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Time to Enter the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 competition
Yep, once again it is time to get those entrees in for the most prestigious award of them all in the wildlife photography world. The following if from the entree web site: This year’s competition is now open for entries. Find out how you can enter Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year is...
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Canon To offers Safari Lens Many Have Dreamed For
Many Canon shooters have always wanted a lens similar to Nikon’s 200-400 f4 lens. The Nikon lens is fast and takes a tele-converter well, making it a very nice safari lens. To date, the Canon options have been : the 100-400 f4.5-5.6, which is compact relative to the other options, but known for some...
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President Obama’s Town Hall at Young African Leaders Forum
An inspiration to us all,to lay down our “borders”,to work together across International boundaries, brings hope to our future: President Obama held a Forum with Young African Leaders this week, 115 young Africans from over 50 countries. The Predidents message – “Yes, you can”. The following is a transcript of the talk including questions...
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Close social ties make baboons better mothers, study finds
In ChobeSafari’s quest for info related to the bush, we often run into the obscure sites which you may not frequent. We found the following article by Meg Sullivan at the University of California Los Angeles web newroom related to research by one of their faculty, Joan Silk in northern Botswana. Interesting stuff, so...
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Voting Help Needed: One of Our Photos from Chobe National Park is a Finalist
We have TWO finalists in the Digital Photo’s Great Escapes Photo contest ‘Popularity’ award. There is a total of 59 finalists so this result is quite exciting. One of ours is from Chobe National Park. It is the only African wildlife photo in the finalists. Our other image is from a sunrise at Monument...
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Top Ten Annoying Things To Say To A Wildlife Photographer
We found a great, fun article on Outdoor Photo Gear. It is written by Paul Burwell. Many of the ‘annoying things’ really hit home for us and we think it will you also. There are a few exceptions and/or comments we want to add, but here is Paul’s article for your enjoyment: by Paul...
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Prince Harry comments on his visit to Botswana
Prince Harry has admitted his regular trips to Botswana leave in him hot water with his father, the Prince of Wales. The 25-year-old royal said he regularly spends time in the nation, which is famed for its spectacular scenery, and confessed that his travels away from home leave Charles worried. The Prince, who has...
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Panthera.org: Walking with Lions: The Myth of Conservation
When you visit Chobe National Park, you should also consider a trip to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. We have written about this side trip before. We have often heard of folks who visit the Vic Falls area adding a ‘walk with lions” activity in that area. The more I learn about this option, the...
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Guest Article: Leopards by Sergey Gorshkov
Following our ‘introduction’ of Sergey Gorshkov’s photography images which we called the “Botswana Water Jumping Competition“, we contacted Sergey to asked if he would like to provide a guest article on his work. Sergey quickly responded to our request with an email full of really special images. From the email, Mr. Gorshkov is no...
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Animal Behavior Sexual deception spotted among antelopes
From the strange and weird category, I found this article. It is not by ChobeSafari team, but rather is an article from the US newspaper “USA Today”. They retail all copyright, but we are passing this along because of the topic: By Dan Vergano from USA Today Worried your mate might be headed for...
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