First things first. No, sawfish are not cetaceans. Whales and dolphins are cetaceans; sawfish are sharks. Learn more here
Category Archives: Natural history
Searching for the elusive Sousa & the mythical sawfish – Part I.
First things first. No, sawfish are not cetaceans. Whales and dolphins are cetaceans; sawfish are sharks. Learn more here
A close encounter with the world’s smallest whale
Beneath the soaked rags lay a parched and forlorn-looking pygmy right whale, the world’s smallest baleen whale
Hyena Men
This series of disturbing and yet fascinating images from photographers Pieter Hugo and Adetokunbo Abiola in their book The Hyena & Other Men
The naked baboon
This rather demonic-looking naked baboon was spotted in Zimbabwe. The lack of fur could be due to 1 of several causes, according to a vet
The Magnificent Seven – Kruger’s giant elephants
The Magnificent Seven – Kruger National Park’s legendary giant bull elephants of yesteryear – are the stuff of fireside stories
The 10 most remarkable birds in Ghana
Here they are – the most interesting and sought-after birds in Ghana, according to Africa Geographic safari guru Christian Boix
Nothing like a good grooming – Ethiopia style!
A highly amusing account of our safari guru Christian Boix being groomed by a Gelada monkey in the Simien Mountains of Ethiopia
Leopard toad alert
The threatened western leopard toad needs drastic help during its short breeding season in the depths of the Cape Town winter
24 hours in paradise: a game count in Zimbabwe
Volunteers conduct an annual game count in Zimbabwe’s stunning Hwange National Park every year – renowned author Tony Park tells us more
The legend of the Mapogo lions
Sadistic tyrants or protective fathers? The legend of the Mapogo lions lives on many years after their disappearance
Caracals count too: mesopredator research in the Cederberg
The caracal, or rooikat, is a beautiful but much persecuted (by farmers) wild cat that inhabits a range of habitats – including farmland
Rare spotless cheetah sighted in Kenya
A rare spotless cheetah has again been seen in Kenya; 90 years since the last time this colour morph was seen in the wild
