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A Hearty Fish Pie
The last few days have been quite cold at Tanda Tula, the last snap of winter before we set in for the long hot days of summer. Chef Ryan decided it was time to add some comfort food to the
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A Civetry
This large mound of dung has been left behind by a Civet. Unbelievably, civet poos are enormous. They are often larger than even a lion or hyena’s dung. This can make them quite difficult to identify if it were not
Who Flung Dung?
There is an old expression often said, which is not appropriate to share on this blog. It refers to poo hitting a fan and hence being sprayed all over the place. This is exactly what a dominant male hippo does
Secretive Civet
The civet is a solitary nocturnal animal that moves around at night in search of food. A civet actually has 5 toes on both the front and back feet even though only 4 toes show on the track. The first
A Bed for an Elephant
The original picture of a flattened piece of earth up the side of a termite hill is not the clearest. But it is showing is the exact spot where a young elephant bull lay down to have a nap. Scotch
Slithery Snake Track
Did you know that a snake track can be classified into 5 different types of movement on land? This variety in tracks is determined by the terrain through which the snake is moving. Other factors are the size, weight and
Zebra Crossing
The zebra track is very similar to that of a horse, not really surprising considering all the other similarities between the two species. However, there are the two distinct triangular shapes that can be seen on the horseshoe-shaped track. These
The Kitchen Boss
Ryan Mullet, Executive Chef at Tanda Tula, started his love affair with food when he was a child in the kitchen, baking biscuits with his mum. This childhood afternoon activity became a serious passion as he got older. He realised
Crocodile Rock
Whilst on safari at Tanda Tula we came across these incredibly deceiving and interesting tracks left behind by a crocodile. From the size of his tail and footprints, the guide could tell it was not a huge crocodile. At most
Porcupine Poo
Found along one of the Tanda Tula pathways, this porcupine poo is the only evidence that the nocturnal visitor passed along here at all. Porcupines are classified as rodents, namely animals that gnaw on things, and the word porcupine comes from the
