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Colonel Angel | Olaf's Corner

Twenty-five years ago, long before he became Chief Exploratory Officer of Natural Habitat Adventures, Olaf Malver pioneered a new sea kayaking route along the...

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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Brown Bears in Finland

Wildlife photography lovers, rejoice! We're starting a new weekly column where we'll be choosing our favorite photo of the week from our new Wildlife Photo of...

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Happy International Polar Bear Day–Enjoy Our Top Polar Bear Photos!

It's finally here--one of our favorite holidays of the year--International Polar Bear Day! To celebrate this year, we thought we'd share some of our favorite...

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Yuko in Action – An Antarctica Travel Tale | Olaf's Corner

I had a client called Yuko. Tough in action, sweet in demeanor. Big on doing, little on small talk. Those are my favorite kind of clients on expeditions. I...

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Video of the Week: Orcas In Search Of the Perfect Belly Rub

Another fascinating orca video made the rounds on the internet this week, only this time the whales were displaying some very strange behavior. A few men...

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Video of the Week: One Minute with Kenya's Extraordinary Elephants

Check out one of our newest wildlife videos, featuring amazing elephant footage from our Kenya safaris! Most of these scenes were filmed by Court Whelan, Nat...

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Nat Hab teams up with USA TODAY to bring you the "Best Place For Wildlife" Readers' Choice Award!

Natural Habitat Adventures was recently invited by USA TODAY to sit on the Expert Panel for their latest 10Best Readers' Choice Award, "Best Place for...

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Video of the Week: Adorable House Cat Longs for the Savanna

Watch as this cute house cat dressed in a lion mane acts out his fantasy of becoming a fierce lion in the African savanna. He sure shows the toy elephant and...

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In Awe of the 2014 Travel Photographers of the Year

The 2014 Travel Photographer of the Year awards have been announced, and the winners are nothing short of astounding. If you happen to be going to London in...

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One of Seven Remaining Northern White Rhinos Dies in Kenya

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Suni, one of the last northern white rhinos in the world, was found dead in his boma (hut) on Friday at Ol...

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Video of the Week: The Magic of Swimming with Whale Sharks

In honor of International Whale Shark Day tomorrow, we put together some footage of our guests snorkeling with Mexico's whale sharks, to show you how...

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Video of the Week: A Gorilla Reunion

In 2010, in the jungle of Gabon, West Africa, conservationist Damian Aspinall set out to find Kwibi, a lowland gorilla he raised from birth at Howletts Wild...

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Botswana's Okavango Delta named 1,000th UNESCO World Heritage Site

Northern Botswana's Okavango Delta was recently inscribed as the 1,000th UNESCO World Heritage Site, among the ranks of 26 other extraordinary places...

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Video of the Week: Namibian Nights & Safari Sleepouts

There's much more to an African safari than the iconic wildlife that draws most people there. Namibia is no exception. Often, there is just as much...

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Video of the Week: Raju the Elephant Cries Tears of Joy after Being Rescued from 50 Years of Abuse

Meet Raju the elephant. For the past 50 years, Raju was living in a nightmare of cruelty and suffering in Allahabad, India. He was poached when he was a young...

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Video of the Week: Unbelievably Close to Grizzlies in Alaska

Have you heard how close our groups get to the grizzly bears on our Coastal Alaska Grizzly trips? Within mere feet! And it's not from the window of a safari...

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Video of the Week: The Wondrous Wildlife of Madagascar

While on a trip to Madagascar, NHA Conservation Travel Specialist Court Whelan captured some beautiful video footage of Madagascar's mammals, reptiles, and...

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Slideshow: The Beauty of Botswana's Green Season

Last month's post "Botswana’s Green Season vs. Dry Season: When to Go?" was so popular, we wanted to show you what the "green season" looks like with some...