The roar of power

Last November, we decided to go to a beautiful camp in the Southern Kalahari, close to the Molopo River. This reserve on the South African side is huge, over 100 000 hectares. On the first night, we heard 2 lions roaring but from opposite directions. We spent the next day tracking them, but although we…

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Rutt a Tutt

Impalas are a dime a dozen in the South African bushveld and there’s a reason behind it. As winter descends on the southern hemisphere, testosterone levels ascend in Impala Rams. The dominant males will dispatch all their competitors by forcing them into aptly named bachelor herds.   Rutting can be a noisy business, full of snorts…

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