The Safari Guide
#12 - The Baboon Spider
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#12 - The Baboon Spider
Baboon spiders are among the most fascinating animals in southern Africa. They are large, hairy, nocturnal, and spend most of their lives in underground burrows lined with silk.
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#11 - The African Buffalo
When people think of safari, most think of lions. But experienced guides know: the most dangerous animal is often a different one.
The African buffalo is considered unpredictable, powerf...
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#10 - The Kingfishers
A flash of blue over the water – and then it's gone again.
Kingfishers are among Africa's most striking, yet often underestimated, birds. This episode is about much more than just their ...
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#9 - The Cicada
A sound you recognize instantly—but can hardly place.
It's loud, piercing, and seems to come from all directions at once. And yet, its source usually remains invisible.
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#8 - The Waterbuck
Three seconds. That's all it takes.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world. But speed alone doesn't make a successful hunter—and certainly not a sure-footed survivor.
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#7 - The Cheetah
Three seconds. That's all it takes.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world. But speed alone doesn't make a successful hunter—and certainly not a sure-footed survivor.
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#6 - The Sicamore Fig & The Fig Wasp
A single tree can support countless animal species. It attracts birds, monkeys, bats—and sometimes even fish and crocodiles.
The sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus) is one of Africa's most im...
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#5 - The Warthog
It looks like a caricature of nature: a massive head, thin legs, four curved tusks – and a tail like a small antenna in the grass.
But the warthog is anything but ridiculous.
It'...
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#4 - The Puff Adder
She lies there like a patch of ground—and that’s exactly what makes the puff adder so dangerous. In this episode, I take you along to meet one of Africa’s best-known and best-camouflaged venomou...
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#3 - The Zebra
Zebras are among Africa’s best-known animals – and yet they are often underestimated on safari. In this episode, it is about far more than just black-and-white stripes: Why are zebras striped? H...
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