Pula: Summer Rains at Limpopo-Lipadi

It is summer at Limpopo-Lipadi, which means rain. After several years of serious drought, still very much in recent memory, this season already looks promising, much like last year. The bush has responded quickly, with fresh growth and a distinct green flush across the Reserve.

In Setswana, pula means rain. It is also the name of Botswana’s currency and the word used as a toast. The connection is simple and practical: rain underpins life here. So, here’s to plenty of pula.

For much of the year, wildlife movements concentrate around waterholes and pans. In the rainy season, that changes. Water collects in shallow depressions and along roads, and some tracks become temporarily inundated. These conditions are short-lived but very much part of a good summer.

Many animals make use of this scattered surface water. A young giraffe is seen carefully drinking from a rain-filled dip in the road, taking advantage of what the season provides without needing to walk to a permanent waterhole. It is a small, everyday scene that only happens when the rains are good.

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