The pretty girl and the dung beetle

Looks can be deceiving. You tend to think young pretty girls would only be interested in fashion, nightlife, tanning on the beach, spending time in the shops and hanging out with their friends. Yes, yes, I know I'm generalizing but I'm trying to get to a point so bare with me. Late last year I … Continue reading The pretty girl and the dung beetle →

Random elephant "did you knows"

I haven't done a "Random ..." post in ages, so for today I'm doing three Random elephant did you knows. An elephant's trunk, which is a fusion of their nose and upper lip, contains over 100,000 different muscles. African Elephants also have two finger like features on the end of their trunk that they can use to grab small … Continue reading Random elephant "did you knows" →

Malachite Sunbird in Addo

Addo Elephant National Park boats with over 450 different bird species making it not just great for elephant and game watching, but also bird watching. I'm not always too bothered with trying to photograph birds with my superzoom as it isn't really fast enough to take proper pictures of them, but on my last visit … Continue reading Malachite Sunbird in Addo →

The magnificence that is Addo Elephant National Park

I've been in the tourism industry for 16 years and first started out working as a tourist guide back in 1998. Back then I used to go to Addo Elephant National Park sometimes as often as 5 or 6 times a week and people used to ask if I didn't get tired of going there. … Continue reading The magnificence that is Addo Elephant National Park →

Baby elephant at Addo Elephant National Park

International visitors to South Africa all has Kruger Park on their lists of places to see in the country but what many of them don't realise is that you can get just as good an experience in the Eastern Cape. Addo Elephant National Park is probably one of the most under rated game parks in the … Continue reading Baby elephant at Addo Elephant National Park →

Flowering Spekboom in Addo

I like pizza... and braaivleis... and burgers... and... and... and... Elephants like a whole bunch of things as well. One of those things is Spekboom (Portulacaria afra). Spekboom, also called the elephant bush, forms part of the Subtropical Thicket biome and is prevalent in the Addo Elephant National Park. In actual fact its one of the reasons … Continue reading Flowering Spekboom in Addo →

Succulent flowers at Kuzuko

Succulents always surprise me with the beautiful flowers that they produce specially when they grow in dry and arid areas. The flowering succulent in the picture was growing next to the path to our room at Kuzuko Lodge in the northern part of the Addo Elephant National Park.After reading the post, Alan Fogarty of Alan … Continue reading Succulent flowers at Kuzuko →

Approaching with confidence

When this boytjie matures a bit more he will be a really impressive bull. Not that he isn't already. He's only problem is that he is an Addo bull so he will never have the huge tusks that the Kruger bulls have.

Waterhole interaction

A couple of young bulls interacting at the Hapoor Waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park just like a couple of young men would at their local watering hole

Close encounters of the ellie kind

I always say that Addo is probably the best place in the world to watch wild African elephants in their natural environment and to get fairly up close sightings. Its not because these elephants are tame, not by a long shot. Over the years they have just gotten used to vehicles and as long as … Continue reading Close encounters of the ellie kind →