Rhino calf and mother...it is beyond me that some would kill these magnificent creatures for a piece of keratin that is rhino horn. Used by Yemini men as dagger handles and Eastern cultures as a supposed remedy for all sorts of ailments and an aphrodisiac these remarkable animals are under such an extreme threat that it is likely they will be extinct in the wild in our lifetime!
Eric http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Kenya-Namibia-SAfrica2006/i-rpHgqjK/0/X2/JO4H8694-Editwhiterhinoandcalf-X2.jpg
Truly a very beautiful capture.
Very harsh and sad reality regarding their future. As long as there is money to be made, man will do just about anything. Very sad.
Great image in some GREAT light. Where were you in AFRICA?
I saw a mother and baby in Tanzania in the Crater. The only problem there is that you have such a short window of good light. The sun is straight above you very quickly after sunrise.
I am going to botswana in Sept and am told the "Golden hour" is a bit longer being further below the equator.
Ill attach my image so you can see how harsh the light was. Your image and the light is so much better. Was it an overcast day when you took your image?
A wonderful image, Eric.
I spent two weeks on safari in Kenya that included four national parks- and saw NO rhinoceroses.
The only time I saw one was within sight of the city of Nairobi, and it was a mile away.
So please share with us more of your excellent pics of these great beasts.
Charlie
Rob Tillyer wrote:
Beautiful photo Eric and such a sad message.
Rob
Thanks Rob...reading the stats of the numbers of rhinos killed each year is incredible...and unfortunately the governments of the countries involved are complicit.
Eric
birdied wrote:
Truly a very beautiful capture.
Very harsh and sad reality regarding their future. As long as there is money to be made, man will do just about anything. Very sad.
Birdie
Thanks so much Roberta. I sometimes try to put myself in the proverbial shoes of someone with nothing who knows that by poaching can feed his family for a year...I honestly don't know what I would do if that was my only choice....but fortunately I do not have to make those types of decisions.
Eric
Shasoc wrote:
Beautiful image, Eric. Let's jut hope that our future generations will still be able to take pictures of these magnificent creatures.
Socrate
Socrate, thanks for the kind words and I too am hopeful that these magnificent creatures don't go the way of some of their relatives in Indochina.
Eric
