Dumi, our guide, tells us there’s only one giraffe left as we stop along the rutted dirt road inside Kapama Private Game Reserve. Before us, stands the largest terrestrial animal on earth, knock-kneed, covered in russett patches and nonplussed. “It’s incredible that we’re seeing him;...
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In other African countries the experience is all about safari, perhaps with the beach or a mountain added on. In South Africa there’s so much more than animals, making ita more rounded vacation: culture, wine, trekking, city life, beaches, road trips, tribal traditions and quirky towns. T...
On a red-letter day they might even take down an 18ft giraffe - although half of them will break their jaws in the process."Say you have eight lionesses working together as a co-operative, then the giraffe will kick out with its hooves," explains Noma."At least four of the cats ...
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In contrast, non-migratory animals that were unable to avoid human populations have not fared so well. The survey cites catastrophic declines in sedentary species such as giraffe, buffalo, zebra, hartebeest and waterbuck. “There was a gigantic proliferation of guns in the country, and you had ...