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This image was taken in the Kingdom of Swaziland way back in November last year.
This Blue Wildebeest (I am yet to see blue in them...)got the hair on his tail stuck in the acacia thorn tree! When we entered this small game reserve he was standing there and only when we left and saw him in the same spot again did we realize his dilemma! Now you must know one thing - these animals are as dumb as they look... They really, really are not the brightest lights in the harbour!!! Hopefully by now he plucked up the courage to loose a few strand of hair!!! LOL...
Thank you for stopping by and for your valued comments and favs on my Tall One of yesterday!
Stay well!
Hugs, Carin xx
Comments (42)
MrsRatbag
Poor thing! And of course if you tried to help him he could hurt you; maybe it you tried approaching he'd get scared and run away, thereby solving his problem? At any rate, he's a strange and beautiful creature, great shot!
durleybeachbum
How funny that he's not bright enough to work out a solution!
brycek
Wonderful capture!!
DAVER2112
Superb capture as always. :)
flora-crassella
it does not look very friendly... wonderful picture!!!!
beachzz
LOL, gotta love this poor guy!!
rockstrider
And he's looking straight at you! Excellent capture and composition Carin!
jendellas
Oh poor boy, hope he wasn't easy prey, bet he soon found out how to get free if he saw a lion. Great pic.
RayDekker
Oh my Goodness! Poor little wildebeest. He's probably still walking around in circles eating the grass he can, and trying to understand why he's stuck! lol! Good capture!
meowserific
poor thing. but what a great shot.
cfulton
Most proberbly thought that it was a partner who was holding on ... Well done, Carin, great story! Cheers, Clive
helanker
Haha! What a dumb beast, but it is rather beautiful and I like the shot :-)))
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture!!
Hendesse
Looks dangerous somehow. Excellent shot and great story.
emmecielle
Fantastic shot! :)
MrsLubner
He is totally adorable! I am so glad I don't live there because I'd be attempting rescues on such dangerous beasts as this and then taking them home with me. :-) He really does have a fabulous face. I bet he uses those horns well. I hear they are rather unpredictable.
kgb224
Poor animal.I hope he freed himself by now.Outstanding capture Carin.
babuci
Another good picture from the park. Love the backdropp a lot. Great landscape.
THROBBE
Very nice shot and beautiful terrain!
sandra46
EXCELLENT CAPTURE!
Sabel
fantastic capture!
rocserum
wonderful animal capture! RS
goodoleboy
Excellent image of the handsome beast, caught in somewhat of a dilemma, Carin. As I was reading your narrative I was wondering if you had entertained thoughts of playing the well-intended good Samaritan by going up to free its tail from the branch, ala removing a thorn from the paw of a lion. Despite its low mental capacity, you could have made a friend for life.
Hubba1
I so often see thing on here I never saw before, Awesome shot :)
Chipka
I know some human-type creatures with as much brain power; unfortunately, they're not as intriguing as wildebeasts. Of course he could be an exceptionally vain fellow as well, reluctant to solve his dilema simply because he'd been growing and grooming that tail hair for months, and just as it started coming out right...boom...a pesky tree gets in the way of it! All of that aside though, I love the visual texture of this image. Its so rich and "bumpy" in that way that I really like. You got clouds, you got grass, you got a dumb mammal with his tail stuck, and a smart tree hoping the dumb mammal doesn't pee on it, and it all works together perfectly...the textures and implied textures are great, and they're all wonderfully defined, picked out, and presented. Fantastic work.
Faemike55
Fantastic photo and wonderful story about him!
auntietk
Wonderful capture! I'm glad you took advantage of his momentary situation to get this great head-on portrait! Hy laat my dink aan iemand wat ek werk met ... Ek sal jou later! LOL!
junge1
Great shot and great comment Carin. He might still be there. When you talk about a dumb animal, wildebeest always come to mind!
danapommet
Sad tale for sure. Awesome capture Carin. Nasty horns. Dana
wysiwig
Over heree they are also known as Gnus (news). These animals always got the most sympathy from the group I was with in Kenya. They really are dumb though, dinner on the hoof for the lions. Exceptional picture.