Hippos @ Sibaya Lake – Sodwana Bay ~ South Africa

By Sodwana Bay

The hippopotamus is recognizable by its barrel-shaped torso, wide-opening mouth revealing large canine tusks, nearly hairless body, columnar legs, and large size; adults average 1,500 kg (3,310 lb) and 1,300 kg (2,870 lb) for bulls and cows respectively. Despite its stocky shape and short legs, it is capable of running 30 km/h (19 mph) over short distances. Source: WikiPedia See if you can…


Nile Crocodile @ Lake Sibaya – Sodwana Bay

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Characteristics and physiology: Adult Nile crocodiles have a dark bronze colouration above, with faded blackish spots and stripes variably appearing across the back and a dingy off-yellow on the belly, although mud can often obscure the crocodile’s actual colour. The flanks, which are yellowish-green in colour, have dark patches arranged in oblique stripes in highly…


We are taking back what was stolen – OUR LIVES!

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Our Jericho – Breaking down the walls… I seriously thought that I would have handled this much better but to be honest, this head-on collision really ripped me to core.  Yes, we are supposed to be grateful that we walked out of the crash without any major injuries. The sad thing which saddens me the…


Tom’s Fishing Guide @ Sodwana Bay

By Sodwana Bay

A hilarious video of Tom trying to fish for the first time in the sea… Needless to say, fishing from the rocks or shore sounds much easier than it truly is! A super funny video made to brighten up your day, loads of bloopers, strange and funny mistakes made. PS: We still have not caught…


Hippopotamus amphibius – 1855 Zululand ARCHIVES

By Sodwana Bay

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA2BgR5cQBQ[/embedyt] Taking you back to 1855! Life gave us lemons and we made some sweet lemonade! Our camera decided it wasn’t gonna play along on the day we shot this video! So we made an experienced amateur 1855 movie clip! We really weren’t keen on flying the drone as the Hippos looked so peaceful…


There’s a CROCODILE in my backyard!

By Sodwana Bay

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDSr5j5ofJ0[/embedyt] Checkout this cool video of our very first Crocodile found! Lake Sibaya is so close to us that we can literally hear the Hippos at night grunting! So we consider Lake Sibaya to be part of our backyard, since there are so few houses past us! We had been searching for months for…