by Nicole Walker | Dec 20, 2021 | Big 5, Environment, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Leopard, Rhino, Wild encounters
This past week at Kapama we celebrated the birth of a new rhino calf. Every new rhino born into the world is an incredible thing. However, this story did not have such a glamorous beginning. Over five years ago, on 19 January 2016, the mother of the rhino calf endured...
by Nicole Walker | Oct 23, 2021 | Big 5, Environment, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Leopard, Rhino, Wild encounters
For those of you that have ever been on a safari, I am sure you would have heard the phrase – “if you skip a game drive, you will miss the animal that you want to see the most”. For me, this infamous phrase has come true on a couple of occasions. ...
by Nicole Walker | Mar 10, 2021 | Elephant, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Hyena, Lion, Lion cubs, Wild encounters
Animals are remarkably similar to humans in that they have to learn certain things from a very young age to assist them later in life. When they are young, animals are very playful and curious. They use their curiosity to learn and acquire the necessary skills for...
by Nicole Walker | Feb 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Game Drive, General
We departed Southern Camp on a beautiful afternoon around 4h30 for our Game drive to find all the amazing things that nature has to offer. Within the first 30 minutes, we spotted a breeding herd of Impala, five male giraffes, spread out feeding on the trees in the...
by Nicole Walker | Sep 22, 2019 | Big 5, endangered, Environment, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, Rhino, Wild Dogs, Wild encounters
Today, the 22nd of September is labelled as, ‘World Rhino Day.’ A day that is dedicated to raising awareness in the plight of such an iconic animal. The Rhinoceros, which means ‘nose horn’ is often shortened to just rhino. Currently there are five species...
by Nicole Walker | Sep 18, 2019 | endangered, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, Wild Dogs, Wild encounters
Recently we have been extremely lucky to have a pack of wild dogs join us on Kapama Private Game Reserve. The African Wild Dog, or “painted dog” is listed as endangered on the IUCN RED LIST and is the second most endangered mammal in Africa. With home ranges of up to...
Recent Comments