Butterfly, yellow pansy
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Zimbabwe
Tag: Insect
Category: Fieldguide
Hornbill, Ground
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Road to Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Tag: Bird
These huge, awkward looking but impressive birds are classified as ‘threatened’.
Eagle, fish
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Tag: Bird
Ralph’s favorite bird.
Lizard, Common flat
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Zimbabwe
Tag: Reptile
A beautiful creature, very colourful. It looked a bit like a dragon that had lost its wings.
Skink, striped
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Zimbabwe
Tag: Reptile
The lizard was in the King’s Enclosure, we watched it climb a high horizontal rock wall.
Crab, Mud
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Barra, Mozambique
Tag: Crustacean
Hid under the Landrover.
Crab, Asymmetric
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Barra, Mozambique
Tag: Crustacean
One huge claw. These are the first really asymmetric animals we have ever seen. They were on the beach.
Francolin, Grey Winged
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Bontebok National Park, Cape, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Often found in bushes beside roads, very timid. The black spots on the throat distinguish it from other francolins.