3 January 2021 Today we had to leave Mountain Zebra National Park early, for we had a long way to get back home to Pretoria and had to beat the government-imposed curfew at that. It may have been only 12km from the camp to the gate, but still there was loads to see! Yellow Mongoose […]
Summertide Diary: Departing Mountain Zebra — de Wets Wild
Every year, spurred on by the dry season on the African plains in Kenya and Tanzania, close to two million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles make the epic journey from their breeding grounds in the southern Serengeti to greener, wetter grass on the northern plains during what is known as the Great Migration. As the dry […]
via East Africa Migration Safari — Nature Travel Expeditions
This group of Plains Zebra, seen in September between Crocodile Bridge and Lower Sabie in the Kruger National Park, illustrates perfectly just how well those black-and-white stripes are at breaking the individual animals’ outlines, making it much more difficult for a predator to single out a target.
by R.T. Fitch “I had trouble sleeping last night, it was not just the thunder from storms providing much needed rain but instead it was the story we posted, yesterday, about the deaths of the two incarcerated Zebras in Texas seeking their freedom and paying for that God given right with their lives. It haunted […]
via Feel Good Sunday: The Sound of the Wild Zebra — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
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
Do you dream of the ultimate safari experience? Escaping to one of the most natural locations in the world whilst viewing zebras galloping across the plains, troupes of Monkeys grooming and playing and hearing the roar of the Lion is one of the most exquisite ways to spend a holiday. Kruger National Park Each year […]
via Timbavati Game Reserve – an African Adventure — The CosmoPolite Times
One million of the planet’s eight million species are threatened with extinction by humans, scientists warned Monday in what is described as the most comprehensive assessment of global nature loss ever. Their landmark report paints a bleak picture of a planet ravaged by an ever-growing human population, whose insatiable consumption is destroying the natural world. The global rate of species extinction “is already tens to hundreds of times higher than it has been, on average, over the last 10 million […]
via One million species threatened with extinction because of humans — WPIX 11 New York
A population of zebras undertakes the longest terrestrial migration in Africa, according to researchers who just identified the zebras’ 311-mile journey. The discovery, published in the latest issue of the journal Oryx, provides compelling evidence that conservation efforts often require multinational coordinated support. In this case, “The migration involves up to several thousand zebra making […]
After an enjoyable two days in the Moremi Game Reserve, we headed to the Savuti Wildlife Reserve. Savuti is known as a big game area, and is known for having the largest concentrations of wildlife in Southern Africa. We travelled along the bumpy roads, over a decidedly dodgy bridge and made a stop for lunch […]
via Botswana – Savuti Wildlife Reserve — My Adventures in Malawi
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