Species name: Warthog Scientific Name: Phacochoerus aethiopicus Weight: Male: 65 – 75kgs – Female: 55 – 65kgs Shoulder Height: Male: 70cm – Female: 60cm General Habitat: Warthogs prefer open grasslands with scattered trees and water sources like dams, rivers and mud wallows close by. They do try and avoid dense thickets. Diet: Omnivorous Warthogs are probably one of the… [Read More]
Waterbuck
Species name: Waterbuck Scientific name: Kobus ellipsiprymnus Weight: Male: ± 270kg – Female: ± 200kg Shoulder height: Male: ± 1.7m – Female: ± 1.1m General Habitat: Open grasslands and woodland savanna Diet: Bulk grazer but will also browse; water dependent (animals that need to drink water on a regular basis) We have an abundant range of… [Read More]
Zebra
Species name: Burchell’s Zebra Scientific name: Equus Nurchelli Weight: Males and females – Up to 320kgs Shoulder height: Males and females – 1.35m General habitat: Burchell’s Zebra enjoy open woodland, scrub and grassland. Their home ranges have been recorded in the Kruger National Park at 110-220km². Diet: Zebras are grazers. They are found to occasionally browse…. [Read More]
Chacma Baboon
Scientific Name: Papio cynocephalus ursinus Weight: Male: 27-50kgs – Female: 12-20kgs Shoulder Height: Male: 72cm – Female: 60cm General Habitat: Very vast – includes savannah grassland, mountainous areas, arid biomes and coastal belt. Diet: Omnivorous We are often asked early on by guests on safari whether we have monkeys on the reserve and here at Sabi… [Read More]