FiveZero Safaris

07/11/2024

Serval:
Servals are small cats found in the grasslands of Africa. These are 2 serval kittens, making them very small cats found in the grasslands of Africa.

02/11/2024

Ruppells starling:
The wonderful iridescent colouration of the starlings comes from coherent scattering, whereby the various angles of the internal feather structures affect the directional scattering of light. This is why they sometimes appear black at certain angles. Iridescent feathers are made of barbs and barbules that are composed of hollow melanin granules. These hollow granules allow for increased reflection and scattering of light in specific directions. Melanin is organized in layers which are stacked on each other; a higher number of granule layers creates a more intense iridescence.
If you read all that, you get a solid high five from me and a low five from this starling.

30/10/2024

Lion:
Lions are surprisingly good at climbing trees given their size. It is coming down where they lose their grace and poise.

26/10/2024

And the winner is…

It is always nice seeing a Jaguar, and it is always fun seeing baby capybaras. That makes this a little awkward... There has been a lot of talk on the intern...

15/10/2024

Red fox:
Unfortunately, they are so often the villain of the piece, but I think these guys are fantastic (assuming you are not a chicken). They have real character and are very quick to learn. This one has learnt to pose in the rain. What a champ.

08/10/2024

Golden Eagle:
Golden eagles have amazing eyesight, and can spot rabbits from 2 miles away! Also, a recent study has now confirmed that golden eagles look very cool@in the rain.

26/09/2024

Iberian lynx:
They are slightly smaller and their spots are more prominent than the Eurasian Lynx, and they are only found in small pockets of Spain and a few in Portugal.

24/09/2024

Iberian Lynx.
They are still recognised as the rarest feline in the world, but good efforts are being made by locals to get the numbers up.

19/07/2024

Brown Bear:
In the wild, brown bears will live between 20-30 years (if things go well), giving this little guy 19-29 more years to enjoy its reflection.

07/07/2024

Brown Bear:
Even during the long summer days, brown bears are usually active around dusk and dawn, which means that you basically get no sleep trying to see them as dusk to dawn goes continuously from 21:30 - 04:00, and that they end up in light like this!

04/07/2024

Grey Wolf:
Grey wolves in Finland are the same species as the Gray wolves in North America (although they are separate subspecies, and they also spell their name correctly).

01/07/2024

Wolverine:
Wolverines are tenacious and feisty animals, known for their distemper and aggression - best left alone. That does not however apply to - he seems very pleasant.

14/06/2024

A slightly longer version of last weeks video, where the second lioness joins and the python stats striking at the lions.

Well now, you don't see this everyday! An African rock python had just caught an impala, and was applying some loving squeezes to the impala, when the alarm ...

08/06/2024

Out of the frying pan and into the fire 🤦🏻‍♂️

23/04/2024

Black Leopard:
Leopards are known for their incredible camouflage, and their ability to disappear right in front of you, so how would a black leopard fare? I am not an antelope, so I can’t confirm my suspicions, but it must be horrible at night if you are a dik-dik and you happen to live along this stretch of river.

10/04/2024

Tiger.
There are 6 sub-species of tigers in the world today; this is the Bengal tiger, which is most numerous, numbering around 2517.

17/03/2024

Griffon Vulture:
Griffon vultures live an average of 41 years. This makes me a smidge above average (if I was a vulture).