Today’s photos are by reader Ephraim Heller, and come from Tanzania (see his earlier photos from that location here). Ephriam’s links and captions are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
Brief introduction: These photos were taken on safari in Tanzania in April 2025. Most are from the Serengeti National Park with a few from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Today’s photos focus on antelope (hartebeest and wildebeest) and zebra.
Zebras scratching and socializing:
Zebra suckling her youngster:
Zebra baby, fur still wet from birth and wobbling on its legs:
Hartebeest mom watching over sleeping baby. According to the African Wildlife Foundation: “The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope. Their most distinctive characteristics are a steeply sloping back, long legs, and elongated snout. Despite their ungainly appearance, they are as elegant, if not more than, other antelopes. They are one of the most recent and highly evolved ungulates and are far from clumsy. In fact, they are one of the fastest antelopes and most enduring runners — capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h. These qualities gave rise to their name, which means ‘tough ox.’ Their sedentary lifestyle seems to inhibit the mixing of populations and gene flow, and as a result, there are several subspecies of hartebeest.”
Wildebeest beginning their annual migration. This line of animals was miles long and they didn’t stop running during the hour that I observed them:
Dawn wildebeests:
Magnificent—
Not sure which punctuation expresses it best there…
These photos are so beautiful. That first one with the intertwining zebras is an incredible moment.
All the photos capture wonderful moments there.
Thank you!
Wow. The zebra pictures are works of art. The baby zebra still wet from birth looks huge compared to the mother.
I am interested that the baby is black and white. The stripes of young zebras that I have seen in Kenya were brown. Perhaps a different subspecies, although that seems improbable since Kenya and Tanzania are neighbours.
Gorgeous animals and landscapes. Quintessential evocative Africa! Thank you.
Outstanding pictures! Thank you.
You were so lucky to see the wildebeest migration, too.
The combination of the animals and their expansive setting makes these photos just so wonderful and evocative.
All beautiful, but I especially like the ‘woven’ zebras and the dawn wildebeests.
Beautiful. Especially liked the zebras.
Beautiful pictures. Wish mine from our safari in 2012 were as nice. The background in the picture of the baby zebra looks like the Ngorongoro crater.