Tag Archives: The Wilds

Photo Safari at The Wilds – American Bison

Posted on October 22, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

Bison, buffalo…the name is disputed by some.  Our tour guide informed us that when Europeans came to this country and saw these massive herds they called them buffalo after the only other types they had seen before.  They were nearly … Continue reading →

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Photo Safari at The Wilds – Przewalski’s Horse

Posted on October 20, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

I first learned about this wild horse while studying the evolution of the equine species in a college biology class; I never thought I’d see let alone be this close to a real one.  The Prezewalski or Dzungarian horse is  … Continue reading →

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Photo Safari at The Wilds – The Dhole Dog

Posted on October 19, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

The Dhole is a canid native to Central, South and Southeast Asia.  Other English names for the species include Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red dog, and mountain wolf. Wikipedia These beautiful dogs are on the endangered … Continue reading →

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The Cheetah

Posted on October 18, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

The cheetah’s and the African painted dogs are two of the carnivores at The Wilds but there is one more that I will share with you tomorrow.

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Photo Safari at The Wilds – The Persian Onager

Posted on October 17, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

The Persian onager, also called the Persian wild ass or Persian zebra, is a subspecies of onager native to Iran.  Their numbers in the wild were once in the thousands now it is around 600.  They are listed as endangered.

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Monochrome Monday at The Wilds

Posted on October 16, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

With Persian Onagers.  More about them tomorrow.

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Photo Safari at The Wilds – Sichuan Takin

Posted on October 15, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

The takin, also called cattle chamois or gnu goat, is a goat-antelope found in the eastern Himalayas. The four subspecies are: B. t. taxicolor, the Mishmi takin; B. t. bedfordi, the Shaanxi takin or golden takin; B. t. Wikipedia Whatever … Continue reading →

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What can happen on a photo safari with the African Painted Dog

Posted on October 13, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

What do I mean by what can happen on a photo safari?  Well, many things great and frustrating.  The day you go on safari the weather could be terrible (very hot or very wet) or in the case of my … Continue reading →

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Where the deer and the antelope stay

Posted on October 11, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

Common Eland Elands are the second largest species of antelope behind their relatives the giant elands.  Both have those spectacular spiral horns.   Pere David’s Deer This is a semi-aquatic species that prefers marshlands and is native to the sub … Continue reading →

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Photo Safari – The Ostrich

Posted on October 10, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

These ostriches were some characters.  Did you know what their eyes are bigger than their brains?  And of all the animals that came close to our bus, these big birds were the only ones who got right up to and … Continue reading →

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