Camera traps have sensors that trigger when warm objects come near them. It is a great way to observe animals in their most natural, undisturbed habitat. Our rangers have strategically placed these cameras all over the Elandsberg Nature Reserve, and we’re happy to share their latest, unique findings here with you.
It is thanks to the data collected by these cameras that we now know – for a fact – that Elands love a good old crowded picnic, Gemsboks love themselves more than they love anyone else, and Bonteboks are permanently irritated for being confused with the Red Hartebeest … or is that a Kudu?
Further peer-reviewed analysis has revealed that Ostriches are an absolute joke (there really isn’t anything else to say about them), and Guinea Fowls permanently look like they didn’t get the joke. But even if there ever was a joke, Black Wildebeests clearly have absolutely no sense of humour: they claim our camera traps are a violation of their right to privacy.
Baboons, Zebras, Cape Foxes, Springboks and Hadada Ibis, on the other hand, have been shown to be playful, funny, and in the case of Hadada, extremely afraid of heights. This is why, dr. Wooding argues, they permanently scream like a bunch of wild witches falling from the sky. Somebody really ought to tell them to give up on flying …
