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How Facebook and Unwitting Tourists Are Helping Poachers Kill Elephants and Rhinos
Tourists in Africa are unwittingly helping poachers locate elephants, rhinos and lions by posting geo-tagged images of wildlife to social media sties like Facebook and Twitter. This is according to South African National Parks (SanParks) officials, who are urging visitors to exercise extreme caution when sharing wildlife images online.
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Dogs and Cats Behaving Like Dogs and Cats in the Okavango Delta
Everyone knows that most domesticated dogs can’t resist the thrill of chasing a cat. It turns out that Africa’s wild dogs aren’t immune to the joys of cat chasing either, as wildlife photographer Dana Allen recently found out on a safari drive in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
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The Miracle of Life at Londolozi: Incredible Video of a Buffalo Birth
Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa is apparently the place to be right now. Last week, we shared a touching video of a newborn elephant calf taking its first steps in the reserve. This week,we’re happy to share an even more amazing Londolozi video and some stunning images of the birth of a Cape buffalo.
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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 drawing for a $250 iSafari.com travel credit, good towards a custom African safari! The April Trivia Contest is now over.
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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 was careful not to disturb this incredible raptor and we managed to get to about 30 meters from it.
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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 appears to be shaking its head, which is generally interpreted as a sign of aggression or agitation.
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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 video and images below dramatically demonstrate.
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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 describes as “game changers” and “transformative properties,” were vetted with a stay and took the lucky contributors “from Anguilla to Australia, from India to Italy.”
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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 $23,000 through the sale of homemade chocolates and rhino-themed products, and through donations from an ever growing number of supporters.
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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 video below, shot using a hidden camera trap, shows the cat charging and nabbing an unsuspecting red colobus monkey in Uganda’s Kibale Forest National Park.
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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 for her horn and Gertjie was found crying inconsolably by her side.