Snapshotting through the night

After a long hot day, while we are happily snoring away at our lodges, many animals take advantage of the cooler night to replenish. In this time-lapse video footage (which is also called ‘snapshotting’) at one of the waterholes we caught the breeding herd of...

At last the lion pride made an appearance…

As shareholders we are so privileged to be able to come back to Limpopo-Lipadi on a regular basis and call the place our home away from home. There is less of a need to ‘chase’ and see the big predators every day of our visit. Although there is always that lingering...

The cheeky warthog

Motse volunteer, Helen, shares a story of one of her favourite animals, the cheeky warthog! “I love sitting in the hides at the waterholes, because you never know which animals are going to show up. One of my favourite animals is a warthog because they always have...

Rhino greeting ceremony: happy to see you!

Rhinos are fiercely territorial which doesn’t make them Mother Nature’s most social animals. Especially once they reach adulthood they mainly travel solo. Adolescents show somewhat different behaviour which is why we see our youngsters in the reserve stick together....

On the look-out for an evening meal

A common resident and yet always a good surprise to find: A spotted eagle owl perched on a branch while you are on a night drive. Easy to recognise and identify with its conspicuous ear-tufts and large yellow eyes, this night flyer also goes by the name of African...

A European moving to Botswana…

As a reserve we are happy and proud to have – since almost two years – a full time researcher, veterinarian and volunteer coordinator on the team, Gabriella from Italy. She takes us back to the moment that she made her first acquaintance with...