The Travel Butlers Blog
My first ever trip to the famous Masai Mara. To say I was excited was a bit of an understatement. From Nairobi, I caught the Safarilink flight to the Mara. Upon landing, I was approached my guide from Porini Lion Camp, who was dressed in traditional Masai garb – and welcomed warmly to the Mara. […] Read More
Question : Why is lion and hyena dung white when it dries out ? Answer : Because of the calcium from the bones of the animals both predators will have just eaten. Oddly enough … we decided NOT to put a picture alongside this fact … !!
The last in our folklore series … I do hope you have enjoyed these stories ! Why the Zebra has a Stripy Coat The Creator originally made all the animals the same. After a while, the animals became bored with all looking alike, and asked if The Creator could do something to help them. The […] Read More
The eighth folklore story … just a couple more to go ! Why the Warthog is so Ugly In the Beginning, the Warthog was the most handsome animal. He knew this, and unfortunately became very vain. As a result, none of the other animals liked Warthog very much. One morning, Warthog left his burrow, and […] Read More
Our 2nd folklore story ! Why Lion Hunt Buffalo In the Beginning, the Buffalo used to hunt and eat meat, and was the King of the Bush. All the other animals, including the Lion, feared Buffalo. One day, Lion was sleeping under a tree when Buffalo walked past. Buffalo was just about to charge Lion, […] Read More
Guests at Singita in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve have been priviledges to witness some great lion sightings recently, including battles with large herds of buffalo. One pride of lions surpassed themselves on one hunt, and took down 6 buffalo in one go – enough to feed on for quite a few days ! We […] Read More
