Despair

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 1, 2017382 views8 comments

Watching African wild dogs - better described by their alternative name 'Painted hunting dogs' - hunt is absolutely spectacular. This hunt that I witnessed lasted literally 1 minute. The puku ran for its life but was cornered from all sides. Wow. I'll leave out the details from what happened after this shot. Suffice to say they are not only efficient hunters but also efficient eaters.

Nikon D810
Nikkor AF-S VR 500mm f/4 @ f/4
1/1000s

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8 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 1, 2017 at 6:16 PM

That's pretty savage looking and an excellent shot but yes you hve got to feel for the poor antelope.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 2, 2017 at 6:32 AM

Ingrid,
Quite rare to get an "on time" sighting of a Wild Dog.
The prey is generally dead in seconds, certainly quicker than all other predators

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 2, 2017 at 1:45 PM

Ingrid: an excellent capture of the moment. Having been lucky enough to have seen a few wild dog kills, I can emphasize with the prey while marveling at abilities of the dogs. Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 3, 2017 at 11:06 AM

Compelling image, where expressions of antelope tell it all.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 3, 2017 at 1:09 PM

This is hard to look at...but well captured. The title fits the expression well.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 5, 2017 at 8:59 PM

Super capture Ingrid, great intensity devil

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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 14, 2017 at 7:13 PM

Wonderful behavioral capture.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 18, 2017 at 12:04 AM

Excellent view of the expression on the victim's face, which really makes the shot. I think it works much better this way than if the dogs had been the focus.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments