Waterhole in Pilanesberg

After driving around in the park for a while, I decided to stop off at a hide situated at a waterhole. I found the hide rather peaceful with no one else present, so I decided to stay a while and have breakfast there. A short while after I had finished breakfast, a couple of Vervet monkeys started sneaking up on the hide. I suppose they had smelt the food, that I had been eating. I was rather surprised when two of these little creatures hopped into the hide. Out of their own choice they came within about 2 meters from me, which gave me such a great chance to take several close up shots of them. While my attention was focused on these tiny animals, I heard a rather loud splash. I turned back toward the water and was surprised to see a lone elephant drinking and playing in the water! This presented me with a couple of stunning shots of this beautiful animal. It also suggests that if one would like to see a variety of wildlife it might just be a good idea to stay put at a place where you know that the animals will come to. After all most animals need water at some stage during the day.