The Safarist Monthly Trivia Contest: April, 2015

Each month we feature a new quiz with trivia about the latest articles on The Safarist. Answer all questions correctly, and you'll be entered into a monthly...

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Photo of the Day: A Martial Eagle in Action

This striking image of a martial eagle preparing to devour an Egyptian goose was taken by safari guide Dave Luck near Botswana's Mombo Camp. Luck writes, "I...

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Photo of the Day: Big Five Standoff at Sabi Sabi

This photo of a standoff between an elephant and a Cape buffalo was taken in South Africa's Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve last month. The elephant...

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Watch This Injured Buffalo Face Down a Pride of Hungry Lions

Few African species are much of a match for a pride of hungry lions. The African Buffalo (also known as the Cape Buffalo) is one notable exception, as the...

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Three Safari Camps Earn Spots on Travel + Leisure's Best New Hotels List

Travel + Leisure has unveiled its latest "It List," this time featuring editors' picks for the top 43 new hotels in the world. Their picks, which T + L...

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Adorable Eight Year Old Sells Chocolates, Saves Rhinos

South Africa's rhino poachers have a formidable, and adorable, new foe; eight-year-old Alyssa Carter. So far, her Alyssa's Save the Rhinos campaign has raised...

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Elusive African Golden Cat Nabs Monkey in Camera Trap Video

On January 27th, scientists captured, possibly for the first time ever, a video of a rare and elusive African golden cat hunting in the daylight. The short...

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The Baby Rhino and the Lamb Who Became Best Friends (Video)

Gertjie the rhino was three month’s old when she came to live at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre in South Africa. Her mother had been brutally killed...

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Want to Follow the Great Migration on Your Smartphone? There’s an App for That.

A new app called Serengeti Tracker will provide an interactive way for people around the world to follow the great migration of the Serengeti in real time on...

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14 Hungry Lions Are No Match for This Young Elephant

This remarkable video is a little hard to watch at first, but as the title above suggests, it has a happy ending (for the elephant, at least). Somehow, a...

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One of Seven Remaining Northern White Rhinos Dies in Kenya

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Suni, one of the last northern white rhinos in the world, was found dead in his boma (hut) on Friday at Ol...

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Rhinos Without Borders Attempts Massive Rhino Relocation

The rhinos of Africa are faced with a sad reality. Every seven hours a rhinoceros life is taken by poachers, and without the help of conservation efforts, the...

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Top 5 Safari Camps for Families

Family safaris have come into their own in the last few years, from a number of private bush homes to family-friendly suites popping up all over Africa. This...

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Elephants React to a GoPro Video Camera

Mike and Marian Myers found out the hard way what happens when elephants encounter a GoPro video camera on their own turf. They captured the footage below...

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Video: The Amazing Story of Solo, the African Wild Dog Who Lost Her Pack

The African wild dog is one seriously social animal. Like its North American cousin, the gray wolf, a wild dog’s life revolves around the complex social...

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'Saving Africa's Giants' with Yao Ming Premiers Tonight

In case you haven't heard, there is a poaching crisis underway in Africa. Last year, 33,000 elephants were slaughtered for their tusks and an estimated 4.5...

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Save $2,000 on our Green Season Botswana Safari!

Save $2,000 Per Person Embark on a diverse Botswana safari this winter! This independent safari departs on your chosen dates, subject to availability. Here...

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A $350 Million Airport Next Door to the Serengeti?

It appears to be all systems go for the proposed $350 million Serengeti airport, in spite of criticism of the project from Tanzania's Minister of Natural...

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The Safarist Monthly Trivia Contest: April, 2015

Photo of the Day: A Martial Eagle in Action

Photo of the Day: Big Five Standoff at Sabi Sabi

Watch This Injured Buffalo Face Down a Pride of Hungry Lions

Three Safari Camps Earn Spots on Travel + Leisure's Best New Hotels List

Adorable Eight Year Old Sells Chocolates, Saves Rhinos

Elusive African Golden Cat Nabs Monkey in Camera Trap Video

The Baby Rhino and the Lamb Who Became Best Friends (Video)

Want to Follow the Great Migration on Your Smartphone? There’s an App for That.

14 Hungry Lions Are No Match for This Young Elephant

One of Seven Remaining Northern White Rhinos Dies in Kenya

Rhinos Without Borders Attempts Massive Rhino Relocation

Top 5 Safari Camps for Families

Elephants React to a GoPro Video Camera

Video: The Amazing Story of Solo, the African Wild Dog Who Lost Her Pack

'Saving Africa's Giants' with Yao Ming Premiers Tonight

Save $2,000 on our Green Season Botswana Safari!

A $350 Million Airport Next Door to the Serengeti?