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...
by Nicole Walker | Sep 11, 2019 | Buffalo Camp, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Impala, Nature, python, ranger, Snakes, Wild encounters
Most people are normally not very big fans of snakes, but you have to appreciate them for the incredible animals that they are. Southern African Rock Pythons are currently listed in the South African Red Data Book as vulnerable. Large ones are often killed as they...
by Nicole Walker | Aug 8, 2019 | Featured Articles, Game Drive, Giraffe, Kapama River Lodge, Nature, Wild encounters
Coming across two male giraffe in a clearing, on a game drive with my guests from River Lodge,started off to be quite relaxed or seen as a normal sighting of two “long necks”. As we approached, we discovered that there was more to this meeting than we thought. These...
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