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Gemsbok of the Namib Desert
Boarding from an ice-laden jetway in a far corner of the winterised airport at Frankfurt, it was hard to imagine the intimidation of the...
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Nov 27, 202110 min read
Leopards of Okonjima
Of all the animals one can photograph in Africa, none elicits a breathless response more than the leopard. They are the elusive,...
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Jul 4, 20218 min read
Giraffes of Maroela
Verbiage and photographs cannot prepare you for the Kruger National Park. It is quite possibly Africa's most overwhelming spectacle of...
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chrismilliganphoto
Jun 2, 20218 min read
Wild Dogs of Southern Africa
Africa's great mammals are renowned and superlative for many reasons - biggest, tallest, most dangerous, heaviest - the list goes on....
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May 5, 20218 min read
Hippos of the Caprivi
Traversing the border of Namibia and Angola inland, one comes to a geographical oddity; a narrow spit of land almost as wide again as the...
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Apr 3, 20218 min read
Elephants of the Zambezi
Real Africa, a term used frequently by South African overland guides that venture away from the comfort of Gauteng's shopping malls and...
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Nov 15, 20207 min read
Dik-Diks of Camp Elephant
Waking up before sunrise to a repetitive cacophony of shrieking birds, set against the continuous rhythm of cicadas, is a morning ritual...
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Oct 11, 202010 min read
Lions of Erindi
"Don't get eaten by lions" is the common refrain heard by anyone announcing they are traveling to Africa. This bold notion is, of course,...
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Sep 9, 20209 min read
Warthogs of Otjozondjupa
Rolling down Robert Mugabe Avenue from one set of traffic lights to the next, we made our way through downtown Windhoek, circling the...
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Aug 9, 20209 min read
Baboons of Mountain Zebra
Far off on the horizon looking North East from NamibRand, illuminated nightly by silent displays of vicious lightning, lie the Nubib...
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Jul 6, 20208 min read
Deadvlei
Turning back to face the steady trail of footprints up the dune's knife edge, I marveled in fits of exhausted breathing and complete...
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chrismilliganphoto
Apr 29, 20207 min read
Black Rhinos of Damaraland
In the Northwest corner of Namibia lies a hostile land - parched, rocky and utterly inhospitable. Devoid of water, scoured by heat and...
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chrismilliganphoto
Dec 15, 20196 min read
How to photograph: River Otters
Where Otter species are numerous and, with a global distribution, terminology becomes an important consideration. There are a number of...
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chrismilliganphoto
Nov 14, 20198 min read
Manatees of Blue Spring
Manatees are one of the great relics of the natural world, seemingly far removed from their own time. The giant floating rock-like West...
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chrismilliganphoto
Oct 31, 20196 min read
Pumas of Torres del Paine
My wife and I love big cats (and small cats), which is a problem when you're also avid wildlife watchers because big cats can be some of...
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chrismilliganphoto
Oct 27, 20195 min read
How to photograph: Black Bears
Where North American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) are found in Canada, the USA and parts of Northern Mexico. They typically inhabit...
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