From being rather bland the long-tailed widowbird transforms in a Cinderella-like way into the most miraculous bird in the bushveld!
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The lions and the fox
Lion cubs interact with a bat-eared fox in the Kalahari.
Hand-rearing a black-bellied pangolin
Joel Gunter meets a critically endangered black bellied pangolin.
5 steps to brilliant underwater macro photography
5 tips for underwater macro photography for both compact camera users and DSLR users.
The last Somali elephants
A search for Somali elephants in Ethiopia’s Babile Elephant Sanctuary.
Canines take command of Akagera National park
Meet the dog unit taking at stand against poaching in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park.
Hyenas kill zebra at Etosha waterhole
Hyenas attack and kill a zebra in Etosha National Park in Namibia.
Black-breasted barbet spotted in Zakouma
The first photo of a black-breasted barbet in Chad’s Zakouma National Park!
SPCA responds to grysbok injured by Cape fire
The SPCA is called out after the discovering of a Cape grysbok that is in need of help after the Cape fires.
Elephant trapped in muddy well is rescued
An elephant walks free after getting stuck in a muddy well in Kenya.
Camera traps in conservation
Conservation through the lens of a camera-trap.
A successful shoebill release
One shoebill’s stork’s flight to freedom!
Celebrating Zakouma National Park
Zakouma National Park a picturesque conservation success story.
Samburu National Park’s top 10 birds
Your Samburu birding bucketlist!
When a serval meets a melanistic friend
What happens when a serval and his melanistic brother meet in the night.
Rehabilitated Cape parrot thriving
A wild-born female Cape parrot rehabilitated from a deadly viral infection and released back into the wild in 2011 has been seen on several occasions, apparently healthy and living the life.
Captive bred vultures fly free
10 endangered Cape vultures were released back to the wild this February.
The cuckoo’s nest
The parasitic relationship between cuckoos and sunbirds in Uganda.
Ponta do Oura hippo not seen since Valentine’s Day
The Ponta do Oura hippo has gone missing.
Southern African bearded vulture decline
Humans are largely to blame for the rapid demise of one of Africa’s most famous birds – the bearded vulture.
African penguin release on Boulder’s Beach
Endangered African penguins waddle their way to freedom in Simon’s Town.
Crowned cranes given a second chance
40 endangered crowned cranes are released into Akagera National Park.
9 amazing facts about aardvarks
Here are some amazing facts about aardvarks.
Orcas hunting in False Bay
Observing unusual hunting behaviour by a pod of orcas in Cape Town’s False Bay.
Pictures of the killer whales in Cape Town
A pod of killer whales spotted in False Bay
Photographing birds in action
Birder, Mark Drysdale, explains how to photograph birds using a pair of mating pin-tailed whydahs as an example.
Why people kill lions
In light of the events in Tanzania on the first of January, Jeremy examines the age old conflict between humans and lions in East Africa.
Africa’s most common bird viewed by agriculture as a major pest
Every year thousands of tons of wheat, millet and sorghum is lost as a result of millions of queleas devouring crops both from commercial and subsistence farmers.
Observing purple-banded sunbirds
Purple-banded sunbirds feed their chicks in KwaZulu Natal
Beautiful images of Bangweulu Wetlands
Interesting antelope, stunning birds and a caring community make Bangweulu Wetlands a place to visit in 2015!
The most amazing Etosha morning drive ever
Every now and then, you get one of those days that turns out to be a day you will never forget… This epic game drive in Etosha was one of those days.
Running for conservation in the Sahara Desert
Teams to run grueling ultra-marathon for the establishment of a new national park in Chad and raise funds for anti-poaching.
The Cape’s new canopy tour
The Cape Canopy Tour opens in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve.
Dogs save African greys in Congo
Meet Rick and Shon, the dogs who helped rescue two African grey parrots, a crocodile and turtles on a canine mission in the Congo.
Book review: My Lion’s Heart by Gareth Patterson
Gareth Patterson’s book, My Lion’s Heart, is the incredible story of one man’s determination to give a small group of young orphaned lions a fresh start in life.
The other ground-hornbill
Lucy talks about the under-studied, poorly understood northern or Abyssinian ground-hornbill.
Lions take down first elephant of the season in Savuti
A pride of lions take down the first elephant of the season in Savuti.
The king of the beasts to return to Akagera National Park
Play put on to prepare locals for the lion’s return to Akagera.
Photographing a python take down
A python proves that its bark-like camouflage scales are just as bad as its bite when it kills a turtle dove.
White lion cubs in the Timbavati
Scott Ramsay is lucky enough to see all five of the Timbavati white lions: two adult lionesses and three white lion cubs.
Swim, lion baby, swim!
Two lionesses with 6 cubs face a daunting deep river crossing. Two of the cubs refuse the swim and get separated with potentially devastating consequences. You won’t believe the dedication of the mothers.
Baby elephant and ostrich rescue
An orphaned elephant is rescued from Milgis Lugga, Kenya along with two tiny ostrich chicks.
Melanistic serval seen again
The elusive black cat is back!
A good sign for the buffalo at Liuwa Plain National Park
The return of the buffalo to Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia
Celebrating community conservation liaisons
In wake of World Rhino Day, we celebrate the teams that help to conserve our precious rhino.
A desert elephant siesta
During our recent Africa Geographic visit to Namibia, we shared a rather special moment with a family of desert elephants, as they settled down for a mid-morning siesta.
A leopard dive bomb!
Incredible images and video of a leopard dive-bombing out of a tree in Moremi Game Reserve onto an impala grazing below.
Swimming under the radar
Grahamstown researchers discover a new species of redfin minnow
Walking with a myriad of wildlife in Tsavo
Join us on a great walk through Tsavo as we come across elephants, lions, hyenas, crocodiles and much more…
The story of Seymour the shoebill
The Bangweulu Wetlands Project’s latest member, Seymour, the little chick who survived.
Fishing for finches in the Kgalagadi
A grey heron uses a local waterhole as his fishing ground for finch food.
Weaver encounter
Photographs of village weavers mobbing a Diederik cuckoo as she tries to lay her egg in their nest.
Crazy baby honey badger
An amazing sighting of a baby honey badger in Botswana’s Linyanti concession.
African inspired art making a difference
Jacha Potgieter tells us how his African animal inspired artwork is raising awareness for conservation issues around the world.
Hitchhiking genet is back! This time on a rhino!
For those of you who were surprised to see a large spotted genet riding a buffalo, he is back – this time for some rhino riding!!
Genet hitches a ride on a buffalo’s back
Bizarre camera trap footage of a genet hitching a ride on some buffalo.
Elephants, communities and conservation
Gail Potgieter talks about making your footprint count for conservation when touring Africa.
Meerkat pups and a puff adder
A meerkat story worthy of a ‘Meerkat Manor’ episode and an award for bravery.
Social media’s impact on conservation issues
A look into the role that social media plays in conservation issues in Africa.
Meet Barkie, the baby aardvark
Meet Barkie, a rescued aardvark baby at the N/a’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary in Namibia.
Hyenas kill a leopard
A fierce battle between two top predators ends with casualties on both sides.
Kenya’s magical forest – the Arabuko Sokoke
Jeremy sets out birding in Arabuko Sokoke forest, a fragile green jewel of Kenya’s coastline.
iSimangaliso to restore all original species
iSimangaliso Wetland Park intends to realise a conservation vision of restoring all historically occurring game back into the world heritage site. With the introduction of eland, the next and final species will be brought back.
A rare melanistic serval sighting
Africa Geographic encounters a rare melanistic serval in Tanzania’s Mkomazi National Park.
Shelley’s crimsonwing – no photos in natural habitat
A rare photograph of an elusive Shelley’s crimsonwing. There is only one other known photographed of this threatened bird.
The African mammal atlas
Knowledge of the whereabouts of many African mammals is outdated and based on unverified anecdotes. Filling this crucial gap in that knowledge is the main aim of MammalMAP – the African Mammal Atlas Project.
Sketching among the Maasai
Alison Nicholls talks about sketching with, and for, the Maasai in Tanzania.
Close encounters with a puff adder
Carolynne Higgins tells us about puff adders in Klaserie Private Game reserve – from a strike rate faster than that of a camera shutter to the hypnotic patterns of their scales.
July is crane spotting month in the Western Cape
It is during the winter months that South Africa’s national bird, the blue crane (Anthropoides paradiseus), are most likely to be seen in flocks.
A puff adder party
Great images of a pair of mating puff adders in the Drakensberg.
Hope for Cape vultures
A story about the hatching of one of the Cape vulture chicks at VulPro, a vulture conservation organisation in South Africa’s North West Province.
Did this honey badger kill this porcupine?
A honey badger is seen feeding on a dead porcupine on the road and after a few trips back to the same spot, it is revealed that the feisty honey badger must have killed the porcupine in a ferocious battle.
Things get jumpy in the Kgalagadi
A snake gives a group of bat-eared-foxes a fight in the Kgalagadi.
An African colonising Europe!
After struggling to survive Britain’s cold winters for more than 300 years the Egyptian goose is undergoing a population explosion.
Eagle interactions
Two tawny eagles battle it out at a waterhole in the Kgalagadi.
Forest and still waters at Kosi in iSimangaliso Wetland Park
The Kosi Bay area of northern iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal is one of the most photogenic and beautiful in the country.
Dog cares for rescued monkey
A rescued vervet monkey is brought home in Zimbabwe where it is cared for by the family dog.
Kafue: paradise waiting to be reborn
Kafue National Park, spoken of as the lungs of Africa, is doing great things for conservation with their Elephant Orphanage Project.
Elephant calf devoted to dying mother
The story of an elephant calf’s utter devotion to its mother in her dying days.
Tembe, land of giants
Tembe Elephant Park in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal is one of Scott Ramsay’s favourite protected areas. In 300 square kilometres of sandforest, woodland and swamps, you’ll find some of the biggest tuskers in Africa.
A rhino lift
Em Gatland joins the the game capture team at Imfolozi to document what happens in a rhino lift.
Kingdom of the birds, a pied piper and a vegetarian vulture
Scott Ramsay visits Ndumo, home to about 85% of the 500 species in the Kwa-Zulu Natal area, making it one of the best birding spots in the country.
A fish eye perspective
Underwater photographer and journalist Aaron Gekoski finds beauty in the most unusual of places; fish eyes.
Till we meet again, Malawi.
Jeff and Kerryn complete their last stretch in Malawi, although the last few days are spent sick in bed they vow that they will be back to visit again!
Hyaena gives birth while caught in a snare
The African Wildlife Conservation Fund rescues a brown hyaena trapped in a snare only to discover that she has just given birth to three pups.
The story of Stoffel the honey badger
Stoffel is the beloved honey badger at Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. Here is Stoffel’s story about how he came to be living at the centre and the havoc he causes at Moholoholo.
A baby elephant rescue at Tarangire
The story of a baby elephant rescue at Tarangire National Park in Tanzania.
Chris Packham cuckoo reveals migration secrets
A cuckoo wearing a solar-powered satellite-tracked tag is the first to provide UK scientists with migration data for three years running. Having flown more than 45 000 miles Chris, named after wildlife presenter Chris Packham, revealed overwintering in Angola for the first time.
Lions trap hyena inside a dead elephant
The African Impact Mara Naboisho Volunteer Project recently had an incredible encounter in the Mara Naboisho Conservancy when a group of lions trapped a hyena inside the carcass of a dead elephant.
Bird calls by Sonto Tembe
A video with Sonto Tembe, a ranger who has worked for more than 30 years at Ndumo, as he performs some impressive bird calls.
A baby black zebra
A baby black zebra is been seen in the northwestern area of the Okavango Delta – a very rare sighting, that has tourists keen to have a look
Invention makes peace with the lions
In the Maasai community where 13-year-old Richard Turere lives, cattle are all-important. But lion attacks were growing more frequent. In this short, inspiring talk, the young inventor shares the solar-powered solution he designed to safely scare the lions away.
An ostrich quickie
Amazing photos of a frisky ostrich encounter at Rietvlei Nature Reserve.
The cutest charging elephant calf!
This video shows a young elephant calf charging a vehicle and then very quickly realising that this might not be such a good idea after all.
Rhino horn trade conference “tells it like it is”
The controversial OSCAP conference, entitled ‘Risk Assessment of Rhino Horn Trade’ ended yesterday on a positive note. The participants agreed to work together to ensure that all South Africans were made aware of the risks associated with legalising rhino horn trade.
‘Living wall’ fences save lions in Tanzania
A new low-tech solution is helping eliminate an age-old problem in northern Tanzania – the conflict between predators and farmers. Living walls are keeping livestock safe from attacks by big cats, and the cats safe from Masai spears.
Heart of the bushveld at Marakele National Park
Scott Ramsay visits Marakele National Park in the Waterberg region of South Africa. This is the heartland of the bushveld habitat, and in winter it can seem a little dreary, but in summer, the land comes alive.
Diving with dinosaurs
We go diving with cow sharks; a shark with very few modern adaptations that makes them one of the closest links we have to dinosaurs.
The marginal voice of tourism in the global sustainability movement
Simon Espley answers the question: why does the tourism industry have such a marginal voice in the global sustainable industry?
