Wild Trekkers — Tours

Banded Mongoose Behavior: Teamwork, Communication and Life in a Pack A banded mongoose pack moves through the bush like a small army on patrol, and they trot in formation. They…

Genet Facts Africa: The Spotted Acrobat You Might See at Your Safari Lodge You sit at dinner at your safari lodge. The lights are low. Something moves in the rafters.…

African Civet Facts: The Large Nocturnal Predator of the African Night The African civet looks like a cross between a cat, a raccoon, and a hyena. It is none of…

Side-Striped Jackal: East Africa's Forest-Edge Jackal Explained Most East African visitors know the black-backed jackal from the open plains. Far fewer notice the jackal that lives in the forests, wetlands,…

Black-Backed Jackal: Africa's Most Adaptable Predator and Scavenger At dawn across the East African savanna, a sound rises above the grass. Sharp, wailing, insistent. It carries the kilometers. The black-backed…

Bat-Eared Fox Guide: The Giant-Eared Insect Hunter of African Grasslands Nothing else on the African plains looks quite like the bat-eared fox. Those ears are absurd. They span 13 centimeters;…

Cape Fox Facts: The Only True Fox Native to Sub-Saharan Africa Africa has jackals, wild dogs, and bat-eared foxes. Only one true fox—a member of the genus Vulpes—lives south of…

 Zorilla Facts Africa: The Small Predator With the Most Powerful Defence The zorilla is small, fearless, and extraordinarily pungent. It weighs less than 1.5 kilograms. Yet lions, leopards, and hyenas…

Aardwolf Facts Africa: The Termite-Specialist in the Hyena Family The aardwolf looks like a small striped hyena. It shares the hyena family. It does not share the hyena's appetite. While…

Aardvark Facts Africa: The Nocturnal Excavator Most Safari-Goers Never See The aardvark ranks among the most bizarre animals in Africa. It looks like nothing else on earth; it digs faster…