In celebration of World Wildlife Day we take a look back at the 53 species of Southern African wildlife we featured in detail here at DeWetsWild through the past twelve months.
Zitting Cisticola
Large Striped Swordtail
Cape Teal
Natal Plum / Large Num-num
Blue-billed Teal
Perennial Glasswort
Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko
African Reed Warbler
Marsh Owl
Sandman Butterfly
Southern Pochard (photo by Joubert)
Pea Blue butterflies
Willow Warbler (photo by Joubert)
Caspian Tern
Purple Roller (photo by Joubert)
Broad-billed Roller
Large-leaved Dragon Plant
Streaky-headed Seedeater
Little Bittern
African death’s-head hawkmoth
Freshwater Crab
Chimpanzee
Little Blenny fish in a rock pool at Mission Rocks
Common Tree Euphorbia in fruit
Bushveld Candelabra Euphorbia
Wild Date Palm blowing in the wind
Barn Swallow
Marico Flycatcher
Veined Tip
Red-sided Skink
Ground Pangolin
Red-capped Lark
Black-striped Hairtail
Spotted-necked Otter
Knob Thorn
Millipede
Striped Skaapsteker
Red-billed Spurfowl
African Veined White slurping nectar from an Impala Lily flower
Flat-crown Tree
Common Scimitarbill
Gemsbok walking through Wild Rosemary (aka Kapokbos) in seed
Star Lily (Hypoxis) flowers
Bradfield’s Hornbill
Chocolate Bells
Common Brown Water Snake
Buff-streaked Chat
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins
Fairy Flycatcher
Karoo Toad
Ludwig’s Bustard
Common Milkweed Locust
Barn Owl
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Wonderful gallery, Dries! My first thought when I saw the chimpanzee… he reminds me of Roddy McDowell in Planet of the Apes. >grin<
It is difficult not to see something human in those Chimpanzees – both in appearance and behaviour!
What a fabulous celebration in images, Dries. Aren’t you lucky to have seen them all. Happy WWD2025!
Living in this wonderful country makes it so easy to have wonderful wildlife encounters, Jane, and what a privilege to be able to share it with you all!
We are so fortunate to live in this part of the world!
Of course you know we agree 100%, Anne!
Lovely collection for World Wildlife Day 2025.
Baie dankie, Ineke. Dit help dat ons in n land met soveel natuurwonders woon!
Beslis waar.