African Safaris
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.
African Safaris
You may have already seen this video of a lion in South Africa casually opening a car door, much to the surprise and horror of the family inside. It has racked up millions of Youtube views in the last couple of weeks.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a lioness and her cubs in South Africa. In the MalaMala Game Reserve, mother lion led the cubs down to the riverbed so she could get a drink while the cubs played in the sand.
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose an action shot of two male lions fighting while a female looks on. Photographer JP Meiring captured this image while visiting Kruger National Park with Natural Habitat Adventures.
News & More
Would you mind living next door to a top predator? It’s a question I’ve asked you before. It seems that when it comes to bears, lions or wolves, we humans, as a whole, can’t get rid of our four-footed, predatory neighbors fast enough.
African Safaris
Last month, Kathy Long was on safari in South Africa’s Mala Mala Private Game Reserve when she witnessed an incredible scene; an adult male lion attempting to kill a malnourished sub-adult female.
Conservation
Every time Joe Charleson takes guests from Leleshwa Camp into the surrounding Mara Siana Conservancy, he notices something different. Dry stubble has given way to fresh green grass. Giraffe and zebra hoofprints outnumber those of cattle. Where there were once flocks of goats, hundreds strong, there are now even bigger flocks of gazelles.
News & More
On July 25, 2015, the MSV Fennica, a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker which was carrying oil-drilling equipment to the Arctic, arrived in Portland, Oregon, for repairs.
African Safaris
Of all of Africa’s fascinating interspecies rivalries, lions and hyenas may take the prize for sheer drama, animosity, and entertainment value. Don’t believe me? Check out this footage shot in South Africa’s Londolozi Private Game Reserve.
African Safaris
This dramatic image of a male lion leaping from a tree with a dismembered impala clutched in his jaws was taken last month at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve by safari guide Pravir Patel.
News & More
The first time you see a lion on the great plains of Africa, it fills you with wonder. While watching a grizzly bear catch salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska, you can’t help but feel admiration for its superior fishing skills.
African Safaris
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.
