It’s all about the wildlife

gazelles hiding from heyena

The Cliffhanger: Klipspringers vs Cape Hunting Dogs

Interactions between species make for some of the most thrilling game viewing. When prey species ingeniously evade predation, one is left marvelling at the distinctive adaptions to each animal that make survival possible. Let me share one such sighting with you – a sighting that has gone viral on almost every social media platform! View the video at the end of this blog.

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Safari leopard sighting

Anthropomorphism and the naming of animals

Anthropomorphism is a fancy word used to describe the practice of ascribing human characteristics to animal behaviour. All that being said, we do name our lions and leopards. But at MalaMala, the names are certainly not born out of anthropomorphism.

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Ranger with gun

MalaMala goes LIVE

Time flies… we are already 25 episodes into the ‘Rangers in Isolation’ series and it feels like we started yesterday. From the pristine bushveld of South Africa’s original private game reserve to the comfort of your living room, we have been able to share amazing sightings of the incredible wildlife at MalaMala!

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Sunset silhoette

For the record

For the record by Ranger Pieter van Wyk Share this post 11 February 2020 MalaMala Game Reserve is one of the few reserves on the

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Yellow-billed-kite flying

Winging it!

It is that time of year again when birds of a feather flock together and migrate. Indeed, some of our avian summer visitors have already arrived on MalaMala Game Reserve and many more are on their way. It would be a shame not to take a moment to research and appreciate the awe-inspiring journeys that many of these birds have undergone to get into your viewfinder.

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Travelling to MalaMala