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Rhulani Minute Safari - Playfighting impalas

  • September 09, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

Look at these two young and cute impala at playfighting.

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Rhulani Minute Safari - Buffalo loves the mud

  • September 02, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

A mud bath seems to be popular not only for elephants. Here at Thlou Dam a buffalo also enjoys this particular pleasure, and he curls up happily in the dirt.

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Rhulani Minute Safari - Scratching elephant

  • August 26, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

What could be better than after a refreshing mud bath to scratch on a rough tree? This male elephant shows us how it’s done.

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Rhulani Minute Safari - Giraffe excitement

  • August 19, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

Really funny to watch these two giraffes. These are two males, but which does not stop them from getting excited…

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The female cheetah project continues

  • August 18, 2015 | Rhulani Safari Lodge | Category: News, Community & Conservation, Wildlife

After the sad death of two cheetah females in Madikwe we might hear soon positive news about this project again.

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Wild dog puppies: much more than a playful spectacle

  • August 13, 2015 | Rhulani Safari Lodge | Category: News, Ranger's Blog, Wildlife

A little more than two weeks ago, nine small wild dogs were born in Madikwe. A short, touching encounter with the animal that has become the symbol of the reserve.

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Rhulani Minute Safari - Wild dog pups in Madikwe

  • August 12, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

In July 2015, nine wild dog pups were born in Madikwe. Enjoy the moment when they came out of their den, and were playing around

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Rhulani Minute Safari - Injured lion resting

  • August 05, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

We just admired this powerful lion peacefully resting in the grass. Only later we realized that he got injured earlier that day after a fierce fight probably with his brother.

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Rhulani Minute Safari - The leopard’s night drink

  • July 29, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

Not very often you get to see a beautiful leopard in Madikwe like this one, and much less one who for so long quietly drinks water. Lately, this young male leopard is quite often seen at the watering hole, around the same time.

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Rhulani Minute Safari - A musth elephant

  • July 22, 2015 | Rolf Steiner | Category: Wildlife

Musth (or must) is a periodic condition in bull elephants, characterized by highly aggressive behavior and accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones.

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