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Life of a Ranger: A murmuration of queleas
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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...
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...
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 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...
Life of a Ranger: Howling hyenas
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that the howling, or "laughing," of hyenas is an important means of communication, both between hyenas within a clan and with other hyena clans? Rhulani's head guide Alasdair tells us tod...
Rhulani Insights 251 - An old elephant mother with her baby
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Idyllic sunset, vast savannah, and all alone out here, we come across a mother elephant with her baby, trying to chew some sap from the dry branches during the dry season. As field guide Alasdair tell...
Life of a Ranger: Lion family life
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that lions typically live in prides, and that if they have little cubs, you can have fantastic sightings where you can witness lion family life? Rhulani's ranger Willem shows us one of hi...