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Today, I headed to the north of the reserve towards Sosigi Dam. The dam was beautiful but no game was drinking this evening.

Only a troop of unfriendly baboons were around. they kept sliding down out of sight whenever I moved. Perhaps it was a game for them.

On th way back, I saw this little mongoose.He […]


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The impala males are still chasing the females around, grunting. The rut should be nearly finished. I spent half an hour watching a couple of males chasing females around a pan. They were springing in all directions and with the sun on their glossy fur,they were a pleasure to watch. This picture is of one […]


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Today was hot and felt strangely humid. The animals were all near water this evening and it was great to see this huge rhino bull,caked in a mud pack. He had just come out of the pan. We also saw a mother and calf later, the mother peered myopically at us, trying to figure out […]


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Yellow-Billed hornbills are a common sight in the Zimbabwean lowveld. Just seeing one lets you know that you are in big game country.
They are bold predators and this one was happy to fly in and scratch around my vehicle as I sat by a pan. The bush is in its autumn dress,russets and reds everywhere, […]


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