The Kruger National Park is home to 21 different kinds of antelope – more than any other protected area in our country. Along with zebras and warthogs they form the staple prey for the majority of the large predators in the Park. The Satara area of the park, which we visited in December 2021, hosts […]
Satara Summer 2021 – Mingling with Antelope — de Wets Wild
Sable, Botswana, Africa Beisa Oryx, Kenya, Africa Oribi, Zambia, Africa There are more antelope in Africa than any other continent. Of the world’s 91 antelope species, most are native to Africa, and all belong to the family Bovidae. Here are a few of my favorites. Many continents do not have native antelope: Europe, Australasia, Antarctica […]
African Antelope — Jet Eliot
The open landscapes of the Karoo National Park really shows off the wildlife that inhabit this arid environment to great effect – in this case a beautiful gemsbok that we saw this morning just after sunrise.
Summertide Rambles 17 December 2020 — de Wets Wild
Elk female, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Fawn, black-tailed deer, Point Lobos, California With the upcoming visit of Santa and his reindeer, this is a good time to brush-up on deer facts. Deer and antelope are often mistakenly thought of as the same creature. While they are similar in shape and structure, they are different […]
Oh Deer — Jet Eliot
A long but beautiful day out exploring the Kruger National Park today; we were the third car out the gate at 04:30 this morning as we headed for Nwanetsi Picnic Site for breakfast. From there southwards to Orpen Dam and Tshokwane (where we had lunch), then south to Leeupan, northwest to Nhlanguleni Picnic Site and […]
Africa’s frank natural beauty has begun like an enchantment. Mikumi National Park is still a kilometre away but we have seen tens of antelopes and a gently beautiful Masai giraffe on the way already! With my cousin who has been gracious to bring me to Africa saying, “You deserve a break,” there are two Polish […]
via My Return to Africa – Part 3: Mikumi National Park, Tanzania — Silkworm Slumbers
This video is a Serengeti documentary. Reports now circulating on the web suggest that the Government of Tanzania has given the go ahead for a road to be built right across the Serengeti, potentially blocking the migration route of the wildebeest, threatening the wildlife with a large amount of high speed traffic and providing easy […]
via Serengeti nature reserve threatened — Dear Kitty. Some blog
When talking about “game-viewing”, most people immediately have images of Africa’s iconic Big Five flashing through their minds. And of course our recent trips to the Kruger National Park did not disappoint at all when it came to these most charismatic of African mammals, as well as many other furry creatures great and small. This […]
via Game-viewing in Kruger (May and June 2019) — de Wets Wild
The northern parts of the Kruger National Park harbours populations of antelope rarely seen in the wild elsewhere in South Africa, and of course the Wild de Wets just love going in search of these special creatures. Our recent visit during the winter school holidays, basing ourselves for nine nights at Shingwedzi Rest Camp, yielded […]
via Going in search of rare antelope in Northern Kruger — de Wets Wild
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