Africa Stories

Six Interesting Facts About Giraffes

This is a guest post by Julie Waggoner, Marketing Intern at Natural Habitat Adventures. No safari would be complete without a sighting of giraffes on the...

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(Video) Female Lion Fights for Survival at Mala Mala

Last month, Kathy Long was on safari in South Africa's Mala Mala Private Game Reserve when she witnessed an incredible scene; an adult male lion attempting to...

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Five Super Simple Hacks to Improve Your Safari Photos

Have you ever dreamt of taking award-winning, National Geographic-style wildlife photos while on safari, yet have little interest in buying expensive...

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Six Reasons Uganda Should Be on Your Safari Bucket List (That Aren't Gorillas and Chimps)

Gorillas and chimps have become Uganda's star tourist attractions in recent years. So much so, in fact, that many people don't really think of Uganda as true...

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Photo of the Day: Terrapin Station

This photo of a terrapin hitching a ride on the back of a hippo was taken recently by Andrea Campbell in South Africa's Londolozi Private Game Reserve. Hippos...

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Meet the Colorful Kingfishers of Southern Africa

It's pretty cool, whether you're a "bird person" or not, to catch a glimpse of a kingfisher. Maybe it's because their outsized heads, squat bodies, stubby...

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Video: Baby Bird vs Hungry Leopard

Leopards are, of course, among Africa's fiercest and most cunning predators. On a typical day, a male leopard like the one in the video below might take down...

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Photo of the Day: By the Light of the Full Moon

This photo of a female leopard preparing to jump out of marula tree while a full, orange moon glows in the background was taken by guide James Tyrrell at...

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Meet the New Leopard Cubs at Londolozi

The leopards of Londolozi may be the most famous leopards in the world. Their complex lineages have been carefully recorded and studied, they've been the...

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Three Reasons Why Katavi National Park Should Be on Your Safari Bucket List

If any African nation suffers from an embarrassment of natural riches, it's probably Tanzania. From the gleaming glaciers of Kilimanjaro, to the windswept,...

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Preparing for an Ecotour: 5 Tips for Packing Responsibly

Preparing for an ecotour is different than packing for a basic trip to see relatives. In order to minimize the impact on the environment you are visiting, you...

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Five Reasons to Visit Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp

Namibia's ominously named Skeleton Coast is one of the wildest and strangest corners of Africa. It also happens to offer one of the continent's most unique...

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Photo of the Day: No Laughing Matter

Sabi Sabi guide Kosie Lategan captured this dramatic image of a wild dog and a spotted hyena squaring off over a kill. He wrote about the age old rivalry...

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Four African Hotels and Safari Lodges Make Travel + Leisure's 2015 World's Best List

Earlier this month, Travel + Leisure announced its 2015 World's Best Awards, which ranks everything from airlines and cruise lines to cities and hotels, all...

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Could Synthetic Horns Save Our Last Rhinos?

From making a Technicolor arm for a little girl to constructing custom pacemakers for people with damaged hearts, 3D printing has provided us with a wealth of...

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Massive Airlift Underway to Save South Africa's Quickly Vanishing Rhinos (Video)

Africa's rhinos are up against it; one is killed every seven hours because many people in China, Vietnam and other south Asian countries believe that powdered...

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Green Gadgets for Travel Photography

This is a guest post be Alex Clark-McGlenn, who is currently earning his MFA in creative writing from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. He has been...

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Photo of the Day: Which Way Did He Go?

James Tyrell took this photo of a couple of wild dogs in hot pursuit of a large male leopard at Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa. You might you...

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