Hluhluwe Game Reserve News Information

Giraffe Facts Giraffe camelopardalis Giraffes the tallest Mammals Just their legs are longer than most humans (6 Feet) Giraffes Neck is to short To reach the ground, and therefore has to awkwardly bend it’s front legs or kneel to reach the water Giraffe Tongue is between 18 to 20 inches long and rightly so due…

Oxpecker Facts In the African bush there are many types of animals and birds, ranging from big to small they all form part of one complex web of interrelationships, either being on one another’s diet in a very complex food chain or perhaps form part of a symbiosis between species. Symbiosis derived from the Greek…

As one can imagine we get to travel to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park each and every day and this exposes us to some incredible and fascinating sightings. However as the rangers are always with clients it is sometimes a bit difficult for them to capture all of these events. The stories and the tales of what…

Cry Our Beloved Rhino A travesty in the Making The South African bloodline runs deep through my veins. Beating in my heart. Veins like those of a Sycamore fig root system. Strong and Complex. I have a relationship with this country.  I am born from it and I tell stories of it. As of late…

Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park Hluhluwe Game Reserve Gate Opening Times 2019/20 Summer opening times are/ 5:00 am open and close 6:00 pm Winter opening times are/ 6:00 am and close at 5:00 pm Hluhluwe Game Reserve Entrance Fee 2019/20 I.D. or Drivers Licence Required at Gate Day Use & Over Night pay an Entrance Fee: R240pp Int…

Giraffe Chewing Bone Osteophagy is the practice of Chewing Bones to supplement of phosphorus and calcium intake Herbivores may sometimes consume bones and this is referred to as Osteophagy. This may be due to the lack of insufficient phosphates in the vegetation.  Phosphorus a essential mineral for all animals in the development of the formation of…