African Safari Archives - Page 5 of 5

Nature’s Balancing Act

Nature is often seemingly extremely harsh or cruel, but putting our values onto Mother Nature is meaningless. Nature has a way, through every action…

Mobile camping – A safari at its best.

Mobile tented camps, due to their not being permanent, have very little impact on the wildlife around them. In this case we become the…

Let sleeping elephant lie!

While on safari in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, I was awakened at 02:30 one night by the familiar sound of snoring, but with a slight…

Unusual Lion Encounter In the Masai Mara

By the end of the third day, these lions had full bellies, and all that remained of the carcass was the bare skull, spinal column, rib cage and the skin, stretched out like a picnic blanket.

Cat on the roof

As we sat watching her, one of her young cubs approached us in a manner that indicated he had an unusual fascination with the vehicle.

What a way to get a flat tyre!

There seemed to be pups everywhere, often approaching the vehicle very closely to investigate. This all seemed very endearing until it was time to drive away.

We disembark onto the beach and are welcomed to one of the most remote camps in Africa. The waves lapping gently onto the sandy shore are rhythmical and peaceful, but the atmosphere in camp is electric. Talk is centred on who will be the next President. Of course, this camp is not on the arid shores of the Libyan desert, and the executed President was not Muammar Gaddafi.

An afternoon with lions

While driving along the edge of the Ruaha River during a mid-morning game drive we came across a pride of lions fast asleep in the shade of an acacia, and decided to wait in the hope that a suitable animal would come down to drink.

The gnu

The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem involving a myriad of players. However the star of the show must go to one of the most eccentric of all the protagonists ….