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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 [...]

All too often I’ve seen people rushing through the Park to get a glimpse of the Lions at a kill, or a herd of Elephant at a waterhole. Sure those are great sightings, but they’re not the only things ‘out there’. I really enjoy taking a simple walk through the areas near the bush camp, [...]

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 [...]

Among the oldest of social organisms, the humble termite has lived for about 250 million years, beginning with the dinosaurs as a cockroach-like insect of the order Isoptera. And is today one of the cockroach’s closest relatives, much like the ant is a relative to the wasp. Furthermore, the termite is known to have the [...]