Bill Nuttall
10-16-2016, 10:18 AM
Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) - now this guy was a bit of a "star" on a Game Reserve that we stayed on in the Little Karoo in S Africa in March
A Captive shot as I think that these animal were introduced into the Game Reserve
he was free to come and go and was part of maybe half a dozen Springboks that were near the Lake facing the accommodation area ...... this guy was named "Bokie" and up to a point was quite tame, the others weren't at all ..... if you approached him he would put his head down and "rut" against your leg .... he was a strong chap ........ but he had a weakness "apples" - so as long as you had one your were his friend.
It looks as if his horns had been trimmed???? ...... so maybe he was reared by humans early on???
165474
40% crop
HH - D750 + 300mm f4 PF
ISO 1250 - f8 - 1/640th
LR
I'm OK with him not looking at the camera
I could remove the fly from his noise
A Captive shot as I think that these animal were introduced into the Game Reserve
he was free to come and go and was part of maybe half a dozen Springboks that were near the Lake facing the accommodation area ...... this guy was named "Bokie" and up to a point was quite tame, the others weren't at all ..... if you approached him he would put his head down and "rut" against your leg .... he was a strong chap ........ but he had a weakness "apples" - so as long as you had one your were his friend.
It looks as if his horns had been trimmed???? ...... so maybe he was reared by humans early on???
165474
40% crop
HH - D750 + 300mm f4 PF
ISO 1250 - f8 - 1/640th
LR
I'm OK with him not looking at the camera
I could remove the fly from his noise