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

By Sodwana Bay

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!

By Sodwana Bay

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…


911 – Hippos on the Run!

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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4_uLjFlV9Y[/embedyt] This young crowd was caught littering in a world heritage site. Call the police if you catch these naughty Hippos! They need to answer for their crimes! Please watch our Video… Please like, subscribe (its free), share and hit the bell icon to get notified of each new video. Loads of fun, adventure,…


Crocodiles of Sibaya Lake

By Sodwana Bay

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJTWkdjcXJw[/embedyt] Wow – what an awesome video! An epic video made up of all the crocs we have found in Lake Sibaya so far! Our favorite thing to do besides going to the beach and snorkel is going to the lake and admiring the wild life that lives just next door to us! Lake…


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…