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Rhulani Insights 255 - A leopard with an impala in the tree
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
During today's Rhulani Insights, we experience one of the most magical moments of a safari up close, as we, along with Alasdair, find a leopard in a tree. We remain very quiet and at a distance so as ...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Lions on honeymoon
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Sometimes, male and female lions are found together for a certain period, indicating they are on their honeymoon. Occasionally, the male will make an attempt....
Life of a Ranger: Breastfeeding elephant
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that mother elephants have teats, making them one of the species that feed their babies milk through their breasts? Rhulani's Ranger Willem shows us this peculiarity of elephants today, w...
Rhulani Insights 254 – What did you see?
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Whenever the safari vehicle returns from its three-hour tour, everyone is excited to hear how successful the trip was and which animals have been seen. Our guests tell exciting stories and share their...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Early phase of the cheetah's hunt
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
The cheetah has undoubtedly picked up the scent of potential prey. The wild cat strides purposefully, yet slowly and silently, through the savannah. Let's observe it in this early phase of the hunt....
Life of a Ranger - Red hartebeest
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that red hartebeests are quite large antelopes with a somewhat strange body shape? Today, Rhulani's ranger Dean introduces us to this animal found in Madikwe, which is also known as an en...
Rhulani bush stories: A massive python
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
"That was a massive python," says Rhulani's head ranger, Alasdair, after quite by chance encountering this snake while driving through the park. It's known to be found in the Madikwe Game Reserve, but...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Suckling young white rhino
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Out here, we encounter a peaceful family of white rhinos, including a father, mother, and their young. We even witness the young one suckling from its mother before they continue on their journey acro...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Elephant peels and chews the bark
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
During the severe drought of winter, when elephants can hardly find anything to eat, the elephants develop a technique to peel and chew tree bark to still get to juicy food. Watch him do it!...
Life of a Ranger: The white ring of the waterbuck
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that waterbucks are easily identified by a white ring around their rump, which looks as if they've just sat on a wet toilet seat? Rhulani's ranger, Thato, shows us a few female waterbucks...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Roaming hyena
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
We were actually on our way to an area that early morning where we suspected lions, when, quite unexpectedly, a hyena wandering alone came towards us on the road. Certainly a highlight, and so close t...
Rhulani Insights 252 – A tortoise visit
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Anything can happen, and little surprises await you at any time, anywhere in the lodge, if you keep your eyes and ears open. Like today, when a leopard tortoise makes a tour of the lodge in the middle...