What is a “Dagga Boy”?
What is a “Dagga boy” and where does the term come from? ‘Dagga boys’ is a term used to describe old and usually solitary buffalo bulls who have been forced out of the herd by young virile bulls, or have fallen behind the herd due to their need for softer vegetation. But it’s wise not […]
Honorary Ranger Field Notes from the 90s
During the late 1990s the Addo Elephant National Park Honorary Rangers has a project where they compiled “Filed Notes” for Elephants, Buffalo, Flightless Dung Beetle, Meerkat and Black Rhino. These field notes were available to visitors and while most just took it out of interest, there were one or two who filed them away as […]
BON VOYAGE, ONENZI!
Tales from the bay with Raggy Charters. Southern Right Calves begin leaving Algoa Bay. The first Southern right whale calf on record was born in Algoa Bay on the 20th July 2021. Raggy Charters, on a marine safari, came across a cow and calf pair at Hougham Park just north of St Croix Island in […]
Addo’s Big Five Game Reserves
If you’ve ever considered going on a South African safari, there’s a very good chance that you’ve heard of the African Big Five – our five most impressive, imposing land mammals. The Big Five – lion, Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard and rhino – were originally identified as the most dangerous African animals to hunt. Today, […]
