by ecom | Apr 4, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings
The first story: “As we drove up on the Middle Plains last week we were struck by a strange sighting in the far: loads of white dots that were densely sprinkled. What was it? We drove a bit closer, but not too close as we didn’t want to disturb whatever it...
by ecom | Apr 1, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings
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...
by ecom | Mar 28, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings, Volunteers
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...
by ecom | Mar 25, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings, Volunteers
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...
by ecom | Mar 18, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings
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....
by ecom | Mar 15, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings
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...
