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Plains zebras have shiny coats that dissipate over 70% of incoming heat, and some scientists believe the stripes help the animals withstand intense solar radiation. The black and white stripes also act as camouflage called disruptive coloration that breaks up the outline of the body. |
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LeopardsApologies for yet another hiatus…The objectives of this leopard project are to: A) Calibrate the use of camera traps as viable tools to use in estimating leopard abundances in the Greater Kruger National Park Ecosystem; B) Use lessons learned to survey the rest of the Kruger Park; C) Investigate space use by leopards relative to lions and spotted hyaenas; [...] Leopard Project Progress and the Hippo EncounterDuring the month of August in 2010, after our CEO had visited and left, but before the Corne family visited, Kaizer and I were out looking for the best sites to place cameras when we came across a puddle of water in a dry river bed. It really looked like a puddle and Kaizer and [...] Young visitors take to the bushA few days after Dr. Patrick Bergin had left, Kaizer and I continued collecting cameras. In between all that, I had the privilege to join Stephen Midzi, the section ranger from Vlakteplaas (the section where we had placed the cameras) to go and look for tusks of an elephant that probably died a while back [...] A Visit from our CEOWhen Dr. Simon Munthali called to tell me that our CEO, Dr. Patrick Bergin, was planning to come to the field to spend a few days, I couldn’t believe my ears. My brain immediately went berserk. I started counting stock of the good things and the not so good things I may have been involved [...] Wildlife Images from Kruger
20 Aug 2010
9:11 AM UTC In this week’s blog, I present a slide show of camera trap pictures that were obtained from one camera. The camera ran for just over 45 days between June and July 2010. I hope that this will give you an idea of the rich diversity of animals that get captured on film. The camera was [...] AWF Staff Member Reflects on ProjectDuring the World Cup I had the pleasure to spend time with Christina van Winkle from our offices in Washington D.C. and her friend Mike. We met for the first time that morning in Nelspruit and then drove in tandem to Paul Kruger gate en route to Singita Kruger National Park. I had a great [...] Student weighs in on experienceMichael Gallagher, a student, writes for us in this post… My name is Michael Gallagher, and I helped Nakedi put down camera traps around the Shangoni area recently. I had been in the bush before but always in very controlled areas…usually with no predators. Here is what I learned: I am a student from Ireland [...] Pafuri Part 2After 45 days, Kaizer and I go back to the Pafuri section of Kruger Park. It is great to go back and see what awaits us. I was hopeful we would get lots of leopard pictures. However, I was dreading the drive. The thought of driving 80 kilometres per day to and from the study [...] Pafuri and plans for the year: The monster survey has beganThe great Kruger Park leopard photographic survey has begun. The thought of covering the whole Park is overwhelming, but exciting at the same time. I now work with Kaizer Mathebula. Kaizer is a trained field guard and he knows the bush very well. On Saturday February 13 we arrived at the Pafuri Section, which is [...] Beauty Queen on the CatwalkWe have photographed three leopards that were previously not captured by our cameras at the Singita Kruger National Park (SKNP) concession. This is in addition to other leopards in the area. Nnzumbeni together with SKNP’s guiding team and in particular Glass Marimane did a splendid job of moving cameras to areas of leopard activities.. Yesterday [...] |
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