There is a very stupid joke that popped into my mind when I saw this picture. Please don't hold it against me. So here goes. A donkey walks into a pub and sits down at the bar. The bar tender asks, "Why the long face?" This long face belongs to one of the donkeys at … Continue reading Why the long face?
Tag: animals
Urban game
Quite a number of the features in the Biodiversity Garden in Cape Town have animals in them. This little metal antelope was standing in the long grass keeping an "eye" on me. If you had to look quickly you would very easily mistake it for a real animal.
Making friends
Its school holidays and this dad has to keep the kidz busy for a couple of days. I decided to take the kidz to visit the East Cape Horse Care Unit for the first time today. The ECHCU was established in 2006 after it was found that there was a need for the education of horse … Continue reading Making friends
Watching an elephant
One of the best parts about visiting Addo Elephant National Park is that you can drive around the park in the own car and get the opportunity to get nice and close to wild elephants doing so. Most private game reserves don't allow small children on their game drives, but Addo gives kids the opportunity to … Continue reading Watching an elephant
Road kill
"Don't try this at home". Not being road kill, but crawling around on a national road taking photos of road kill. Because if you're not careful you may end up like that as well. This hare clearly didn't have a lucky rabbit's foot. As it was the end of this poor hare this is also … Continue reading Road kill
Game drive at Bucklands
During our wonderful stay at Bucklands Private Game Reserve during the Mini vs Maxi trip we had the opportunity to go on two game drives. The first one starting at about 15:00ish (sorry, but I just can't remember the exact time) in the afternoon with the other one early the next morning. As we were the only … Continue reading Game drive at Bucklands
Cheetah Spots
Its not like you can just walk up to a wild animal and ask them to sit still for a little while you try to get a closeup of them. Our cheetah interaction experience at Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve outside East London did give me the opportunity to get such a shot of one of their cheetahs. … Continue reading Cheetah Spots
Inkwenkwezi cheetah interaction
When it comes to big cats in Africa people usually think of the lion and the leopard as they both fall in the Big 5, which means that the cheetah are often neglected a bit. But a big cat stays a big cat and during the Mini vs Maxi trip through the Eastern Cape we just … Continue reading Inkwenkwezi cheetah interaction
Otter poo
Although I haven't had the opportunity to spot them, there are otters that live along the coastline around Schoenmakerskop. Walking along the first section of the Sacramento Trail the other day, we came across what looked like dry otter excrement. In other words, poo. Well, I think it was, judging from the amount of crab shell in … Continue reading Otter poo
Hoy! What you looking at?
There are a couple of places along the Garden Route where visitors are able to see what we generally refer to as Dassies. The Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis), or Cape Hyrax live in habitats with rock crevices in which to escape from predators. They normally live in groups of 10–80 animals and forage as a group. Like with … Continue reading Hoy! What you looking at?
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