So many birds!

So many birds!

Limpopo-Lipadi has such a fantastic variety of birds that are often overlooked when searching for the bigger animals. They are beautiful in colour, hard to find at times, but it’s always so interesting to learn facts about their behaviour. Small or bigger, alone...

A Bit Too Close for Comfort?

Just look at this photo from Alison Nicholls! Here’s Nigel’s recollection of how Alison took this photo of him and the lions: “One of my friends saw this photo and thought I was sitting in a folding chair in front of the lions! In reality, I’m...

Summer means fresh leaves

Aaah, the bliss of spring and summer in the southern hemisphere! The first rains have fallen—pula pula (Setswana for blessed rain)—some animals are dropping their babies (like the impala and wildebeest), and fresh bursts of chewy, green leaves are decorating the trees...

Is This Elephant Left-handed?

Take a close look at this elephant bull’s tusks and you’ll see that his left tusk is shorter and appears to be more damaged than his right tusk. Elephants usually have one tusk that they use more than the other (just as humans have one dominant hand) and it’s likely...

Elephants splashing

Spring and summer days in Botswana can be incredibly hot and what is better during these suicide months (as these hot months are called) than taking a mud bath at sunset. It cools these elephants off, protects them from insect bites and serves as sunscreen. Our...