The Mopane Tree
One of the most interesting aspects of the mopane tree is that they are the host of the mopane “worm” (the larvae of the Mopane emperor moth) which feed on the trees in in huge...
17 August, 2023
Mike Cadman
Dwarf Mongooses
The dwarf mongoose, it is Africa’s smallest carnivore and weighs 350-400 grammes and reaches about 250 mm in length, is a highly social, diurnal animal which lives in packs of up to 19 animals, although...
19 July, 2023
Mantids
These long, thin insects have played a significant role in human mythology and the name Mantid is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning “prophet,” most likely due their habit of holding their spikey front...
08 June, 2023
Giant bullfrogs
Imagine a predator that can weigh over two kilogrammes, spends most of the year underground cocooned in layers of dry skin but emerges after heavy rain to breed, and then carefully looks after its babies...
17 July, 2020
Go Springbokke!
Seolo Africa proudly operates in South Africa and Zimbabwe so in the afterglow of the Springbok Rugby World Cup win it seems appropriate to showcase the mammal that our rugby team takes their name from...
06 November, 2019
The ‘scale’ of devastation needs to be addressed
Shout “pangolin” (relatively quietly) to the guide driving a game-viewing vehicle in Southern Africa and he or she will stop faster than if you had you said “pink elephant”. Pangolins, sometimes known as Scaly anteaters, are...
23 September, 2019
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