Apex Predator

Image courtesy of RETURN Africa A soft crunch of dried brush beneath your boots. A  hint of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu rivers drifting through fever trees. Somewhere ahead, a spurfowl calls. The air is rich with the scent of the warming earth. Your footsteps stir the dust – but not just the dust. They stir… Continue Reading IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ANCESTORS

Last month we covered THE GIRL GANGS OF PAFURI; if you’ve missed it you can read it here. The charismatic, energetic character of Pafuri is to become the muse of Dr Neil Parkin’s expedition to South Africa. So, what is Neil’s objective? Neil’s “primary mission” as he puts it, is to “rehabilitate the much-maligned reputation of the spotted hyena, Crocuta… Continue Reading THE GIRL GANGS OF PAFURI EXPOSED – DISCOVERING THE MYSTERIES OF PAFURI’S HYENAS

It’s late afternoon along the Luvuvhu, that magical hour when the glare softens, the heat ebbs, the colours deepen and the fragrances of the floodplain melt into the gathering dusk. We are a few kilometres east of the camp, waiting near a giant nyala berry for the clan to emerge. The den is occupied but… Continue Reading THE GIRL GANGS OF PAFURI BY PJ & HANNAH MASSYN