Mammals of Southern Africa
Sable Antelope and Warthogs at Waterhole

I was spending time in a hide in a tree, alone, inside the rhino sanctuary in Liwonde National Park. The dry season is a great time to do this as all the natural waterholes have dried and the animals are drawn to the three artificial ones. The warthogs had been drinking for a while when the male sable antelope came. He decided straight away that he wanted to drink where the warthogs were. So he walked to them, waved his horns, and the warthogs left.
I used a monopod and my 500mm lens to capture the image.

Date: 26/09/2009

Location: Waterhole 3, Rhino Sanctuary, Liwonde National Park, Malawi

Photographer: Arnaud Germain

Sable Antelope and Warthogs at Waterhole

I was spending time in a hide in a tree, alone, inside the rhino sanctuary in Liwonde National Park. The dry season is a great time to do this as all the natural waterholes have dried and the animals are drawn to the three artificial ones. The warthogs had been drinking for a while when the male sable antelope came. He decided straight away that he wanted to drink where the warthogs were. So he walked to them, waved his horns, and the warthogs left.
I used a monopod and my 500mm lens to capture the image.

Date: 26/09/2009

Location: Waterhole 3, Rhino Sanctuary, Liwonde National Park, Malawi

Photographer: Arnaud Germain