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Life of a Ranger: Baby Impala
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that many antelope species have their babies precisely when nature is lush and green again and there is enough food so that the mothers and therefore their babies become strong? Rhulani's...
Rhulani Minute Safari – A chilled white rhinoceros
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The peacefully grazing white rhinos are much more sociable and calm residents of the Madikwe Reserve than their relatives, the black rhinos. Here we meet a visibly chilled white male rhino, which we c...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Nightly meeting of the big ones
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Here at the waterhole, observed from the protected hiding place, the really big ones meet late at night for a drink stop. On the one hand the male elephant, on the other a whole herd of buffalo approa...
Heat, telemetry and know-how: The cheetah gets a new collar
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Cheetahs are among the most vulnerable and endangered wild cats in Africa, are particularly worthy of protection, and are therefore of particular concern to the Madikwe Reserve and Rhulani Safari Lodg...
Life of a Ranger: Lion defending his prey
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Did you know that lions cannot just eat their prey peacefully after a successful hunt? Rhulani's ranger Willem shows us an interesting sighting today, where a lion has his hands full next to a zebra k...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Leopard tortoise on the way
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We are always surprised when we discover a leopard tortoise somewhere in the middle of the realm of large, wild mammals, calmly making its way through the grass of the savannah....
Rhulani Minute Safari - Nine white rhinos
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Here we come across an unusually large herd of rhinos, also called a "crash of rhinos", all of which are having fun in the mud at the pan, which has almost dried out in the dry weather. We count nine ...
Life of a Ranger: Stalking cheetah
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that cheetahs can spot prey from far away and then move off with a clear focus and quietly? Today Rhulani's Head Guide Ranger Alasdair tells us about a sighting with one of the new cheeta...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Three Klipspringers
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Three Klipspingers together, how does that work? Yes, that can actually happen. Here is a Klipspringer couple with their son. It's quite possible that a power struggle between father and son will soon...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Vultures lying in wait
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If you just drive through the bush, you don't usually see vultures. Do they even exist, or is it all just a myth? But then we approach a lion that has killed a giraffe, and suddenly the vultures are e...
Life of a Ranger: A monogamous pair of Steenbok
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that Steenbok are one of the smaller antelope species and that they remain faithful to their partner for life? Rhulani's Ranger Willem shows us a monogamous pair of pair in the tall grass...
Rhulani Minute Safari - The fall of the korhaan
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
The red crested korhaan is a remarkable bird. You can hear it from far away when you drive through the bush when it starts to whistle and then you have to keep an eye out. It often flies steeply up in...