Jan 2020 – Kwambili Safari Lodge

The Red Bush Willow

Posted on 27th Jan 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

The Red Bushwillow is mostly found on the upper slopes of sandy and rocky soil. You can easily spot the unmistakable orange/red colour of the seedpods of these amazing trees. There is an interesting story about the Red Bushwillow, co-starring…
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Slow and yet fast:…

Posted on 22nd Jan 202022nd Jan 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

The puff adder is a very well-known snake throughout Africa, known for its deadliness and the high incidence of bites on humans. This is not because of its aggression, quite the opposite in fact – it is due to its…
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Chameleons

Posted on 16th Jan 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

Now it’s summer we have to start getting our eyes used to spotting the ever so elusive chameleon! They are cold blooded and hide somewhere warm during our winter but now they are back. Most people are under the impression…
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The amazing methamorphosis of…

Posted on 10th Jan 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

The Marbled Emperor is quite a large beautiful moth. As a caterpillar it does not look anything like this. We all know the caterpillar goes into a cocoon and comes out as a butterfly or moth. But the question is:…
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Amazing creatures: dung beetles

Posted on 8th Jan 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

There are about 7000 species of dung beetle worldwide, of which Southern Africa has about 780 species! Every summer we wait for the bush to come alive. Then there are dung beetles on every dung pile, the dung piles becoming…
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The Red Bush Willow

Slow and yet fast:…

Chameleons

The amazing methamorphosis of…

Amazing creatures: dung beetles