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Close encounter with a leopard
Close encounter with a leopard
At Phinda volunteers head out at night to track the elusive leopard. Once located and darted with a sedative, the volunteers help secure a radio collar and collect data on their condition
Zebra with her foal
Zebra with her foal
Each zebra has its own unique set of stripes, which are as distinctive as fingerprints
A walk in the bush with mum
A walk in the bush with mum
Each of the rhino's four stumpy feet has three toes, an ideal feature for tracking the world's largest land mammal (second to the elephant)
The White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)
The White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)
The word rhinoceros is derived from Greek, meaning nose horn which is their most distinctive feature. The white rhinoceros derives its scientific name, Ceratotherium simum from the Greek cerato, meaning horn; thorium, meaning wild beast and simum meaning flat nosed.
Walking with mum
Walking with mum
Unlike the calves of the black rhino, white rhino calves walk in front of the mother
The White Rhino
The White Rhino
Under the hot African sun, rhinos find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sun bloc
Volunteers assist vets with lion work
Volunteers assist vets with lion work
At Phinda volunteers assist with hormonal contraception methods on lions to help manage populations and maintain the balance
Leopard at a kill
Leopard at a kill
Both lions and hyenas will take away a leopard's kill if they can. To prevent this leopards store their larger kills in trees where they can feed on them in relative safety.
Moving lions is a skilful task
Moving lions is a skilful task
By law only a registered vet can use high scheduled drugs to immobilise animals. Volunteers learn about the drugs involved, darting techniques, and will administer low schedule drugs. Here volunteers are preparing these lions to be moved.
Two warthogs stop for a drink
Two warthogs stop for a drink
They are the only pigs able to live in areas without water for several months of the year. By tolerating a higher than normal body temperature, the warthog is able to conserve moisture inside its body that might otherwise be used for cooling. When water is available warthogs drink regularly and enjoy wallowing in muddy places.
Wild Cheetah
Wild Cheetah
The cheetah is a vulnerable species. Out of all the big cats, it is the least able to adapt to new environments.
I'm watching you
I'm watching you
The cheetah hunts by vision rather than by scent. Prey is stalked to within 10-30 m, then chased.
Black rhino
Black rhino
The rhino is prized for its horn. Not a true horn, it is made of thickly matted hair that grows from the skull without skeletal support. The major demand for horn is in Asia, where it is used in traditional medicine and ornamental carvings. On Phinda Wildlife Research Project you can help monitor these magnificent creatures.
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Phinda Wildlife Research Project
Phinda Wildlife Research Project
Video of volunteers at the Phinda Wildlife Research Project in South Africa
Volunteer Memories from Phinda
Volunteer Memories from Phinda
Past volunteer Christina Cooper catches the memories of volunteering at Phinda Wildlife Research Project, from rhino relocation to leopard studies!
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