The rarest large cat in Africa
Most people who come on safari hope to see some of the big cats – lion, leopard and cheetah. Nearly everyone will see a…
Justin Bell
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A night under the stars
As we arrived at the exclusive Kiba Point Lodge in the Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania), waiters greeted us with fresh towels and a frosty…
Special species – lesser kudu
The last great wilderness areas in warm climes are in Africa. Most of these areas have only been dramatically effected by man in the…
Our first day in Namibia
We had left the lush green swamps of the Okavango Delta a day before. One of the last activities we did there was riding…
Hungry lions – Our second day at Vumbura
So, Wild Dogs hunting on Day One at Vumbura. Could Day Two possibly come close to that? The following afternoon we had planned a…
Our First Day at Vumbura in the Okavango Delta
The African Wild Dog is one of Africa’s rarest large predators. Although they may look a little thin and sometimes mangy, I have a…
Tracking a White Stork
I catch the daily morning flight on KLM from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The airport terminal disappears from view within a few minutes…
A closer look at the migration
We were on safari to witness the wildebeest migration in the green season, when they tend to disperse on the Plains, and we did….
Young cheetahs hunting
A contrast to the scenario from my previous post was to happen a few days later when we found two hungry sub-adult cheetah attempting…
Mother cheetah – the provider
Throughout the morning we had driven across the Plains through herds of wildebeest and zebra. Day and week old wildebeest calves were everywhere. Prey…
A hippo encounters an elephant
Watching hippos bask in a pool of water, wheeze-honking every now and then and snorting when they come up for air, would make you…
Elephants and a waterhole
We left Mombo Camp with a plan to find roaring lions we had heard from the camp at dawn, with Callum, our Mombo Camp…