THE WILD GUIDE – THE PERFECT PUZZLE
For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by […]
The wild guide
The Wild Guide – Monkey business!
Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) are the most widespread of the African monkeys; […]
THE WILD GUIDE – The sugar-kick carnivores
Despite a high diversity of small carnivores in Africa, little is known […]
THE WILD GUIDE: Pint-sized predator
“And though they be but little, they are fierce…” (William Shakespeare) Story […]
The Wild Guide: The Leopard
If lions are the ‘king of the jungle’, then leopards have got […]
The Wild Guide: Home sweet home
In much the same way that we have different styles of houses, birds too have different types of nests.
The Wild Guide: Giraffe
Given that 21 June was ‘World Giraffe Day’, I thought that this […]
The Wild Guide: Hippopotamus
The Zulu people call the hippopotamus imvubu. As Credo Mutwa has pointed […]
The Wild Guide: Chacma baboons
With its coarse dark fur, and long ‘hangdog’ face the Chacma Baboon […]
The Wild Guide: Wild dog running
Following on from last month’s article about the Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta), […]
The Wild Guide: Hyaena
Sociable and smart are not words that usually come to mind when […]
The Wild Guide: Elephant
Having been privileged enough to spend time with these majestic animals, I […]
The Wild Guide: Lion Behaviour
Coined in 1854, the term ‘Ethology’ refers to the study of the […]
The Wild Guide: Lion Behaviour
Coined in 1854, the term ‘Ethology’ refers to the study of the […]
The Wild Guide: Life under the sea
As the festive season approaches, I am sure that many of you […]
The Wild Guide: Rainbow colours
In last month’s article, we looked at the ingenious adaptations that enable […]
The Wild Guide: Survival 101… the wild way!
Mention the words ‘survival expert’ and the first name that comes to […]
The Wild Guide: Why the zebra got its stripes
In the next of our ‘often seen but largely under-appreciated’ group of […]
The Wild Guide: Warts and All
Warthogs are African members of the pig family (Suidae), famous for their […]
The Wild Guide: Marvelous McDonald’s
This month, I would like to start a series of articles focusing […]