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Elephants with no tusks

A few members of a heard of elephants moving through the area had either only one tusk or non at all. Our ranger Vincent also noted that the one elephant’s tusk look broken. Why this has occurred we do not know but hope somebody has an explanation.

Posted: Nxabega by Marlissa van Zyl, Date: 15 April 2008

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Wild watch – Baboon on the lookout

Meaning of wild – in the original nature state, lawless/disorderly Meaning of watch – on the look out for something. The baboon on the termite mound kept an eye on all the other animals, who were feeding alongside the airstrip in the early morning hours to ensure that the airstrip is orderly and available for landings. There were a journey of...

Posted: Nxabega by Marlissa van Zyl, Date: 14 April 2008

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On the river

The Okavango Delta at this time of the year is filled with water and thus we spend some time on various of the channels, either on the mokorro or on the motor boat. These trips were so peaceful and relaxing and we saw lots including day and night lilies, crocodiles, hippos and lots of birds, including malachite, kingfisher, African jacana and fish eagle.

Posted: Nxabega by Pieter van Zyl, Date: 14 April 2008

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The perfect sunset

Being in the Okavanho Delta, is not just about the animals and the water but we also found the most beautiful sunsets. Thanks for the staff of Nxabega for providing drinks, snacks and song at these sunsets.

Posted: Nxabega by Marlissa van Zyl, Date: 14 April 2008

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The lion, the elephant and the warthog

2 days ago the lions of the area killed a young giraffe. After such a big meal they were lazy and kept to the area. On the afternoon drive we found after we heard them growl. They were lying in the rays of the setting sun close to a water hole. We were about to leave the lazy two when we heard some noise in the distance. An elephant was approaching...

Posted: Nxabega by Pieter van Zyl, Date: 13 April 2008

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Finally!! a Wild Dog at Nxabega.

What looked vey much like a log at first i think both myself Coal and Joe (tracker) had a feeling of what it might be but still did not want to think out aloud just in case either of use were horribly wrong, on getting closer to the supposed log it became apparent that our suspicions were correct and what we were were indeed seeing was a wild dog!! We...

Posted: Nxabega by grant oliver, Date: 12 April 2008

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Lion with giraffe kill

We were fortunate to see this sighting 15 minutes before our flight to Nxabega. The lioness and her three cubs killed the young giraffe in the early morning hours and were having a feast. Many animals gather round the airstrip in the evenings as it is very open and they fell saver for the nights rest. But the predators also come here to hunt as they is...

Posted: Sandibe by Pieter van Zyl, Date: 12 April 2008

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Two leopards with kill

Heading towards the lodge after the afternoon/evening game drive we found tracks of two leopards on the road. Our ranger, Vincent, said that these were very fresh as one of the other game vehicles said they had been on the road earlier in the evening. We followed the tracks closer to the lodge. At this stage we could already see some of the tents. The...

Posted: Nxabega by Pieter van Zyl, Date: 12 April 2008

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Leopard on the hunt for dinner

Late afternoon we stopped to look at fresh leopard tracks that went off the road into the bushes and then heard the alarm call of baboons. We went towards the baboons to see in which direction they were looking. We went in that direction to search for the leopard. Our guide Gee, informed the other guide Katenbo of the area that we were searching in....

Posted: Sandibe by Pieter van Zyl, Date: 11 April 2008

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What a game drive!!

Nxabega has been extremely productive in terms of game viewing over the last few days. Yesterday morning we set off with our ranger Coal and Tracker Joe and not even two minutes into the drive we bumped into a single elephant bull feeding away at the lush vegetation. After having viewed him for the best part of twenty minutes we said our goodbyes and...

Posted: Nxabega by grant oliver, Date: 10 April 2008

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