The 3 stooges of the Kgalagadi
The badger, the jackal and the goshawk. As the saying goes, ‘there are those who are willing to work, and there are those who are willing to let them’. This is never more true than in the Kgalagadi with the 3 stooges. The honey badger, the black backed jackal and the pale chanting goshawk are […]
Hot as hell
Life and death in the Kgalagadi. The Kgalagadi is hot as hell! In the arid belt in the middle of South Africa is a place called Hot as hell. Believe it or not its true. Its spelt Hotazel. Well any way hot as it is in the Kgalagadi bush, many animals have adapted to it […]
The leopard who would not share
We came upon an amazing sight in the Kruger one day. A large group of cars were all parkedand very close to the rest camp. That usually means a leopard sighting and so naturally wewent to take a look. Sure enough a large male leopard was up a tree with an impala carcass. He was […]
The kopjie climbers.
When you explore Africa you come across some amazing creatures thatdon’t really get enough press. Klipspringers are one of those. Dainty littleantelopes that love on the rocky outcrops across the country. In Kruger wecall them koppies or Kopjies which is the original Afrikaans word for theserocky outcroppings of granite. They can be from 20-80 meters high and […]
Can’t get in!
The lappet vultures aren’t here and we can’t get in! Explore African wildlife and check out the vultures. South Africa has a number of vulture species and tragically many are endangered or close to being so. The Cape Vulture is one such and saw a massive decline not long ago. The numbers are coming back […]
The Nsemani Lions
Deep in the heart of Kruger is a beautiful waterhole called the Nsemani dam. The dam abuts the road and while parked there one can have a panoramic view of the dam and the surrounds and naturally such a large dam attracts wildlife of all sizes, so it’s a game viewing paradise. I had heard […]
Rhino… under the car.
We see a lot of rhino where I am exploring Africa and its really great to have that chance. As you all know there are lunatics who think that rhino horn is gonna make them the Casanova of the century and that it does not work. The only way arhino horn would help is if […]
The askari bully at the waterhole
The askaris get a talking to! Young bull elephants go for 20 years under the care and companionship of an older bull. We call the youngsters askaris after the Swahili word for soldiers, the big old bull being like a captain over these rambunctious fellows. They get pretty big too and many will be as […]
The bird barbers of the bush!
Believe it or not there are birds who run a mobile cleaning and grooming service for animals in the bush. Red billed oxpeckers, as they are called do just that. The birds literally travel on animals from warthog, impala and kudu to buffalo rhino and giraffe and clean their fur of unwanted skin parasites and […]
The hippo Uber Service.
There are about 60 odd hippos in the Sunset lake in the Kruger Park. It also has a fair share of crocodiles. Naturally water birds and wading birds flock there as well but this is about the resident Grey Heron.The heron seemed to be standing in the center of the lake. The first couple of […]
