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Maarten van Rooyen @UCWyPHK3snFPStAO88iXbQqA@youtube.com

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I am hoping to share my experiences of nature and the outdoo


05:36
The trees along the Shingwedzi river is awesome, herewith as promised previously.
04:09
A beautiful leopard plucking hair from an old carcass in a tree, scraping the bottom of the barrel.
02:11
Very sleepy buffalo wants to put his head down for a nap but will drown if he do so. What a dilema.
08:07
The Shingwedzi river in the north of Kruger never fails to deliver. The dry time draws the crowd
08:02
Hippo picks fight with a buffalo but reality kicks in. Also some recent material from my happy place
08:41
Three of the biggest of the big 5 spending time in and around the water. Global warming coming to us
04:21
Black mamba, something that always impose fear and awe at the same time, you do not mess with them
09:23
Trouble in paradise amongst feathery friends; sunbirds, vultures and drongo's not happy together
11:17
Mabula Lodge, a gem close to Bela Bela where you can see the big 5 without breaking the bank.
12:25
Kruger Park delivering again, 6 lion sightings in 4 days. Here are some of them and other videos.
04:31
Wild dog kill within 2 minutes after entering Kruger National Park at Malelane Gate.
11:14
Westcoast National Park, flamingoes doing the dance, a snake meal and a caracal ready to pounce.
03:19
Unfriendly hippo tries to swallow surfer bird at Sunset Dam in Kruger National Park
13:37
Bontebok National Park, where you can walk amongst big and very small creatures without fear.
12:28
There is more to the Karoo National Park than Sylvester the lion, creatures big and small.
01:53
The gentle giants of the Addo National Park. They allow one to get up close and personal.
02:29
Male cheetah marks his territory on road marker at one of Kruger Parks busy intersections.
09:13
A couple of close ups of some very large and some not so large creatures from the park and rarities.
06:58
Kruger National Park, the difference between summer and winter and why, lots and lots of water
10:37
Baby mongooses. Small ones of small ones. Slender, banded and dwarf, mongooses are nimble predators.
05:35
How lucky can one get, two leopards feeding on a kill next to the road in a tree within one hour.
04:17
The new season is at hand, babies appearing all over the park, learning about survival and life.
04:32
Two giant armored lizards fighting over territory, both are so tired but they carry on and on.
07:59
Ellies having fun in the water and throwing a tantum at birds, hippos and each other in Kruger Park.
12:24
A very thirsty leopard is also very wary to cross open ground to the waterhole, worth the wait.
09:12
Lion cub cuteness, what is it about babies that make them so adorable. Some special bonding moments.
14:08
Rhinos, big animals with sharp business ends. I have included some photos, of which I have many.
03:39
A yellow billed stork feeding on top of a crocodile and an almost dead hippo during the drought.
27:58
Wild dogs catching a waterbuck, the full version with previously left out parts. Viewer discretion.
06:39
The floral kingdom part 2. More beauty from the Western Cape where August/September brings flowers.
03:32
The awesome flowers of the Western Cape part 1. The parks of South Africa is not just about animals.
06:22
Lion cub cuteness. More adorable furballs playing and drinking moms yummy milk early in the morning
04:15
Babies and a beast. Huge leopard walking down the road and baboons monkeying around on the same road
04:42
Lake Panic bird hide near Skukuza in Kruger National Park, tranquility epitomized.
06:42
Leopards!!! Beautiful spotted cats. A selection of some of my encounters with these awesome animals.
08:30
The Nile monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus) is the largest lizard in Africa and came visiting me.
02:00
A rock monitor lizard is sometimes referred to as a tree lizard and here one shows why.
05:39
Civet and Genet, two of the less seen visitors next to the fences of camps in Kruger Park at night.
04:23
Double trouble. Three separate lion sightings, two of them two big males and then one envying two.
04:18
Two beautiful cheetahs in perfect light looking for a meal from a vantage point up in a tree.
02:37
Huge rhino bull dwarfs his company and a noisy altercation behind the bushes, somebody was unwelcome
04:24
Huge hippo negotiating a raging rapid stream up, what was he thinking? Potential injury looming.
11:13
Lion cubs cuteness overload. A selection of my encounters with these fur balls for you to enjoy.
03:55
Rhinos, rhinos and more rhinos. Just a collection of encounters with these iconic animals.
02:03
Dying hyena on its last and vultures squabbling for scraps.
02:53
Juvenile African Goshawk feeding on various prey observed over one weekend at the Sand River Camp.
05:46
Ellies, ellies, ellies, cavorting around the water, in the water and charging towards the water.
04:11
Bonding moment between lioness and her three subadult cubs
03:09
Two rarely seen animals in the wild, a red duiker and a grey duiker lamb.
03:06
Large herd of elephants cross the road and comes to close for comfort
03:50
Young hippos being playful and gross
02:03
Pride of lions juggling for position around buffalo carcass
04:19
Elephant bull blocks traffic and scares guest on open vehicle, getting their undergarment in knots
07:49
Hyena with snare survive eating fish in crocodile invested dam.
06:37
Lion cubs flee for their lives from elephant bull charge
01:10
I get so close to a wild lion that I could hear her steps crunching in the soil
01:53
Lioness hungrily feed on impala carcass
02:30
Once again elephant showing lion who is king. This time plenty elephants against one lion.
03:21
Mating lions, sometimes she gets the sharp end and sometimes he gets it
01:21
Surrounded by buffaloes, we get up close and personal with lots of one of dangerous big five.