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Months after my trip to Botswana, I’m still scrolling through photos and reminiscing about what a magical trip it was. A treat to explore (for the first time with my husband) the wilds of Botswana, while gathering research and perfecting trips for work on the side. Yes, I love my job!
As I dip my paddle into the clear turquoise water of the Galapagos Islands, something catches my eye beneath the surface: gliding gracefully below me is a green sea turtle, its flippers moving rhythmically as it rises to the surface for a breath.
The chance to see a newborn animal take its first steps in the wild is a rare and remarkable privilege, especially when the newborn happens to be an elephant surrounded by its protective mother and adoring herd mates.
Welcome to The Safarist’s monthly trivia contest! Each month we’ll be featuring 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!
A few weeks ago we shared a video of a lion casually opening the door of a car in a safari park in South Africa. The footage made international news and garnered millions of views on YouTube in a few short weeks.
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Nat Hab Operations Coordinator Tricia Brennan recently returned from one of Nat Hab’s Galapagos Islands adventures. Tricia loves Christmas, so she decided to share her Galapagos memories with us in the form of a lovely holiday poem! What better way to get into the holiday spirit?
The Great Serengeti Migration may be off to a record early start, according to an an article published on Telegraph.co.uk on March 20th. Last week, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest started pouring into areas of the central Seregenti in Tanzania three months earlier than usual, “astounding safari experts” and delighting suprised visitors.
The life of a male lion is seldom easy. At around the age of two or three, if he is lucky enough to survive that long, he is kicked out of his maternal pride and becomes a nomad.
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You are lucky, to say the least, if you happen to catch a brief glimpse of a pangolin while on safari. Even professional safari guides often lament the fact that they’ve never stumbled upon one of these extremely rare and elusive nocturnal creatures.
Drastic times calls for drastic measures, as the old adage goes. And these are certainly drastic times for South Africa’s rhinos. The country, which is home to 80% of the world’s remaining rhinos, has been in the grips of a raging poaching epidemic since 2007.
