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It happens in a flash

It happens in a flash

“One June afternoon just after 1pm, on our way from Kalahari Tented Camp to Grootkolk, we had been following leopard spoor heading north near Kwang waterhole. The spoor turned from...

It happens in a flash

“One June afternoon just after 1pm, on our way from Kalahari Tented Camp to Grootkolk, we had been following leopard spoor heading north near Kwang waterhole. The spoor turned from...

How Bushmen track a scorpion

How Bushmen track a scorpion

See if you can find the burrowing ground beetle which belongs to the Carabidae family. The Bushman call it the tracker beetle (spoorsnyer kewer) as they use it to track...

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How Bushmen track a scorpion

See if you can find the burrowing ground beetle which belongs to the Carabidae family. The Bushman call it the tracker beetle (spoorsnyer kewer) as they use it to track...

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Tent lickers

Tent lickers

In May 2016, Danie and Fransie Lubbe, together with Bets and Jeanne Conradie, camped at Khiding in the Mabuasehube area. They were towing an off-road caravan, arrived late in the...

Tent lickers

In May 2016, Danie and Fransie Lubbe, together with Bets and Jeanne Conradie, camped at Khiding in the Mabuasehube area. They were towing an off-road caravan, arrived late in the...

Daylight robbery

Daylight robbery

On a trip to the Kgalagadi in April 2017 we were spending some time in the Mata-Mata area. Monitoring the various social media platforms prior to the trip, we were...

Daylight robbery

On a trip to the Kgalagadi in April 2017 we were spending some time in the Mata-Mata area. Monitoring the various social media platforms prior to the trip, we were...

Maternal courage

Maternal courage

It was around mid-morning at Kwang and about 100 metres north of the waterhole: summer, sunny and warm. A cheetah female and three cubs were keeping an eye on a...

Maternal courage

It was around mid-morning at Kwang and about 100 metres north of the waterhole: summer, sunny and warm. A cheetah female and three cubs were keeping an eye on a...

The ultimate sighting

The ultimate sighting

December 2016 in the Kgalagadi was extremely hot and dry, with daytime temperatures reaching 53 degrees Celsius. There was very little water, antelope were highly stressed and there was a...

The ultimate sighting

December 2016 in the Kgalagadi was extremely hot and dry, with daytime temperatures reaching 53 degrees Celsius. There was very little water, antelope were highly stressed and there was a...