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Rhulani bush stories: a monster rock python
Rhulani bush stories: a monster rock python
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Once again, Rhulani's head ranger Alasdair was astonished when he saw what suddenly emerged from the bush during game drive through the savanna. He described it as a "monster python," approximately 4 ...
Life of a Ranger: Bushbuck baby
Life of a Ranger: Bushbuck baby
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that a bushbuck family has been calling Rhulani home for some time now, and they're regularly having babies, much to the delight of our guests? Rhulani's head guide, Alasdair, introduces ...
Rhulani bush stories: The lions and the rock monitor
Rhulani bush stories: The lions and the rock monitor
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
"The bush always holds new surprises," says Rhulani's head ranger Alasdair, as he was actually looking at the lions and their cubs when he heard a strange hissing. This led to a hilarious encounter be...
Rhulani bush stories: A massive leopard
Rhulani bush stories: A massive leopard
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
"That was a gigantic leopard, the biggest I've ever seen, almost as big as a lion," says Rhulani's field guide Willem, upon seeing this big cat high up on the rock at Ambush Alley, which later reveale...
Life of a Ranger: Wild dog killing machine
Life of a Ranger: Wild dog killing machine
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that wild dogs in packs are among the most successful hunters in the African wilderness, tearing their prey to pieces and devouring it whole within minutes? Rhulani's ranger, Willem, show...
Rhulani bush stories: Male cheetahs kill a kudu
Rhulani bush stories: Male cheetahs kill a kudu
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Another great story from the daily safari drives led by our head guide and Captain Redbeard, Alasdair. The two male cheetahs are roaming the savannah quite inconspicuously for a while, until suddenly ...
Rhulani bush stories: Give me a wild dog puppy please!
Rhulani bush stories: Give me a wild dog puppy please!
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
"This was definitely one of my favorite sightings this year," says Rhulani's Head Guide Alasdair, after having the privilege of being the first to see the newly born wild dog puppies as they first lef...
Life of a Ranger: A murmuration of queleas
Life of a Ranger: A murmuration of queleas
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that red-billed queleas typically move in flocks of thousands, even millions, and then appear like a black cloud in the sky, which is called "murmuration"? Rhulani's ranger Dean tells us ...
Life of a Ranger: How the cheetah eats
Life of a Ranger: How the cheetah eats
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that cheetahs typically drag their prey to a protected area, always careful not to lose it to larger predators? Today, Rhulani's ranger Ralf tells us about cheetahs' eating habits, and we...
Life of a Ranger: Necking giraffes at night
Life of a Ranger: Necking giraffes at night
| Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that two giraffes often line up to demonstrate power and communicate, striking each other with a sweeping movement of their necks? Rhulani's head ranger, Alasdair, found two male giraffes...
Rhulani Insights 255 - A leopard with an impala in the tree
Rhulani Insights 255 - A leopard with an impala in the tree
| 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 ...
Life of a Ranger: Breastfeeding elephant
Life of a Ranger: Breastfeeding elephant
| 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...