Red-veined Dropwing's are very common and found throughout Africa and into the Mediteranean and for this reason I thought that I had do...

Family Nymphalidae This species is found throughout Africa and South East Asia. They are of medium size and the males are distinguishe...

Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) Their names is derived from the Afrikaans word “bles” meaning the white “blaze” markings on the ...

Family Meloidae They are medium sized beetles whose body is covered by fine black hairs and three yellow bands across it. They feed ...

Family Cordylidae Crag lizards are distinguished from Girdled lizard by having a less spiny skin and are also larger. They have bright...

This is one of the biggst slugs I have seen, about 4 inches (10cm) in length. Slugs and snails are hermaphrodites, which means they have b...

These are large moths with a wingspan of up to 11cm (about 4”) and belong to the Sphingidae family. They get their name from the skull-l...

All reptiles have a sense of smell: odours are detected by sensory cells in the nasal cavity very much in the same way as mammals. Many spe...

One of the things about this kind of life I am living is that I so often see things which I find very amusing. One afternoon on a walk, ...

  “Hey, what a cool place to land! Such a nice view from here.”   “Oh, oh, its moving!”   “Watch that tail now buddy!”   “...