Baree water hole:
The Woodlands water hole is where these zebra gathered for their drink:
On a different occasion a single warthog visited the same water hole:
Ring-necked doves took deep draughts of water at Carol’s Rest water hole:
This was before they were ousted by a red hartebeest:
Something Over Tea 
A lovely series, Anne. I particularly like the zebras against the reddish ground!
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They do show up well against the backdrop of barren earth 🙂
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Water IS life, for sure. Nothing like drought to bring that fact home. Glad to hear you’ve had some welcome rain.
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We appreciate every drop!
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It makes the point that water is a scarce resource and shouldn’t be wasted.
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You are right.
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Your beautiful images prove that Addo’s waterholes are great places to sit and wait for the animals and birds to come to you rather than driving around looking for them. Only problem is deciding which of the many to choose!
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So many visitors nose in and then leave after less than a minute of ‘no action’, missing a lot in their impatience 🙂
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Yes, yes! What a terrific series of pictures. I always seeing the animals that live in your part of the world.
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I enjoy showing them off to you 🙂
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Yay!!!
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Stunning captures.
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Thank you very much, Cindy!
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A fine collection – the elephant picture shows how murky the water is
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There were several elephants here. Usually one of them likes to find the inlet pipe – all the waterholes in the national park are artificial – if the water is being pumped in to get at the freshest water. It tells us how well the guts of wild animals can deal with what we would regard as unpotable water!
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That is exactly what I thought
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Dis is so waar.. ons is baie afhanklik van water. Ek is mal oor die olifant se water-drink aksie foto.
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Baie dankie!
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Lovely photos Anne. I’m itching to get back to those Addo water holes. 🦓🐘
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They will wait for you whilst Addo greens up a little more after some recent rain.
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This is quite a collection of critters enjoying precious water. Amazing they never get ill from the dirty water – the muddy water in the picture with the elephant – of course he might have just had a mud bath.
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Water gets churned up – especially by elephants – which may be why some animals prefer to wait for the sediment to have settled before they drink.
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That makes sense – I noticed some watering holes seemed clearer than others.
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These are amazing pictures!
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I am pleased that you think so.
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Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.
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