WILDLIFE & HISTORY

BRONZE WINGED COURSER 

Wings of Bronze: Discovering the Elusive Bronze-winged Courser at Ekubo Coastal Estate nestled along the warm Indian Ocean…

The second largest out of all freshwater species, the African clawless otter is well known for its luxurious hair, very silky in appearance and to th…

The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is a small species of eagle common to parts of sub-Saharan Africa.  The long crest on the head ma…

The most powerful eagle in Africa.  Crowned eagles are not the largest eagles in Africa. martial eagles claim that title, but they are the most …

Although, as its name suggests, it feeds extensively on fish, in some areas it preys on flamingos and other water birds.  It is also know to eat…

The blue duiker is the smallest antelope in Southern Africa.  Measures 300mm at the  shoulders and females weigh 4.7kg, males only 4 kg. &n…

The banded mongoose is a long, slim carnivore, widespread throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa.  It has distinctive dark bands running horizont…

Bush pigs are members of the pig family.  They resemble the domestic pig and can be identified by their blunt, muscular snouts, small eyes, poin…

The Caracal is a graceful, slender, cat with a short thick coat and characteristic long black-tufted ears.  Its body colour ranges from tawny-gr…

The name 'Grey Duiker' is because of its characteristic greyish colour, but 'bush' is a misbelieve, as it does not live in forest of thicket but in g…

The vervet monkey is of medium to large size and has a black-tipped tails which is often longer than its body.  Its fur is olive or grey, lighte…

The bushbuck is a close relative of the kudu and nyala antelope. The tragelaphus scriptus, as its been scientifically named, has a short life expecta…

'A walk along the beach could unearth lost artifacts of Ming porcelain, Carnelian beads and money cowries that the 'São João was carrying when shipwr…