Tagged: mongoose

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Life After Death

Life’s harsh realities become strikingly apparent when venturing into the wild, especially when exploring the different game parks of Africa. During a trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana, we came across the remains...

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Kalahari Trails Meerkat Sanctuary

The road from Upington to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has accommodations and camping establishments.  We have passed the Kalahari Trails Meerkat Sanctuary often on our way to the Park, always without stopping to see...

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Dinner time in the park

Africa is not called the ‘Dark Continent’ for nothing.  Life is cheap in Africa and nowhere is that more evident than in a game reserve.  Spend a couple of days driving through any one...

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The Heroic Mongoose

“He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. His eyes and the end of his restless...

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2009 – The year of the snake

No, this isn’t about the Chinese Year of the Snake, but about an amazing year that we’ve had as far as snake sightings are concerned.  Yesterday morning while we were walking back from the...