Brent’s parents donated animals from Namibia and the 4 Juvenile Eland arrived in June 2003. Unfortunately one managed to break out shortly after being released on the farm and was last seen heading west! The remaining 3 have done very well, are very relaxed and often seen browsing in the thickets.

Like the eland, the Giraffe came all the way from Windhoek in a specially modified (make that tall) trailer. The famous four have settled well and are very relaxed although for some reason cannot be approached too closely on foot. They are still young but we are expecting them to breed in 2007.

It must be something in the water. The farm started off with 5 Zebra in 1997 and we now have 12. The problem being that out of the original 3 stallions and 2 mares, we now have 10 stallions and still the original 2 mares. The old girls have never produced daughters!

The Kudu on the farm are purely visitors and stay because they feel safe. They can easily clear the 2.4 meter game fence and do so often. When we moved on to the farm in 2001, we counted six of them and only saw them twice the first year. We now have over 16 of them and see them daily. The four big males would make fine trophies and are so trusting now that you can get within a few meters of them.

The Gemsbok are gorgeous animals are very well suited to the harsh Botswana conditions. They have bred well on the farm but for some reason remain shy and untrusting. Keep a good look out at the top of the farm on the red route and you should spot these magnificent animals cantering away.

The Impala come from the local game park here in Maun. It was very much a case of “catch your own” but even after being transported in the back of an open vehicle in the dead of night they survived and have settled so well that they have bred yearly.

The Springbok prefers the more arid savannahs, moving around at high speeds. In fear of attack, each springbok lets out a high pitched alarm. Typical of this species is the jumping display which lead to its common name. Both sexes have horns but those of the ram are thicker and rougher.

The Ostriches are the farms watchdogs, they patrol the fence lines tirelessly and are always laying eggs! These guys have fooled the experts more then once and have even led to erroneous newspaper articles in the local press as they sound exactly like lion roaring in the middle of the night.