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Of the numerous mutualistic relationships found in Africa’s wild places, the honeyguide bird has surely got to be one of the more recognised ones. Many stories abound in folktales about considering this birds guidance to places of honey. Misfortune would surely follow the one who did not leave a piece of honey comb or honey [...]

Nothing in the Kalahari goes unnoticed, least of all by its inhabitants. And as the young Camelthorn tree  (Acacia erioloba) begins to make headway, filling out its branches and trunk, all manner of creature decends upon its vicinity, eager to take up a piece of its prized real estate. Out here the Camelthorn tree could [...]

One could be forgiven for assuming that most plants, and indeed trees are only pollinated by a handful of insects. But dare I say, this is not so. For even where there is no insect, a plant could potentially still reproduce and be pollinated. In todays world where farmers rely heavily on bees for setting [...]

Believe it or not – there are aliens in Africa. And they are many in number. They have travelled from distant places to settle among us, sometimes living unnoticed under our very eyes. They extract the natural resources in order to increase their number, and push existing residents out. These visitors are here to stay, [...]

Thinking of this bird the mind conjures images of some nether-world creature living off the flesh of the newly fallen. But is this really how one should look at this bird. People readily eat crab meat, but seldom stop to think what it does to survive. I suppose the answer lies in the fact we [...]

As a kid I remember growing up with dogs and cats, birds and the odd goldfish. Now at the time it was really nice to come home from school and be bowled over by my friendly dog companion, or to visit the bird cage to greet the love birds or budgy.
And I think to a [...]

One of the great pastimes of many a visitor to Southern Africa and indeed of many South Africans, including those who work within the conservation and tourism industry would be the annual bird identification day.
It attracts many people from all parts of South Africa to do a recorded observation of bird species in your area. [...]