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Elephant in Tsavo East photographed using an IR camera An elephant appears to be walking on snow covered grasslands on Christmas Eve at the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. Using a specially converted infrared camera to capture light which is invisible to human eyes, the snowy effect on the grass and trees in the background, is a result of the reflection of infrared light by plants during photosynthesis. Some animals which are believed to see in the invisible infrared range, could quite possibly be seeing the world as it is in this photograph.

Photographed using a specialized IR camera in Tsavo East Photographed using a camera converted to take infrared photos, these two lion cubs are part of the Aruba pride of lions in Tsavo East National Park, which has now grown to over fifteen members. The cubs here were staring very keenly at their siblings that were playing a little further on, and eventually, they both joined in the fun and games that all lion cubs enjoy very much.

Ngalawa returning from offshore fishing grounds Its 2016 and a wooden dug out canoe with a triangular sail swiftly and steadily traverses the waters in front of you, remnant of a time when hundreds of these ancient looking boats would dot the horizon, departing from local ports early before dawn and returning to their moorings minutes before sunset. The ngalawa is a traditional boat whose history is richly embedded in the coastal traditions of East Africa. Made from the hollowed out trunk of a mango tree and held together with ropes and bamboo, it is still widely used by traditional fishing communities today and its design has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.  Ngalawa docked on the beach Heading out to sea day in day out, local fishermen entrust their lives to this traditional six meter long ngalawa for various reasons. Its tough wooden hull reassures the crew that it will not fall apart while being bobbed around at sea, and remain relatively b...