A zebra's stripes are the stuff of fascination and folklore. They are indeed the defining characteristic of these animals and an iconic image of Africa itself. That being said, there has never been a definitive answer as to why they have these stripes. Well, Gabor Horvath and a team of Hungarian and Swedish scientists have come up with a new theory that just might explain it.

A wild dog sighting is extremely rare in the bush, mostly because there are so few of them remaining in the wild. Some estimates say there may be as few as 2500 left. So when we get to see some in front of our cameras you can only imagine how exciting it is for us, let alone all of you. Out of the 18 wild dog sightings we have had on Africam 14 of them have been at Nkorho, including one this past Monday.

01 February 2012 - I started off my last blog discussing how green the bush was, but truth be told, without good follow up rains after the initial early summer rainfall, the bush was starting to look a bit drab and brown, and I was starting to wonder if we were going to be in for another long winter in the northern Timbavati, especially when, not 10k

Last week we featured the white lion pics of photographer/field guide Chad Cocking. Chad has joined up with Africam and will be writing an exclusive blog for us each week called "Timbavati Tales". Here's his first post, we hope you all enjoy it.

The recent storms in Africa have taken their toll with massive flooding and have even knocked out some of our cameras for awhile. This NASA video taken from the International Space Station takes place just as the ISS was passing over Southern Africa during a recent storm. Those bright flashes you see are lightning strikes, and the light at the end is the rising sun.

"Lion Kill Week" is coming to a close and we really hope that all our viewers have enjoyed the content. Below we have links and some info about all the featured articles just in case you missed them.

In the greater Kruger National Park area of South Africa, there is no story more legendary than that of the white lions of the Timbavati.

On a recent trip to Nkorho Bush Lodge, "The Wild Kid" (a 12 year old nature and wildlife enthusiast from South Africa) had what he called "his best sighting ever".

Our cameras are located in wildlife reserves across South Africa. The main goal of all of these areas is wildlife conservation.

The lion kill that took place in front of our camera at Nkorho in December was one of the most exciting sightings we have ever had.