The Hippopotamus
The Mokolo river winds its leisurely way through the land that is called Kaingo game reserve. It is a beautiful river in so much that the system has not been [...]
Termite day!
Dear inhabitants of Mother Earth I am sitting in the autumn sun A slight westerly breeze ruffles the leaves above me. The sun, bright, but with very little heat. I [...]
Through the looking glass
In the beginning of this series on conservation, I asked the question: What is conservation? The answer was: Love. Love for nature, love for life and this little blue planet [...]
What is conservation really?
I sat down this morning to write a little piece on conservation. And then I thought:" what is conservation really"? Conservation is 'the prevention of wasteful use of a resource'; [...]
What do we do with kids?
Kids on safari. In today's heavily digitalized world of commerce and social media, it stands to reason that children follow in the steps of their parents. the next deadline…next test…and [...]
Time of the babies!
Any mother can attest to the fact that it is a huge relief once new life is borne out of the old. The last few weeks of pregnancy [...]
Flowers
Linda like flowers. Let’s rephrase that- she LOVES flowers! Time spent on our knees looking at and photographing the daintiest little purple flower, an inquisitive wildebeest snorting close by…poor thing [...]
Rain, rain, beautiful rain.
I woke up at about 3.00 AM. There was a constant drip. drip. drip. "Great," I thought. “Another leaky tap to fix”. And then I smelt it. A heady mixture [...]
Baby Jackal at Kaingo
Yes, they are very cute. No, you cannot have one to take home. These are the next crop of Kaingo jackal. Now, the black-backed jackal has a [...]
Strawberry Leopard
What does Kaingo have in common with a strawberry? Not much it seems. I mean, we serve strawberries with breakfast, sometimes, or you may find one decorating your desert at [...]