Ok, I finally narrowed down the best clips of our 4 days at MalaMala. Here’s the video –
It reminded me of the sheer variety of creatures we saw. Our rooms had checklists in them for keeping track of animal sightings. I didn’t want to bug the guide for the name of every bird and tree, but here’s what I marked:
- Blue Wildebeest
- Bushbuck
- Cape Buffalo
- Common Duiker
- Impala
- Klipspringer
- Kudu
- Nyala
- Steenbok
- Waterbuck
- Side-striped Jackal
- Wild Dog
- Chacma Baboon
- Vervet Monkey
- Elephant
- Burchell’s Zebra
- Leopard
- Lion
- Giraffe
- Hippopotamus
- Spotted Hyena
- Scrub Hare
- Lesser Bushbaby
- White Rhinoceros
- Tree Squirrel
- Warthog
- Dwarf Mongoose
- Slender Mongoose
- White-tailed Mongoose
- European Bee-eater
- African Cuckoo
- African Green Pigeon
- Egyptian Goose
- Bateleur
- African Fish Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Grey Heron
- White-backed Night Heron
- African Grey Hornbill
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Black-backed Puffback
- Cape Glossy Starling
- Saddle-Billed Stork
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Lesser Masked Weaver
- Rainbow Skink
- Nile Crocodile
- Leopard Tortoise
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