Baby Season

     It's mid-summer in south Africa and there are babies galore. The little warthogs are so very cute, but just too fast to get a decent shot.

    All I could manage is a shot of a very pregnant mama warthog:

    We were very lucky to get close enough to some of the more adorable ones:

This little guy has unusually long legs. He'll grow into them as he matures. This is a genetic advantage because it makes it harder for predators to see him behind his mother.

Same goes for baby wildebeests:

    

These babies are also born the colour of the grass.  They'll grow darker as they mature.  These little guys are probably only a day old.

A momma and baby in the Welgevonden bush:

This mom and her little one are amazing:

    

Giraffes have a very long tendon in their long necks that stretches when they lower their neck. They are at rest when their neck is erect.

    This little guy was having a good old time wallowing in his little mud puddle, until Mum shoved him out of the way and got in herself.

Here's a father and son act:

You've already seen the cheetah cubs ...

    

    But how about the baby jackals? A couple of moms with a bunch of pups

    And this fuzzy cute baby baboon:

    And then there's this wonderfully goofy baby elephant:

This one is so young, he hasn't
figured out how to control his trunk yet;
think of a new-born human how they flail
their arms and legs about