A little buk that passed my way today
What is it exactly Alfred? It's not a gemsbock.
Not 100% sure I refer to them as Bambi as in the story maybe somebody can give the correct name he's more ears than anything else
Now THAT's cute Alfred ... a big guy like you seeing that in the wild and saying 'hey look, a Bambi'. I like that e154
Maybe Axis dier alfred?
Quote from: Patricia Lotte on April 07, 2008, 05:28:31 AM
Now THAT's cute Alfred ... a big guy like you seeing that in the wild and saying 'hey look, a Bambi'. I like that e154
My brother the big Teddy Bear
You're probably wishing you hadn't posted this subject by now Alfred.
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On the contrary Georg ... he's just won every woman's heart with this one congrats
Right on Alfred, i like that too daman
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kind of stennbok like but looks a bit bigger.
Quote from: Alfred Boehme on April 07, 2008, 05:15:37 AM
Not 100% sure I refer to them as Bambi as in the story maybe somebody can give the correct name he's more ears than anything else
The kind of dier Bambi in the story is, lives in Asia round about India as far as I remember. Axis must be the name. I believe I've seen them in the zoo.
Barbara, you are right, it is a steenbok. Looks like a young male. For sure not a duiker, for they are more greyish coloured. Very shy little buck and they are protected.
Dalene you're my personal expert. I'll believe you.
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I see quite a few of them on the farm nearly every day - saw a very tiny baby just the other day when I was out in the field with the horses.
I'm sure my wife would enjoy going out on the farm with you. She's busy watching bird babies on our terrase these days. She's so exited.
Quote from: georg ruf jr. on April 07, 2008, 10:31:57 AM
You're probably wishing you hadn't posted this subject by now Alfred.
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No georg I realy enjoy posting look how popular I have become
Quote from: Patricia Lotte on April 07, 2008, 10:36:15 AM
On the contrary Georg ... he's just won every woman's heart with this one congrats
Now there speaks a lady who knows what she's talking about thanks
Quote from: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on April 07, 2008, 06:33:05 PM
Barbara, you are right, it is a steenbok. Looks like a young male. For sure not a duiker, for they are more greyish coloured. Very shy little buck and they are protected.
I thought the same and wasn't sure but he still looks like bambi
beautiful
As far as I know, some dier have these spots like Bambi when young.
Quote from: Alfred Boehme on April 07, 2008, 09:15:22 PM
Quote from: georg ruf jr. on April 07, 2008, 10:31:57 AM
You're probably wishing you hadn't posted this subject by now Alfred.
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No georg I realy enjoy posting look how popular I have become
We're glad you're taking all these pics Alfred. You know we're only joking about.
Ok with me if you call them bambi. Had one a while ago that was injured after he got stuck in the fence- we nursed it and fed it - got quite tame. While we had it the kids also namend him Bambi, so even though they know that it's a steenbok, to them it's still a bambi bok.
We released the buck after his wounds were healed. Still comes back to the house sometimes for a little lusern, but does'nt come to close - keeps his distance. Should be sorry not to see him anymore, but that's nature.
Dalene, just our of curiosity how can you tell the difference between female and male steenbok ?
Normally by size and the horns - both male and female have horns, but the placement of the horns of the males are wider and they grow larger than those of the female. In this particular picture the way this buck stands - with the hind legs just slightly bent and the frond legs stretched a little forward - this is actually the way nearly all male buck sorts stand to make a whee - I could'nt see the horns really good in the pic - but they do seem to be there.
I think it's just something one pics up in nature when you live close to the animals and do not hunt them. You gain knowledge about habbits of certain animals without realizing it and when someone comes up with a question like yours, I really have to smile at myself - taking it for granted that all people know what I know.
Thanks anyways - good question you asked there.
good answer, thanks
Here is a picture of Terrick taken about 10 years ago with a young steenbuck he caught with his bare hands while out chasing springhare. He brought it home to show me, then took it back where he found it and let it go.
Thought I would also post pictures of the lions Terrick saw on a game farm about two weeks ago, very unusual coloring. Added one of normal colouring so you can compare.
Has this guy been crossed with a teddybear??
They really do look cuddly but Terrick says they charged at him through the fence and are just as scary. We had white lions here but they looked whiter than those on the photos, I must ask Terrick to find out where this colour comes from. Maybe the whites mixed with the normal ones and these arrived.
Quote from: Florrie van Zyl (Muir) on April 13, 2008, 03:53:31 PM
Here is a picture of Terrick taken about 10 years ago with a young steenbuck he caught with his bare hands while out chasing springhare. He brought it home to show me, then took it back where he found it and let it go.
Florrie, can we call him bambi he's so cute
You pulling your moves again Alfred?
I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next instalment... giverose
Alfred, are you referring to the lion or the buck?
Quote from: Florrie van Zyl (Muir) on April 19, 2008, 03:42:28 PM
Alfred, are you referring to the lion or the buck?
The buck, I don't wan't to know what that Lion's going to do to our bambi