Zim Hunters Guides Forum

11/03/2025

Hippos are more like underwater walkers than swimmers! They don’t actually swim—at least not in the way most animals do. Instead of propelling themselves through water using their limbs, they walk or run along the riverbed. Their bodies are extremely dense, so they stay submerged but can push off the bottom to move forward.
They can also hold their breath for about 5 minutes and even sleep underwater, using a reflex that lets them bob up for air without waking up.

10/03/2025

Well done!

01/03/2025

The baobab is a unique tree species found in Africa and Madagascar. Its thick trunk and finger-like branches make it easily recognizable. Reaching a maximum height of 20 meters and boasting a lifespan of up to 1,000 years, this tree is a true giant of the natural world. One of its most remarkable features is its ability to store vast amounts of water within its trunk, allowing it to thrive in regions with minimal rainfall. Beyond its ecological significance, the baobab holds deep cultural importance for many African communities, symbolizing wisdom, resilience, and life.
Africa to the world 🌍

27/02/2025

Did you know that the United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is commemorated every year on 3 March to celebrate wild animals and plants? Every year, we recognize the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet.

27/02/2025

"🦌🌿 Nyala 🌿🦌

Nyala are the ultimate bushveld beauties! Males steal the show with their shaggy coats and impressive spiral horns, while females keep it classic with a sleek reddish-brown look.

Their striking white stripes aren’t just for style—they’re perfect camouflage, helping them blend effortlessly into their surroundings. Quiet and graceful, nyala tiptoe through the wild like true silent wanderers.

You’ll often find these elegant antelope near rivers and watering holes, their favorite spots to hang out. Nyala are a perfect mix of beauty, elegance, and survival!

19/09/2023

Choose Tuesday Guides/Hunter's Challenge.

Topic : African Elephant

*Topics*
■Elephant Scientific name & meaning
■Elephant feeding times
■Elephant tongue
■Elephant dentition
■Elephant food & water intake per day in kgs/lts(water)
■Elephant diet composition
■Elephant skin pattern &scientific name explanation.
■Elephant tusk build up(males& females )
■Elephant Social Behaviour (Breeding Herds, bachelor groups Solitary bulls etc)
■Elephant Mating Gestation & Parenting habits .
■Elephant Myths & Legends
■Elephant approach do &don'ts
■Elephant Shot placement frontal brain shot & Side Shot (use diagrams or pictures to support your explaination)

■Elephant Recovery :
What to do incase you wound an elephant.
■Elephant Recovery : What to do if you come across a woundes elephant
■Elephant Recovery -Skinning Practice Panels etc

Elevating Professional Standards

17/07/2022

Greetings Nature lovers.

04/01/2020

The Zimbabwe Daily
Walter Nyamukondiwa, Kariba
BureauAT least two Zimbabwe Parks
and Wildlife Management Authority
rangers have gone missing and are
feared dead after a tussle with
suspected poachers in Lake Kariba.
The rangers who were patrolling the
lake had an encounter with an as yet
unknown number of poachers believed
to be from Zambia and managed to
apprehend them. A tussle later ensued
as the rangers were transferring the
poachers to Kariba for further
handling. [ 174 more words ]
https://www.thezimbabwedaily.com/
news/381279-zim-parks-rangers-
feared-dead-following-tussle-with-
suspected-poachers.html
Zim Parks Rangers feared
dead following tussle with
suspected poachers
thezimbabwedaily.com

26/12/2019

Q) Impala hind legs hv black tufts hair: what is the role of those tufts hair in their habits?
Define the term Biocromes
Q) Describe how the zebra foals are imprinted to their mothers.?
Q) What is the purpose of Merta Tasal Glands in impalas.?
Q) what do the following four characters have in common? Sarothrura ayresi; Trigonoceps occipitalis; Necrosyrtes monachus and Gyps africanus.?
Q) List characteristics that advertise that a bull elephant is in musth?
Q) Define pseudo-hermaphroditism
Q) Name the the only cat whose claws mark on the spoor?
Q) Which antelope has sensitive vomeronasal that enables it to detect atmospheric moisture?
Q) When moving elands produce a clicking sound. Describe the process and say the reason for the sound?
Q) Where is the thickest skin on an impala and why? What is the process of the hardening of that skin
called
Q) Why are male Eland horns thicker and shorter than those of females?
Q) What aspects makes impalas thrive in places where overstocking and burning have caused perennial
grasses to be replaced by bushes?
Q)Calculate the total number of teeth (full mouth) expressed by the following dental fomula
A) I3/3 C1/1 P3/2 M1/1
B)Which adult animal could this be
Q) Which animal always returns to their original maternity to give birth?

07/10/2019

Now look out for Giraffes as well when out in the field. Anything is possible.

22/02/2019

31/01/2019