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21 Oct 2019

Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)

This very well camouflaged spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) was sitting very close to the dirt road out of the Central Kalahari Game reserve, but did not…

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21 Oct 2019

Southern and Eastern African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus ssp. jubatus)

A female southern and eastern African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus ssp. jubatus) leading her cubs to a new resting site as the rising sun heats up the land,…

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KalahariBotswanaFelidaeMammals

20 Oct 2019

Southern Lion (Panthera leo ssp. melanochaita)

Southern lion (Panthera leo ssp. melanochaita), just like humans - when all needs are met, laziness sets in and the only frustration that might arise is where…

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20 Oct 2019

South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

The South African ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris) squirrel is as cute to us humans as any species of squirrels with their fast pace an entertaining…

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20 Oct 2019

Southern Kori (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori)

Bustards are very large birds, and the southern kori (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori) is the largest flying bird in Africa. They have a wingspan of up to 275 cm (9…

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KalahariBotswanaBovidaeMammals

20 Oct 2019

Southern Steenbuck (Raphicerus campestris ssp. campestris)

The southern steenbuck (Raphicerus campestris ssp. campestris) is blending well with the dry grasses, both in color and small size as it reaches no more than…

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20 Nov 2013

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)

My room was in what could best compare with a cul-de-sac - at the very end of the new complex of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and from my room I could watch all…

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20 Nov 2013

Short-billed Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes nitidus)

My room was in what could best compare with a cul-de-sac - at the very end of the new complex of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and from my room I could watch all…

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19 Nov 2013

Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

The glowing larvas of the headlight beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus) is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the…

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19 Nov 2013

White-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus luctuosus)

My room was in what could best compare with a cul-de-sac - at the very end of the new complex of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and from my room I could watch all…

by morten