It’s not a secret that there are snakes in the African bush and we also know that our experienced rangers have seen quite a few. But this sighting, which happened a few days ago and which Willem tells us about, was the first of its kind for him. It has to do with a black mamba.

A bit hidden in the grass, the two Cheetah brothers have a cuddle time. Cats do this to groom themselves, but even more so to strengthen their bond.

We have left the wild dogs for a while and find here in the bushes, lying and sleeping comfortably, the lions. Two great sightings, so close together. “That’s cool,” says Ranger Alasdair. But suddenly the peaceful lions behave quite strangely, weird. They get up. “What the hell is going on there?” Alasdair turns around, reverses a bit.

A Bushbuck family lives in the middle of our camp. We’ve grown accustomed to these cute roommates just like they’ve grown accustomed to us. In today’s blog, Rolf tries to get a little closer to the shy animal.

It was an afternoon when all three Rhulani rangers set out in their vehicles with the sole purpose of finding the cheetahs. The team eventually succeeded, and as Willem tells us, meeting the cats was quite magical.

Two very different Madikwe residents meet at the waterhole. There are two African Spoonbills that are seen frequently in this place, looking for food in the water. And then an elephant stopping by to quench his thirst.

Our funny ranger Alasdair, also known as “Captain Redbeard”, tells us another of his recent funny anecdotes. That afternoon he was roaming through nature, and the conversation with his bird-interested guests turned to the “Brown Snake Eagle”. Why is this bird called that? Not even once in his life our experienced Alasdair has seen this bird with a snake in its.

Did you know that male zebras often fight and bite each other? Rhulani’s ranger Willem tells us more about male zebra behaviours and how to tell if a zebra is male or female.

On fairly short notice we were informed by Parks Management that a collar was due to be replaced by one of the Cheetah females and we could give support. Of course, we said “yes”. So the safari routine was converted into a long, exciting and magical day for all of us, with a lot of new things to learn about conservation and the touch of a fascinating wild cat.

Look how the zebra rolls around in the earthy ground on this hot afternoon. Why is it doing this? The zebras often roll in the dusty ground to groom and get rid of parasites. As part of this process, they hoof out large stones and displace the soil, making comfortable spots in which they rest and leave dung.