Two of the Big 5

Visitors to the Addo Elephant National Park often go home with stories of magnificent elephant sightings and sometimes have an awesome story to tell of how an elephant walked so close past their car that you could reach out and touch him (just don't actually go and do it). On a good day you could also … Continue reading Two of the Big 5 →

Zebras

Donkeys in pajamas must be one of the animals that visitors to game reserves love seeing most. The Burchell's Zebra is the most common zebra that you will find in the game reserves of the Eastern Cape. They are identifiable by the fact that the stripes go all the way underneath their stomachs and by … Continue reading Zebras →

There’s an elephant in the way

Yesterday's post showed how stunning an encounter one can have in the Addo Elephant National Park when the elephants come walking down the road and passes your car. These encounters get even more exciting when they pass as close as this one. Luckily the elephants in Addo are used to vehicles and encounters like this is possible, … Continue reading There’s an elephant in the way →

Elephant roadblock

Some of the best sightings one can have in Addo Elephant National Park is to find a herd of elephants either on or right next to the road. The best way to enjoy this is to just switch off the car and sit back and watch these massive animals go about their normal daily routine.

Blue Wildebeest

We really are fortunate to have so many game reserves surrounding Port Elizabeth and places like Kragga Kamma Game Park gives both residents and visitors the opportunity to view wild game up close without having to visit a zoo. One of the more common animals one get to see are the Blue Wildebeest or "gnu". … Continue reading Blue Wildebeest →

Donkeys in pajamas

Did you know?There are three types of zebra. The most common of the three, the Burchell's zebra (Equus burchellii) is also called the plains zebra and the common zebraThe Burchell's zebra can be identifies by its brown "phantom" stripe on the white stripeEach zebra has its own unique pattern of those distinctive stripes, just as … Continue reading Donkeys in pajamas →

Baby Bontebok

This time of year one gets to see lots of little baby animals running around the game reserves surrounding Port Elizabeth. Kragga Kamma Game Park is probably one of the best options to visit if you want to take the family and show the babies to the kids. I photographed these Bontebok moms with their babies at … Continue reading Baby Bontebok →

Elephant applying make-up

I often think that a lot of residents of Port Elizabeth doesn't realised what a fantastic game reserve they have in Addo Elephant National Park right on the city's doorstep. Where else can you go in early in the morning and see an elephant powdering her face before the crowds arrive? Huh? Jokes aside. I visited … Continue reading Elephant applying make-up →

Cheetah

While his feline cousins, the lion and the leopard, are part of the Big 5, the cheetah always seem to be a bit of a Cinderella animal. People tend no forget them with the Big 5 always being top of mind, but encountering them in a game reserves is like Cinderella arriving at the ball. … Continue reading Cheetah →

Cheetah’s ostrich kill

Warning: The pictures in this post my offend sensitive visitorsOn our game drive at Kuzuko Lodge the ranger told us that the two cheetah on the reserve hadn't eaten for probably a week so the chances were good that we could encounter a kill that morning. The cheetah have collars on so we were able to … Continue reading Cheetah’s ostrich kill →