Category Archives: Wildlife

What are the basic requirements for any animal to survive in a given area? Essentially they are; food, shelter, water and a place to breed or nest in the case of birds. But how far will they go to establish … Continue reading →

Meerkats or Suricate Suricata suricatta is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. They are partial to dry areas and common in parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. A group of Meerkats is … Continue reading →

Bullying is defined by the Encarta Dictionary as: intimidation of weaker persons – the process of intimidating or mistreating somebody weaker or in a more vulnerable situation. “What is Nigel on about now”, you are asking yourself! The other day … Continue reading →

We at African Insight thought it would be appropriate to post pictures of Elephants to celebrate World Elephant Day. We hope that you enjoyed these pictures. Nigel Anderson – Guide for African Insight Nigel@africaninsight.co.za Photographs: Nigel Anderson  

Over a hundred years of combined bush experience in the African Insight Office and we have seen Pangolin less than a handful of times – one hand that is. The reasons for this is that they are nocturnal and they … Continue reading →

Modern technology is great, specifically equipment such as camera traps. 24/7 -360 days a year, these small pieces of equipment are on stand-by. Nothing can sneak past these ‘eyes’ and greatly assist reserve managers and scientists with wildlife inventories. Nigel … Continue reading →

Game capture is such a ‘wow’ thing. To be able to translocate an animal from anywhere in the country, or even the world, with minimal stress on the animal is phenomenal. But it hasn’t always been this way as game … Continue reading →

The nesting behavior in birds is very specific to the species in question. Generally nests are made for one brood, and in some cases for only one breeding attempt. Should the breeding attempt fail for whatever reason, the nest is … Continue reading →

Various sources say that poachers are killing 35 000 – 40 000 elephants a year which equates to about 10% of the total population. Most of the ivory is destined for China and other eastern countries which are then used mainly for … Continue reading →

Many visitors to our reserves are very weary of elephants, and justifiably so. A bull elephant can stand 3m at the shoulder and weigh up to 6 tons with a cow standing 2,5m and weighing around 4 tons. In addition … Continue reading →