Did you know that kudus have a very large liver in order to handle the toxins (Tannins) in the plants that they eat?
Did you know that the gestation period of an elephant is 22 months? This is the longest gestation period of all mammals.
Did you know that the collective noun (name) for a group of Zebras is a dazzle?
The August winds have arrived, for the first time in awhile they are on time. It is very dry at the moment so we are hoping the rains will come soon. Here are some highlights we would like to share with you.
Meet “Orion”, this young Leopard male has been “spotted” often on our safaris lately. He is very relaxed around the vehicles seeming to not even notice us as he goes about his day. This is always very exciting as Leopards are not one of the most seen mammals in the Pilanesberg National Park.
One of the perks of our job is that every now and then we get to actually go on one of the activities as a guest instead of a guide. On this occasion, I went on the Hot air balloon flight to get some photos from the air.
No doubt about it July is cold, but once you are on the balloon excitement overtakes the chill around you. There was some mist coming off of Mankwe Dam that morning which made for some great photo opportunities.
There were three balloons taking to the sky that morning making for an even better photo opportunity and a better perspective of what it is like up there.
You don’t even realize you are moving almost like floating on a cloud.
Why not come and experience it for yourself? Take advantage of our winter warmer special,
ending 31 August 2018.
July was a very busy month for us with the winter school holidays and some groups from the world choir games joining us on a number of activities. We got to share so many special sightings with them, here are some highlights we would like to share with you.
Every Game drive/Safari in the Pilanesberg is different, as field guides we drive through the gate and never know exactly what is going to happen. This all adds to the excitement as we head out on a game drive or Hot air balloon flight.
Winter is definitely here with some mornings starting out in single digits. We had some great sightings during the month and here are some we would like to share with you.
