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Rhulani bush stories: Cheetah hunting lessons
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
"I've never seen anything like this before," says Willem, who set off at 5:00 a.m. and didn't return to Rhulani until after 2:00 p.m. What initially seemed like a pleasant sighting of a mother cheetah...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Sunset animals
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
One of the most impressive places in Madikwe at sunset is the northern plains. Simply the endless expanse of nature, the savannah landscape, and in the tranquility of the sunset a few animals roaming ...
Rhulani Minute Safari – The chilled black rhino
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Black rhinos are known to be very rare, and when you do find them, they either react aggressively or run away. In this respect, today's sighting is more of an exception. The black rhino moves extremel...
Life of a Ranger: Cheetah climbing a termite mound
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that cheetahs love to climb termite mounds and mark their territory there? Rhulani's ranger Willem shows us this kind of behavior from two cheetah brothers today, and yes, it is once agai...
Rhulani Minute Safari - Red-faced mousebird flying off
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
For the first time in our blogs we show the red-faced mousebird sitting on the tree and flying away. It is a common in southern Africa and its habitat is savanna with thickets. The crested head and br...
Rhulani bush stories: Two cheetahs, two kills
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
"That was absolutely insane," says our head ranger Captain Redbeard Alasdair about this sighting from the end of last week. There were two cheetahs we found, clearly on a mission, and we followed them...
Rhulani Insights 246 - Rooooaaaaaar!
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Today's blog from Rolf is short and sweet. A male lion roars at full volume right next to the vehicle. This moment, when everything around trembles, is simply magical. It's amazing how close you can b...
Rhulani Minute Safari - A herd of red hartebeest
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
We don't see red hartebeest very often on our daily trips, and it was all the more surprising today when we came across so many of these very hardy antelopes that run long distances. A whole herd with...
Life of a Ranger: Elephant self-healer
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that an elephant's foot has a very soft padding like a cushion which allows it to walk quietly through the savannah? Rhulani's head guide Alasdair tells us today about an elephant that he...
Rhulani Minute Safari - The impala and its reflection
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
There are a few impalas here at the pan, male and female. They are searching for drinkable water in the mud, and lo and behold, the impalas are amazed to see themselves in the reflection....
Rhulani Minute Safari - The dung beetle forms a ball
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Before the dung beetle can run quickly and nimbly through the savannah, the dung ball has to be shaped into a beautiful, round shape. Let's watch it for a bit and off we go!...
Life of a Ranger: Nightjar
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that the nightjar is a common and nocturnal bird which usually nests on the ground, with a habit of resting and roosting on roads? Rhulani's ranger Theo tells us more about this special b...