Moonlight and a Turgwe River Pool July 2018.

Moonlight and a Turgwe River Pool July 2018.

Jul 25, 2018 | Video Blog

This is one of the Turgwe River pools where the hippos share their home with the crocodiles  First we introduce you to the moon and a lion and baboons calling at night at Hippo Haven, then you meet a grey heron water dikkops and the crocs on their rocks.  Hope you all...
Baby Hippo Steve or Stephane October 2017

Baby Hippo Steve or Stephane October 2017

Nov 3, 2017 | Video Blog

New life, new baby hippos at the Turgwe Hippo Trust. 2 calves born so far this year. Meet Steve, Relief’s new baby, who if he turns out to be a female will be Stephanie.  Also at dusk the kudu’s visit Hippo Haven so you can see them as...
Hippos Relaxing and Calling May 2017#Turgwehippotrust

Hippos Relaxing and Calling May 2017#Turgwehippotrust

May 29, 2017 | Video Blog

This year superb rains after last years horrendous drought. What it means is it is not easy to find all 19 hippos at this moment as they have a lot of river to move around in.  Here are 5 of the 19 featuring Kuchek, Tacha,BonBon,George, Relief and Surprise.  They are...
Rare Albino Waterbuck Calf April 2017 #Turgwehippotrust

Rare Albino Waterbuck Calf April 2017 #Turgwehippotrust

Apr 17, 2017 | Video Blog

A rare albino Waterbuck calf I came across her at nearly dark and have called her Ghost. I managed to get really close to her to take the photos and in all my life here I have never seen such a pretty animal. I do so hope she survives predators, the sun, and...
Mothers Day, March 26 2017 #Turgwehippotrust

Mothers Day, March 26 2017 #Turgwehippotrust

Mar 26, 2017 | Video Blog

Happy Mothers’ day to all mothers.  Hope you enjoy this little video.  As you can see we now have a really huge Turgwe River. It went down again since I made this video but is now once more flowing fast and with depth again.  All the hippos move out of the Turgwe when...