Hi Folks, This site has been basically dead for the last few years. Key posts have been on our other site: www.MagnumExcursions.com. Going forward we hope to start having regular articles about safari options relative to northern Botswana as well…
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Canon To offers Safari Lens Many Have Dreamed For
Many Canon shooters have always wanted a lens similar to Nikon’s 200-400 f4 lens. The Nikon lens is fast and takes a tele-converter well, making it a very nice safari lens. To date, the Canon options have been : the…
Top Ten Annoying Things To Say To A Wildlife Photographer
We found a great, fun article on Outdoor Photo Gear. It is written by Paul Burwell. Many of the ‘annoying things’ really hit home for us and we think it will you also. There are a few exceptions and/or comments…
Panthera.org: Walking with Lions: The Myth of Conservation
When you visit Chobe National Park, you should also consider a trip to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. We have written about this side trip before. We have often heard of folks who visit the Vic Falls area adding a ‘walk…
Guest Article: Leopards by Sergey Gorshkov
Following our ‘introduction’ of Sergey Gorshkov’s photography images which we called the “Botswana Water Jumping Competition“, we contacted Sergey to asked if he would like to provide a guest article on his work. Sergey quickly responded to our request with…
Animal Behavior Sexual deception spotted among antelopes
From the strange and weird category, I found this article. It is not by ChobeSafari team, but rather is an article from the US newspaper “USA Today”. They retail all copyright, but we are passing this along because of the…
Asian ivory trade poses danger to African elephant
This article is a reprint from a recent Associated Press article. All rights to this particular article and images are not the property of ChobeSafari. By MICHAEL CASEY, WILLIAM FOREMAN and JASON STRAZIUSO The Associated Press Sunday, May 16, 2010;…
Coffee Table Book: South Africa by Micheal Poliza and friends
As Chobe Safari has been noted before, Michael Poliza is one of our inspirational photographers. His book AFRICA change how I tried to shoot animals on my last trip to Botswana. I must confess I was only half satisfied with…
African Elephants RUN from the sound of Bees!
While reading info on African Elepants, I came a across an article from October 2007 issue of Current Biology entitled “African elephants run from the sound of disturbed bees“. The authors are Lucy E. King, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Fritz Vollrath. With…
Video: Elephant giving birth
Have you ever wonder just exactly how an elephant gives birth? Do they lay on their side? Do they stand up? How soon does the baby start walking? Attached is a 1 minute, 35 second YouTube video shot in the…