Emma 🐘
@emmawildvet.bsky.social
wildlife, my cats & books! ✨ she/her
- studying to be a wildlife vet & work in conservation medicine 🐘
sharing my amateur photos from my time in southern africa 🐆
- studying to be a wildlife vet & work in conservation medicine 🐘
sharing my amateur photos from my time in southern africa 🐆
had a fun lecture today, watching my friends dog and learning about how to fix a broken jaw in a horse🐶🐎
#dogs #horses #vetmed #veterinarian #veterinarymedicine #student
#dogs #horses #vetmed #veterinarian #veterinarymedicine #student
March 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
had a fun lecture today, watching my friends dog and learning about how to fix a broken jaw in a horse🐶🐎
#dogs #horses #vetmed #veterinarian #veterinarymedicine #student
#dogs #horses #vetmed #veterinarian #veterinarymedicine #student
What are you looking at?!
Did you know that giraffe tongues typically get up to between 40 and 50cm?
They use them to grab leaves and branches to munch on.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
Did you know that giraffe tongues typically get up to between 40 and 50cm?
They use them to grab leaves and branches to munch on.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
What are you looking at?!
Did you know that giraffe tongues typically get up to between 40 and 50cm?
They use them to grab leaves and branches to munch on.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
Did you know that giraffe tongues typically get up to between 40 and 50cm?
They use them to grab leaves and branches to munch on.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
Sunsets in South Africa are just special.
When I volunteered in South Africa we had to get up early each morning to monitor the animals and one of the big upsides was that saw the sunrise every day.
#wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #sunrise
When I volunteered in South Africa we had to get up early each morning to monitor the animals and one of the big upsides was that saw the sunrise every day.
#wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #sunrise
February 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Sunsets in South Africa are just special.
When I volunteered in South Africa we had to get up early each morning to monitor the animals and one of the big upsides was that saw the sunrise every day.
#wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #sunrise
When I volunteered in South Africa we had to get up early each morning to monitor the animals and one of the big upsides was that saw the sunrise every day.
#wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #sunrise
Perhaps the most misunderstood animal in all of Africa.
Spotted hyenas are very successful hunters and help clean the ecosystem they live in by eating carcasses and thereby reducing the spread of diseases.
#spottedhyena #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
Spotted hyenas are very successful hunters and help clean the ecosystem they live in by eating carcasses and thereby reducing the spread of diseases.
#spottedhyena #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
February 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Perhaps the most misunderstood animal in all of Africa.
Spotted hyenas are very successful hunters and help clean the ecosystem they live in by eating carcasses and thereby reducing the spread of diseases.
#spottedhyena #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
Spotted hyenas are very successful hunters and help clean the ecosystem they live in by eating carcasses and thereby reducing the spread of diseases.
#spottedhyena #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
Never annoy the secretary!
Secretary Birds kill their prey by stomping on it. Their diet is made up of small mammals, reptiles, birds, large insects, and even snakes (including venomous ones).
#secretarybird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #birds
Secretary Birds kill their prey by stomping on it. Their diet is made up of small mammals, reptiles, birds, large insects, and even snakes (including venomous ones).
#secretarybird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #birds
February 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Never annoy the secretary!
Secretary Birds kill their prey by stomping on it. Their diet is made up of small mammals, reptiles, birds, large insects, and even snakes (including venomous ones).
#secretarybird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #birds
Secretary Birds kill their prey by stomping on it. Their diet is made up of small mammals, reptiles, birds, large insects, and even snakes (including venomous ones).
#secretarybird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #birds
Have you ever seen a baby hippo that thinks it’s a rhino?
This is Charlie. He was raised in a rhino orphanage and then later released into the wild.
Here’s the video of him in the orphanage:
youtu.be/n0oJ86XXqms?...
#hippo #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservation #photography #nature
This is Charlie. He was raised in a rhino orphanage and then later released into the wild.
Here’s the video of him in the orphanage:
youtu.be/n0oJ86XXqms?...
#hippo #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservation #photography #nature
February 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Have you ever seen a baby hippo that thinks it’s a rhino?
This is Charlie. He was raised in a rhino orphanage and then later released into the wild.
Here’s the video of him in the orphanage:
youtu.be/n0oJ86XXqms?...
#hippo #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservation #photography #nature
This is Charlie. He was raised in a rhino orphanage and then later released into the wild.
Here’s the video of him in the orphanage:
youtu.be/n0oJ86XXqms?...
#hippo #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservation #photography #nature
Encounters with Elephants should always happen on their terms.
This is Apollo, my favorite desert elephant in Damaraland, Namibia.
He’s a juvenile bull, that can be identified by his broken right tusk and the big cut in his right ear.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature
This is Apollo, my favorite desert elephant in Damaraland, Namibia.
He’s a juvenile bull, that can be identified by his broken right tusk and the big cut in his right ear.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature
February 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Encounters with Elephants should always happen on their terms.
This is Apollo, my favorite desert elephant in Damaraland, Namibia.
He’s a juvenile bull, that can be identified by his broken right tusk and the big cut in his right ear.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature
This is Apollo, my favorite desert elephant in Damaraland, Namibia.
He’s a juvenile bull, that can be identified by his broken right tusk and the big cut in his right ear.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature
Look who’s all ears…
The big ears on African wild dogs help dissipate excessive heat and cool their body down. The larger external part also functions as a funnel to collect sound for better hearing.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #africanwilddog #southafrica 🌍
The big ears on African wild dogs help dissipate excessive heat and cool their body down. The larger external part also functions as a funnel to collect sound for better hearing.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #africanwilddog #southafrica 🌍
February 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Look who’s all ears…
The big ears on African wild dogs help dissipate excessive heat and cool their body down. The larger external part also functions as a funnel to collect sound for better hearing.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #africanwilddog #southafrica 🌍
The big ears on African wild dogs help dissipate excessive heat and cool their body down. The larger external part also functions as a funnel to collect sound for better hearing.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #africanwilddog #southafrica 🌍
A bit of snack with your sand?
Elephants will stand on their hind legs and repeatedly push trees to get fruit to fall down and in the desert that means they consume a fair amount of sand with their food.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #namibia 🌍
Elephants will stand on their hind legs and repeatedly push trees to get fruit to fall down and in the desert that means they consume a fair amount of sand with their food.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #namibia 🌍
February 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A bit of snack with your sand?
Elephants will stand on their hind legs and repeatedly push trees to get fruit to fall down and in the desert that means they consume a fair amount of sand with their food.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #namibia 🌍
Elephants will stand on their hind legs and repeatedly push trees to get fruit to fall down and in the desert that means they consume a fair amount of sand with their food.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #namibia 🌍
Yeah it’s definitely interesting. They’re very vulnerable so i guess you also don’t see it too much.
But here’s proof haha:
But here’s proof haha:
February 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yeah it’s definitely interesting. They’re very vulnerable so i guess you also don’t see it too much.
But here’s proof haha:
But here’s proof haha:
Did you know that giraffe sleep laying down?
In Namibias Damaraland we saw a lot of them laying down in the shade or hiding from the sun behind big bushes and trees.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #namibia 🌍
In Namibias Damaraland we saw a lot of them laying down in the shade or hiding from the sun behind big bushes and trees.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #namibia 🌍
February 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Did you know that giraffe sleep laying down?
In Namibias Damaraland we saw a lot of them laying down in the shade or hiding from the sun behind big bushes and trees.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #namibia 🌍
In Namibias Damaraland we saw a lot of them laying down in the shade or hiding from the sun behind big bushes and trees.
#giraffe #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape #namibia 🌍
Did you know every cheetah has a unique spot pattern?
This makes them identifiable through pictures for research purposes.
The individual in this picture is CF9 who was with her two cubs at the time.
#cheetah #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #southafrica 🌍
This makes them identifiable through pictures for research purposes.
The individual in this picture is CF9 who was with her two cubs at the time.
#cheetah #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #southafrica 🌍
February 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Did you know every cheetah has a unique spot pattern?
This makes them identifiable through pictures for research purposes.
The individual in this picture is CF9 who was with her two cubs at the time.
#cheetah #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #southafrica 🌍
This makes them identifiable through pictures for research purposes.
The individual in this picture is CF9 who was with her two cubs at the time.
#cheetah #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #southafrica 🌍
Even lions need their beauty sleep.
He was fitted with a tracking collar so that we could find him and his brothers for a future relocation to expand the gene pool in another reserve.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #conservation #science 🌍
He was fitted with a tracking collar so that we could find him and his brothers for a future relocation to expand the gene pool in another reserve.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #conservation #science 🌍
February 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Even lions need their beauty sleep.
He was fitted with a tracking collar so that we could find him and his brothers for a future relocation to expand the gene pool in another reserve.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #conservation #science 🌍
He was fitted with a tracking collar so that we could find him and his brothers for a future relocation to expand the gene pool in another reserve.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #conservation #science 🌍
Who doesn’t love a good snack?
This male responded to our calls and got a full meal for his troubles.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #relocation #nature 🌍
This male responded to our calls and got a full meal for his troubles.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #relocation #nature 🌍
February 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Who doesn’t love a good snack?
This male responded to our calls and got a full meal for his troubles.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #relocation #nature 🌍
This male responded to our calls and got a full meal for his troubles.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #relocation #nature 🌍
Mum & daughter after sharing a drink.
We’re switching countries today. This is from Namibias Damaraland.
The desert elephants here tend to be less wasteful with food & water because it’s much more scarce.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #namibia 🌍
We’re switching countries today. This is from Namibias Damaraland.
The desert elephants here tend to be less wasteful with food & water because it’s much more scarce.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #namibia 🌍
February 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Mum & daughter after sharing a drink.
We’re switching countries today. This is from Namibias Damaraland.
The desert elephants here tend to be less wasteful with food & water because it’s much more scarce.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #namibia 🌍
We’re switching countries today. This is from Namibias Damaraland.
The desert elephants here tend to be less wasteful with food & water because it’s much more scarce.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #namibia 🌍
Resting is a full time job.
This girl and her siblings were hiding under some trees, making it very hard for us to find them, but in the end and with a good eye we managed.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
This girl and her siblings were hiding under some trees, making it very hard for us to find them, but in the end and with a good eye we managed.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
February 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Resting is a full time job.
This girl and her siblings were hiding under some trees, making it very hard for us to find them, but in the end and with a good eye we managed.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
This girl and her siblings were hiding under some trees, making it very hard for us to find them, but in the end and with a good eye we managed.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
Cheetah siblings tend to stay together until they reach full maturity. Even longer for brothers who sometimes only split up to mate and will come back together afterwards.
Teamwork is makes for a more effective hunt.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #cheetah 🌍
Teamwork is makes for a more effective hunt.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #cheetah 🌍
February 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Cheetah siblings tend to stay together until they reach full maturity. Even longer for brothers who sometimes only split up to mate and will come back together afterwards.
Teamwork is makes for a more effective hunt.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #cheetah 🌍
Teamwork is makes for a more effective hunt.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #cheetah 🌍
And another lion….
This juvenile male was super skittish, which made tracking him and his siblings very difficult.
We were keeping a close eye on them for a relocation but it took us over a week to find them at all.
#lion #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation 🌍
This juvenile male was super skittish, which made tracking him and his siblings very difficult.
We were keeping a close eye on them for a relocation but it took us over a week to find them at all.
#lion #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation 🌍
February 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And another lion….
This juvenile male was super skittish, which made tracking him and his siblings very difficult.
We were keeping a close eye on them for a relocation but it took us over a week to find them at all.
#lion #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation 🌍
This juvenile male was super skittish, which made tracking him and his siblings very difficult.
We were keeping a close eye on them for a relocation but it took us over a week to find them at all.
#lion #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation 🌍
While no one is 100% sure why Zebra’s coats have stripes, it is thought to be for several reasons, including protection from flies. A study found that far fewer flies land on Zebras or horses with striped coats.
#wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation #zebra 🌍
#wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation #zebra 🌍
February 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
While no one is 100% sure why Zebra’s coats have stripes, it is thought to be for several reasons, including protection from flies. A study found that far fewer flies land on Zebras or horses with striped coats.
#wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation #zebra 🌍
#wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #conservation #zebra 🌍
A black-backed jackal really showing off his pattern.
You can see that his whole back is black. They can be hard to differentiate from the side-striped jackals, but i find that, and the form of their head is a pretty good indicator.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
You can see that his whole back is black. They can be hard to differentiate from the side-striped jackals, but i find that, and the form of their head is a pretty good indicator.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
February 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A black-backed jackal really showing off his pattern.
You can see that his whole back is black. They can be hard to differentiate from the side-striped jackals, but i find that, and the form of their head is a pretty good indicator.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
You can see that his whole back is black. They can be hard to differentiate from the side-striped jackals, but i find that, and the form of their head is a pretty good indicator.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation 🌍
The king just before sunset. As the only adult male in his part of the reserve he doesn’t really have anyone to fear and can instead relax all day.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
February 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The king just before sunset. As the only adult male in his part of the reserve he doesn’t really have anyone to fear and can instead relax all day.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature #landscape 🌍
Ferocious kitty.
This male has a tracking collar which helps us find them quickly, assess their condition and keep track of their movements to learn more about the animals.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
This male has a tracking collar which helps us find them quickly, assess their condition and keep track of their movements to learn more about the animals.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ferocious kitty.
This male has a tracking collar which helps us find them quickly, assess their condition and keep track of their movements to learn more about the animals.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
This male has a tracking collar which helps us find them quickly, assess their condition and keep track of their movements to learn more about the animals.
#lion #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #conservation #nature 🌍
African wild dogs or painted dogs are critically endangered with only about 6,600 adult individuals living in fragmented subpopulations.
This juvenile from the Msasaneni Pack in Hluhluwe was quite curious about our vehicle.
#wilddog #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation
This juvenile from the Msasaneni Pack in Hluhluwe was quite curious about our vehicle.
#wilddog #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation
February 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
African wild dogs or painted dogs are critically endangered with only about 6,600 adult individuals living in fragmented subpopulations.
This juvenile from the Msasaneni Pack in Hluhluwe was quite curious about our vehicle.
#wilddog #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation
This juvenile from the Msasaneni Pack in Hluhluwe was quite curious about our vehicle.
#wilddog #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation
The percentage of giraffe twins is smal but not zero (1 out of 280,000).
Now we aren’t sure if these were actually both her babies but there weren’t any other females in the immediate vicinity so it’s not unlikely.
#giraffe #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation #southafrica
Now we aren’t sure if these were actually both her babies but there weren’t any other females in the immediate vicinity so it’s not unlikely.
#giraffe #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation #southafrica
February 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The percentage of giraffe twins is smal but not zero (1 out of 280,000).
Now we aren’t sure if these were actually both her babies but there weren’t any other females in the immediate vicinity so it’s not unlikely.
#giraffe #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation #southafrica
Now we aren’t sure if these were actually both her babies but there weren’t any other females in the immediate vicinity so it’s not unlikely.
#giraffe #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation #southafrica