• Dung Beetles

    Dung Beetles

    I have been negligent. All this time I have been concentrating my posts on the big guys—lions, elephant, buffalo—and I have neglected to mention the lowly, but important, dung beetle. This very large insect looks like a small bird and sounds like a mammoth bee.  Here’s what I’ve learned: 1.…

    Read More

  • A Bad Day for Squirrels

    A Bad Day for Squirrels

    The monkeys were terrible today especially after finding a way into a caravan, opening the fridge and eating at least 3 bags of gummy bears, a couple kit kats, and who knows what else. Most of them looked like they just came from a PCP experiment. Emboldened with a new…

    Read More

  • Maroela–Our Favorite Campsite

    Maroela–Our Favorite Campsite

    We’re at the Maroela camp in Kruger now. We stayed here in November and this camp remains one of our favorites— it’s small with about a dozen campers; it’s quiet, and it sits just above a dry riverbed frequented by elephants. We’re on the perimeter fence and have a great…

    Read More


MENU