Caught on camera! This is the moment a cheeky little snapper crawled onto the back of a hippo for a ride across a Kruger park dam in South Africa. The opportune shot was captured by 21 year-old field guide and wildlife photographer Richard Millar. ‘When I arrived at the dam the hippo was almost fully [...]
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Don’t mess with my island!
One afternoon recently, two guests were relaxing by the bar – they had been admiring a hippo in a pool in front of the deck. Nicknamed ‘Flump,’ this particular hippo has formed the centre-point for meet & greet’s with guests, as his chosen shelter is in a small pool directly in front of the main deck.
10 things I love about Africa
A few weeks ago I had to sit down and write my first editorial of the new year for Africa Geographic. COP17 had just wound up with the same old pseudo commitment on the part of some countries and regions towards fighting off the consequences of global warming, and rhino killings were set to top [...]
Okavango Odyssey Day 12: Windy day down the channels trying to get to southern delta
An absolutely stunning morning after a very cold and windy night. We convened around the fireplace to warm up and have some coffee. Due to insufficient sugar in our supplies we have a savoury breakfast of beans and pap. We were just about off at 9.30am in high spirits and ready for a day in [...]
Okavango Odyssey Day 10: Sunrise over Chief’s and onwards
Awesome sunrise over Chief’s Early departure shortly afterwards for Xigera. What a day! Over 370 new wetland bird sightings and three lifetime animal interactions. First off, in amongst hundreds of Squacco Heron and African Jacana sightings, we were charged by a young male hippo in shallow water. Very scary when you are stuck in shallow [...]
Okavango Odyssey Day 5: Burning Tree Island all the way to Madinari Island
Today we were taken by Mombo and Judge to Madinari (“Mother of the Buffalo”) Island off the northern peninsula of Chief’s Island. The journey was very tough because of a portage over an island to get to and across the Jao Channel before reaching the island. We had cut feet, lots and lots of leeches, [...]
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Hope for the Future: a scary split-up and the completion of stage one
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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Mountain gorilla habitat under siege in DR Congo
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Hope for the Future: dramatic scenery and ‘the day with the sunrise’
