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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...
Life of a Ranger: Lion defending his prey
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
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 Insights 235 – The sunset at Thlou dam
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
What a beautiful place to stay! Today we are at the "Thlou Dam", a central location in Madikwe Game Reserve, where the animals find water even in the dry winter season, and here we enjoy a spectacular...
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...
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...
«Ladies and gentlemen, that was better than a leopard»
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
You can see the excitement on Ranger William's face as he shines the yellow light of the spotlight into the bushes and spots something that is anything but an everyday occurrence, not even for him, wh...
Life of a Ranger: Lioness flehmen grimace
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that when a lion encounters a scent of interest, particularly urine of another lion, it performs the Flehmen response to gather more detailed information? Rhulani’s Head Guide Alasdair sh...
Rhulani Insights 232 - A ring barked tree
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Ring barking or girdling are terms used to describe the complete or nearly complete loss of bark from around the circumference of a tree or shrub's limb or trunk. Ring-barked trees can also be seen in...
Life of a Ranger: The importance of dung beetle's ball
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that only the male dung beetles form a nice ball out of a large pile of dung and then go in search of a female, by rolling the ball around? Rhulani's Ranger Willem tells us today more det...
Life of a Ranger: Two old cheetahs
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that cheetahs only live for about eight to ten years, and that in Madikwe Game Reserve the two "Phinda Males" at nine years old belong to the older generation? Rhulani's head ranger Alasd...
The lioness, the party crasher
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
So, time for sundowners. Get out of the vehicle and stretch your legs while the ranger sets up the "bush bar" with drinks in a beautiful spot out here in nature. But have you ever wondered whether a w...
Life of a Ranger: Off-roading for a Dagga Boy
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Rhulani Safari Lodge
Did you know that sometimes it takes a lot of driving skills to find and follow the wild animals? Today, Rhulani's Ranger Willem tells us how he found a buffalo hidden in a small quarry, and we also l...