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Life of a Ranger: The horn of a dagga boy
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that the old buffalo separate from the herd in the last phase of their lives and are sent into retirement? Rhulani's ranger Dean tells us more about these so-called "Dagga Boys", who are ...
Rhulani Insights 243 – Wet roads
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
We are currently in the rainy season and - fortunately - we had very good rain around the turn of the year. It can happen that the dirt roads have puddles and are difficult to drive on. Not so with ou...
Life of a Ranger: Springboks
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that you can find springboks in the Madikwe Game Reserve, especially in the north-western corner of the reserve? Rhulani's ranger Thato tells us some details about this antelope species t...
Rhulani Insights 242 – We set a world record in wildlife observation
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
We hope you have had a great start to the new year. We are starting with a lot of energy and a humorous approach. Captain Redbeard "Alasdair" is just the right ranger with whom we want to set a world ...
Life of a Ranger: Two leopards at night
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that leopard sightings in Madikwe have been pretty good lately? Rhulani's ranger Theo tells us today about a night drive where he came across two leopards at Inkwe Pan....
Life of a Ranger: The giraffe stands up
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that giraffes also sometimes take a break, but instead of lying down, they sit in a very special way? Rhulani's head guide Alasdair shows us this sitting position of his favorite animal t...
Life of a Ranger: The Zebra's cooling system
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that while antelopes usually seek shade on sunny days, zebras are often found in the blazing sun? Rhulani's ranger Willem shows us a zebra stallion today, standing motionless in the sun o...
Rhulani Insights 239 – Flying termites
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Today it seems we have been caught in a small snowstorm. Snow in Madikwe? Impossible. The rainy season has just started and that is the time when the termites swarm out to form new colonies. Let's tal...
Life of a Ranger: Elephant peeling a stump
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that elephants are particularly good at peeling and chewing the bark off stumps during droughts when there is no juicy food? Rhulani's ranger Dean tells us today about this eating habit o...
Bush stories: Predatory crocodiles
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Be close to our rangers when they make great game sightings on the daily safaris, like today when Rhulani's head guide Alasdair finds three crocodiles eating an impala at a pond. How could this happen...
Bush Stories: The end of the impala
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Don't miss anything and join in when our rangers report on current sightings that are unusual even for them. Today Willem sends us a fantastic and rare sighting where a lioness in the open field takes...
Life of a Ranger: Cheetah conservation
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that cheetahs are endangered and that we therefore need to protect them? Rhulani's Head Guide Alasdair tells us today about a cheetah conservation activity funded by Rhulani, where we had...