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Baboons are wonderful mothers.

Baboons are wonderful mothers.

by | Nov 27, 2016 | Conservation

But sometimes the mothering can get a little physical! Baboons are very social animals, and their moms are some of the most hands-on in the animal kingdom. Baby baboons hang onto their moms’ bellies when they’re tiny, then ride on their backs as they get bigger. The...
Another safari ….

Another safari ….

by | Apr 27, 2016 | Conservation

which means another flight over the marvelous Zambezi. A flight over the Zambezi River offers a completely different perspective on this iconic landscape. From above, the winding river cuts through wide floodplains and thick bush, revealing herds of elephants,...
Saved from certain death

Saved from certain death

by | Apr 12, 2016 | Conservation

On a recent trip to Mana Pools in the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe, I was sitting at one of the pans that supply Mana’s wildlife with life-giving water, when a small group of elephant cows emerged from the dry African bush. There was a baby elephant with the group,...
Leopards love warthogs!

Leopards love warthogs!

by | Mar 20, 2016 | Conservation

Leopards love warthog as a meal, and one of the techniques they have developed to hunt them is sitting on top of their burrows in the early morning. If there is a warthog in the burrow, chances are it will need to come out and graze after a night of being tucked...