Rooikat

I have only seen rooikat (linx) in the wild twice. Driving through Addo Elephant National Park the Damselfly suddenly spotted something in a clearing in the bush. Yay! My third wild rooikat. Unfortunately for the photographer in me he was on the wrong side of the car with the sun behind him. Hence the crappy … Continue reading Rooikat →

Having a scratch

"Oh, nearly there, nearly there... If I can just reach it..."This post is in celebration of Addo Elephant National Park's 80th birthday this month.

Are there any elephants?

I mentioned the game viewing fence in the Spekbook enclosure in the Addo Elephant National Park yesterday. Somebody asked me what I meant by a game viewing fence.Unfortunately there wasn't anything for us to see on this specific visit, but I took this photo through that fence a couple of years ago.

Spekboom enclosure

One of the spots in the Addo Elephant National Park where one can stretch your legs is the Spekboom enclosure. After parking your car you enter the secure area and walk about 40 meters or so through the bush to a game viewing fence right by a waterhole. The walk gives you the better insight on … Continue reading Spekboom enclosure →

Jack’s Picnic Site

Addo Elephant National Park has two picnic sites for day visitors. The first one is at the main rest camp while a new one has been opened within the game viewing area close to the Spekboom enclosure. The picnic spot is situated inside a 500 hectare Botanical Reserve which is a protected area put aside … Continue reading Jack’s Picnic Site →

No Entry

This Fiscal Shrike was sitting on the No Entry sign in the Addo Elephant National Park. It was as if he was guarding it and saying, "Don't you dare pass me!"

Hapoor

On the wall in the Interpretive Centre in the Addo Elephant National Park visitors will find the magnificent mounted head of the park's most legendary elephant, Hapoor. He got his name from the "hap" (Hap is Afrikaans for 'nick') in his ear (which is 'oor' in Afrikaans) thought to have been inflicted by a hunter's bullet. Hapoor … Continue reading Hapoor →

Addo interpretive centre

One of the attractions at the main rest camp of the Addo Elephant National Park is their Interpretive Centre. Opened in June 2011, the Centre is an interactive centre geared for both big and small. It covers everything from early fossils found in the area to info on prehistoric elephants modern elephants, animal sounds and insects. … Continue reading Addo interpretive centre →

Marking off animals

At the Addo Elephant National Park all vehicles entering the park gets given a map that not just shows all the roads through the park, but also lists the names and pictures of all the animals you are likely to see. They guy at the gate handed me three maps as we went through with … Continue reading Marking off animals →

Pumba the warthog

Now there is a face only a mother can love. After all the rain in the Addo Elephant National Park the grass is lush and green and we found a lot of warthog grazing next to the road.