Nature & Wildlife Encounters

TOP LEFT As the sun faded from the sky, a predatory cat started stalking into the night on soft silent paws. (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park)

TOP RIGHT The golden orb-web spider is so named because of the colour of its silk. The colour may serve two purposes, in sunlight the bright yellow silk attract bees, whereas in shadow the silk becomes camouflaged into the foliage, ensnaring other insects that fly into the trap of death. The silk is incredibly strong, capable of even trapping small birds. (Mountain Zebra National Park)

LEFT The Lilac-breasted roller’s nest is situated in a hollowed out tree cavity. The rollers do not create the cavities themselves, but take over nest spaces that have been previously hollowed out by woodpeckers or kingfishers. (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park)

TOP A distant roar breaks the silence of this rocky desert-like land, as the thundering waters of the mighty Orange River in fl ood tumble with vigour and raw energy down the granite ravine of the Augrabies Falls. (Augrabies Falls National Park)

LEFT The leopard, a solitary, elusive creature, an animal of great beauty, the perfect example of feline power and grace. (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park)

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