Ready for Target Practise? by Meisiekind

Photography • Animals • posted on Oct 29, 2009

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Captured in the Kruger National Park in South Africa! This is a young Waterbuck bull. In Afrikaans we call it 'Kringgat', which directly translated means Circled-Arse. The reason of course is the target painted on this fellow's backside! Here is some info from the Kruger website: This is a large, robust antelope. Bulls have a shoulder height of 1.4 metres and can weigh up to 260 Kg.. Cows are smaller than bulls. Waterbucks have a brownish–grey shaggy coat. The eyes and nose are patched with white, and there is a white collar under the throat. The rump has a characteristic white ring. The large rounded ears are a prominent feature. Only the bulls have long, forward curved horns. Both sexes emit a, not unpleasant, musky smell which normally lingers at resting sites. Thank you for popping in and for your very valued comments and favs on my "Klipspringer" upload of yesterday! Stay well! Hugs, Carin xx

Comments (43)

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auntietk

10:28PM | Thu, 29 October 2009

They certainly do seem to pose for you, Dierbaar! I would talk to them and ask them to turn their heads to face me, but I would probably just get loads of pictures of them laughing at my horrible accent! :P

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wysiwig

11:42PM | Thu, 29 October 2009

What a magnificent animal. You have captured it so well. I think I know the secret to your success. Carin is a Kringgat Whisperer.

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Meisiekind

2:26AM | Fri, 30 October 2009

LMAO @ wysiwig... kringgat Whisperer... Hehehehe...... I like that! :))

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beachzz

10:42AM | Fri, 30 October 2009

What a gorgeous animal he is, you caught him so beautifully!!

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UOja

3:23PM | Fri, 30 October 2009

Excellent capture!

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orig_buggy

6:14PM | Fri, 30 October 2009

the different horns really amaze me ...wouldn't want to tangle with him

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emmecielle

8:40AM | Sun, 01 November 2009

Wonderful capture! :)

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Alex_Antonov

10:29AM | Sun, 01 November 2009

Very nice!

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mommavelvet9999

10:44AM | Tue, 03 November 2009

haha! I never noticed the bulls-eye on his bottom till I started reading. At first, oh, never mind. Its hunting season here right now-sorry:( But this is a very wonderful capture!

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