Infant elephants have little control over their trunks. They must practice coordinating its movement to source food, eat and drink. These valuable skills are learned from interaction with their environment and through social learning. We watched as a baby elephant…
The African plains are a dangerous place. Lured by fresh green grass shoots in a drought ridden environment, this young gazelle had wandered away from the watchful eye of its mother into the hands of a hungry baboon. The death…
Privileged to spend eight nights in the Maasai Mara in October 2009, we relished the opportunity to revisit our land of dreams. Ever since our first visit to Kenya in 2005 we’d fallen in love with the continent and had…
Here’s a little something special, which I oiginallly produced for Google Plus’s +African Tuesday #africantuesday and their “Wonderful women of Africa” theme curated by +Morkel Erasmus and +Johan Swanepoel It’s a brief video from our visit to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Kenya 2009. There we were lucky…
The African plains are a dangerous place. Lured by fresh green grass shoots in a drought ridden environment, this young gazelle had wandered away from the watchful eye of its mother into the hands of a hungry baboon. The death…
For many, our relationship with these vulnerable giants begins as a child. Whether it’s a fleeting glimpse of an elephant at a zoo, or an introduction to the species though nature documentaries, it’s hard not to be mesmerised…
If you fancy doing more than observing animals, and wish to find out more about the blood, sweat and tears involved in protecting African Wildlife, then we can recommend the following… We have adopted orphan elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi. As foster…
Whilst on safari we purposefully speak a lot to our rangers and safari guides who adore the animals. It’s more than a job to them – they love and protect the animals. You can see it in the way they…
Interaction is limited – and should be for your safety. Although, saying that, there are several times when I have felt that I have made a connection with the animals. It’s hard to describe – it’s a sense of staring…
Never underestimate the beauty of African bird life. We were astonished by it in South Africa. There is an immense variety of colourful and exotic birds, with unusual calls and strange plumage. They are quite fearless and you can get…