While the rangers, with their excellent knowledge and keen intuition, provide our guests with the most wonderful animal sightings, sometimes a sighting is communicated via radio, and we can then go th...

Sometimes our rangers know of a place where hyenas have a protected refuge and raise their young, a so-called "den site." And this time, our ranger Willem was lucky and actually found some little hyen...

Did you know that lionesses sometimes leave their cubs alone in a protected area while they hunt? Rhulani's ranger Dean shows us today a sighting of a lioness wading through the waist-high grass, clea...

Madikwe Game Reserve is known for its large elephant population, which has formed into numerous small herds over the years. On sunny, hot days like today, one herd after another arrives at the well-fi...

Did you know that Chacma Baboon are organized in a kind of oligarchy, meaning that a group of males rule over an often quite large troop of females? Rhulani's ranger, Thato, tells us some interesting ...

Every safari at Rhulani Safari Lodge revolves around Africa's legendary Big 5. Guests arrive hoping for that unforgettable lion sighting, the elusive leopard in a tree, or the gentle giant elephant cr...

Did you know that the reproductive period of a female rhinoceros—called oestrus—is a short but very intense window, and it triggers some dramatic social behavior among males? Rhulani’s ranger Ralf sho...

At the end of an eventful bush walk, we are soon back at our vehicle, but there is another moment of excitement. So much for the peaceful, relaxing stroll through the savanna. This time, it is a nearb...

Did you know that giraffes have so-called "ossicones," which they are born with and which are quite different from "horns"? Rhulani's ranger Willem tells us some interesting facts about the giraffes's...

Perhaps you saw the exciting moments of our bushwalk in the previous episodes. Now we're taking a break and would like to hear from our guest Oscar, who is participating in a bushwalk for the first ti...

Did you know that hyenas are some of the few predators that also eat the bones of their prey? Rhulani's ranger Thato shows us a nighttime sighting of a clan of spotted hyenas at a giraffe kill, and he...

We've spent so much time in our previous blog posts discussing the theory behind bushwalking, emphasizing the importance of enjoying the small beauties of the bush and avoiding potential dangers. And ...