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Much like our seasons, the Earth works with cycles of warming and cooling, bringing the associated changes in vegetation and animal distribution. Today there is much hype and speculation surrounding the current warming or cooling event. Some speculate we are in fact not entering a warming period, but a cooling one. Others say computer models [...]

Why is it an animal may be found orphaned. What would cause a parent to abandon a youngster, when seemingly it looks healthy. I suppose these questions have some merit, but my thinking is they are also anthropocentric, or based around a human approach to a situation. Therefore, in some situations where a youngster is [...]

You’re thinking of going to Africa on a Safari, and many places offer a Big Five experience. The term has almost become synonymous with Safari Travel, that many first time travellers actively seek out destinations promoting the Big Five.
And it’s easy to understand. Because no trip to an African safari destination would feel complete without [...]

There’s always something we’d like to know before travelling, or forgot to ask whilst on Safari. Below are some of these questions – if any of you reading this think of another, please leave a comment and I’m sure it’ll be answered.
First time travellers to Africa are not really sure what to expect. This uncertainty [...]

Is the Zebra skin there to act as a fingerprint for the young or to generate confusion on the open plains when the hunting lioness are sniffed out by herd members?
Camouflage serves both the prey and the predator. And it’s evolution seems to compete against the competition in a duel of out-smarting. The zebra [...]

Here’s the part where I tell you that after trekking Mt Kili, I jumped back in my Landy and continued off on some wild escapade into the African wilds. Well, I’m not going to, because I never did that.
But many adventure travellers do. And it really is a wonderful experience if you are prepared for [...]

Not much can compare to a late afternoon thunderstorm in the bush… you can feel the atmosphere changing and this is noticed in the animals too. Life seems to grind to a halt when the clouds move over.
Suddenly the heavens open and the the thunder god arrives in all his might – his spears piercing [...]

Adrenaline action of a high calibre, mixed with a sense of achievement and renewal.
I took this photo during an operation to capture a young desert black rhino for relocation to another reserve in South Africa. Just above the rhino you can see the helicopter. The vet had just darted the rhino and we were deployed [...]

In situations like this you really need to respect the interests of the other group. This photo shows a herd of elephant passing by my vehicle without any irritation; how did I do this?
It has a lot to do with gauging a situation before it happens. I had seen this herd browsing further down, and [...]

A useful skill when on foot in wilderness areas is an ability to know what animal life is in the vicinity of your party. Without actually seeing or hearing anything, one must turn to the ground for answers. This is the one place animals cannot hide, for it reveals their presence and intentions: how [...]