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Amarula: South Africa’s Most Famous Elephant

Amarula: South Africa’s Most Famous Elephant

Amarula is the biggest bull elephant in Pilanesberg National Park. He was transferred with a few others from Kruger National Park back in 1998. Amarula became famous across South Africa back in 2011 for being captured on camera flipping a tourist’s car in the park. John Somers described how his “life flashed before his eyes” [...]

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Pilanesberg Heat Wave

A Leopard Sighting On the 4th of January it felt like a heat wave had hit the Pilanesberg, everyone was hiding away in the shade!! Nevertheless it was time for a game drive. The journey was really quiet for about an hour until we found Betsie the local tame ostrich at Safara. […]

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Pilanesberg Sightings

A Great Spot On a cold September morning we went out into the park expecting to have a refreshing drive with good Pilanesberg sightings. Little did we know that we were about to have one of the best drives ever! As we got into the centre of the park a call comes in, there are [...]

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