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How the leopard got…

Posted on 24th February 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

There is a wonderful story about why a leopard has spots or, more precisely, rosettes. It goes like this… “There was once an Ethiopian man who hunted with his pet leopard. The man and the leopard soon realized that they…
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Mating lions

Posted on 17th February 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

This male and female lion were spotted resting around the dam the morning after Valentine’s Day. Both had left their respective prides for a few days of mating – Cupid definitely struck here! This lioness couldn’t resist the dark and…
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An elephants built-in water…

Posted on 12th February 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

You may have noticed elephants with a leakage from their temporal glands. This means that they are experiencing some kind of stress. It could be a female worried about protecting her calf or simply heat stress. Interestingly, there have been…
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White-flanked impala

Posted on 3rd February 2020 by liek@outinafrica.com

A white-flanked impala is not an albino! One often hears about albinism in the bush but it is really nothing out of the ordinary – it is just a stage where there is no pigment in the cells to give…
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The Red Bush Willow

Posted on 27th January 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 January 202022nd January 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 January 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 January 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 January 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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Interesting facts about leopard…

Posted on 30th December 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

The leopard tortoise is the fourth-largest tortoise in the world. Found from Eastern to South Africa, from Sudan to the Southern Cape. This tortoise favours semi-arid, thorny and grassland habitat. Adults reach 40-70 centimetres and weigh up to 20-40 kilograms.…
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