The Waterbuck
The waterbuck – quite a simple name for an animal. The name derives from the fact that this antelope uses water as one of its defence mechanisms, and it often feeds in the water. When chased by a predator waterbuck…
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Category: Interesting Facts
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The Grey Duiker
The Grey Duiker is one of the antelope species that have adapted to be able to go long periods of time without drinking water from a waterhole, especially during the rainy season. Indeed sometimes they don’t drink any water during…Read More »
Blue Mouse Ears –…
After some good rains the plant life around KwaMbili has started coming to life, including the Commelina Benghalensis, commonly known as the blue mouse ears. Commelina is named after Johan Commelin. The name actually originates with the story of the…Read More »
The Martial Eagle
The Martial Eagle is the largest eagle in Africa. They have very keen eyesight allowing them to spot prey from about 5 kilometres away! So for him to spot this Rock Monitor was no problem at all. Even though the monitor…Read More »
Hyena’s are unique and…
Hyena are always a very special animal to view but what also makes them special is the Family of mammals they belong to. They are not part of the cat family, nor the dog family! They are so unique that…Read More »
The Tawny Eagle
Vultures are not the only birds to eat carrion. There is also another bird which may not immediately come to mind – the Tawny Eagle. Whenever you see vultures as well as Tawny Eagles in a tree you know there…Read More »
Summer brings the youngsters
It’s summer now and most of the grazers have given birth to their young. They usually time their births for the early summer when food is plentiful so that the mother’s milk has enough nutrition and the young are encouraged…Read More »
The African Giant Bullfrog
Recently we have had a lot of rain – 100-160mm. This caused a lot of changes as dams and waterholes filled overnight. It also brought out a rare species of frog known as the African Giant Bullfrog which can grow…Read More »
How playing with bones…
Did you know that some herbivores occasionally chew on bones in order to obtain calcium? This behaviour is known as Osteophagia. One animal in particular seen displaying this behaviour is the giraffe – the giraffe chews intently on the bone…Read More »
Chameleon colors aren’t just…
Chameleons are very rare to see. Apart from the fact that they are extremely difficult to spot because of their camouflage, interestingly enough they also change colour according to their mood. If they are feeling calm they will be very…Read More »
