Testing the limits with white rhinos, Matobo National Park Zimbabwe | SafariLife S1E29
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2020
- Along with our ranger, David, we track rhinos on foot in the Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. Adam tests the limits of just how close you can get to a rhino in the wild.
Rhinos
Rhinos can weigh up to 3,500kg and run at an average of 55km/h over 100m (compared to a human’s maximum of 45km/h). So would you leave the safety of your vehicle to track these guys on foot? Well, we did and it was probably one of the best experiences from the trip.
Matobo National Park (zimparks.org/parks/national-p...)
The Matobo National Park forms the core of the Matobo or Matopos Hills, an area of granite koppies and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres south of Bulawayo in southern Zimbabwe. Matopo/Matobo is a corruption of a Venda word, "matombo" which means stones in Tshivenda. It was named by the ancestors of Kalanga and Venda people who are the original natives of the land.
Rhino Walk
As part of the conservation efforts in the park, a dedicated anti-poaching team monitors the rhino population, with rangers taking turns to sleep out in the wild. But the biggest threat to the continued existence of the rhinos is the economy. In order to encourage conservation over poaching, the Zimbabwe government has created unique experiences that allow visitors to view these majestic animals up close, whilst creating jobs and income for the local communities.
Disclaimer
Rhino tracking on foot is very dangerous. These are large animals, with terrible eyesight and an instinct to run (we literally saw one run through a bush). We were accompanied at all times by a trained guide with a firearm. You should never get out of your vehicle in a national park. Never approach a wild animal on foot.
Trip Information:
Days on the trip: 53 out of 90
Current Country: Zimbabwe
Current National Park: Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe (also known as Matopos National Park and used interchangeably - even on the signs within the park).
Current Accommodation: Matobo Lodges, Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe
(zimparks.org/parks/national-p...)
Completed stops on the trip: Gonarezhou National Park, Great Zimbabwe, Harare, Mana Pools National Park, Matusadona National Park, Lake Kariba, Pamuzinda Safari Lodge, Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park
Next up: WE HEAD TO BOTSWANA!!! Nxai Pan National Park, Makgadikgadi National Park, Moremi National Park, Chobe National Park
Special thank you to our sponsors:
Toyota South Africa, Zimparks, Garmin, Ledlenser
Follow us on Instagram:
/ rabinography
/ colorcurated
/ the_b_boss
Own a piece of the magic:
For sales enquiries of limited edition photographs, please email sales@rabinowitz-photography.com
#matobo #rhinotracking #SafariLife - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
![รุ่นใหญ่ EP.2 บุกบ้าน เสรีพิศุทธ์ ระหว่าง บิ๊กต่อ กับ บิ๊กโจ๊ก อา รักใครมากกว่า ?? l [Nickynachat]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/j2inUqhN__0/mqdefault.jpg)
Thanks to everyone who has entered our 1,000 subscribers competition. We are so overwhelmed by all the support 😍 We will be picking one comment from this video (as well as one from S01E27 and S01E28).
Tune in tonight - 4 June 2020 at 18:00 SAST for a livestream on TH-cam where we will be announcing the winners. We have also decided to throw in a little surprise for everyone who tunes in live 😉
Here is a link to set the reminder: th-cam.com/video/jZfbgt9xHsg/w-d-xo.html
Tracking is such an art, tracking rhino is really living on the wild side! Baby rhino was gorgeous. Take a about living in the danger lane, Brave lad!!
The baby rhino acts like my babies a couple of years ago. Curiosity is stronger than fear but mother’s voice brings her/ him back. Amazing video again! I wish some day I will be back in African wilderness again...
I love how curious the little baby rhino was :) just so beautiful to see so many of them all relaxed and safe there. I could honestly watch your videos all day haha!
Fab video, made me homesick as I used to stalk Rhinos in the Matobos with my family, when I was a kid, when they were first introduced to the area in the late 70's.
Your video allowed me to relive my walking with rhinos experience in Matapos last September. We were so very close!! Incredible animals. Biggest highlight of my Africa trip.Thank you so much!
Lived in Botswana for 2 years. Lovely memories . ..... loved the footage of the rhinos
The beauty in Africa is a journey beyond the soul, a harmony to the beat of my heart....
I’d definitely would go on a rhino tracking.. my absolute favourite animals ...so peaceful !
They are so beautiful. I was lucky to have some good sightings of black rhinos on my recent trip to Namibia.
Adam and B I just saw one once in the Kruger park ..they are so shy ..and hard to find
Love your photos and appreciate your work Adam ! Keep it up !!!
Incredible to see your work Adam! My wife and I ran into you in Cape Town at the V&A waterfront! We have been following your work ever since!
Cool shot when the rhino stands Directly in front of the camera :)
Amazing Photography, made my heart pound and I wasn't there, Craaaaazzzy
Incredible, you can feel the pounding of the heart
Hi Knut! Hope you have been well :) When they went running off my heart nearly stopped. One went right through a bush.
@@AdamandB Everything is fine. I have experienced last year a cheetah tracking and alll my feelings came back with this, and comparing your contact the cheetahs are domestic cats. A rhino weights up to 2 tons ...
OMG, that was closer. Not sure I would be as bold. Great shots. It must have been scary, thrilling and exciting all at once.
Yeah :) if you turn the volume up you can here B whispering to David that she is scared. Then when the baby comes really close David makes this soft whistle... it distracts the rhino in a non threatening way and then you will see he moves off on his own accord.
Amazing footage!!! Totally brings me back to my time in Southern Africa. Thanks so much for sharing!
Love seeing these beautiful landscapes and creatures! You guys do a fantastic job narrating! Thank you, I will be following your journeys
The sweetest thing, seeing that baby curiously checking out your camera. I wondered whether the sounds in the background were the adult rhinos or the guide? I have never seen them in real life before, and that baby just made me realise that I have to one day.
Love your work, Adam. Been fixated on the one with the elephants., 👌🏾
I had the opportunity to go white rhino tracking in the Kruger a few years back, it was one of the most special moments of my life. You guys will cherish that experience forever, especially having such close contact with the baby
Thats amazing! It's such a different experience approaching on foot instead of being on a game drive, don't you think? I'll definitely be cherishing those memories.
Absolutely! It does make you realize how vulnerable they are to poachers though, so I am so grateful for all the rhino protection initiatives - the ‘Meerkat’ in the Kruger is quite an amazing system
Wow - that baby rhino... so precious!
I live vicariously through you Ad, love your work, #livingthedream
You two are so adorbs!!! 💕 this was my fave video so far. I was nervous just watching you so close to those magnificent animals 🦏 educational, exciting and a beautifully done video. I can’t wait to see the photos of these guys!
I live in South Africa and I have been to Namibia and Zambia but still really want to get to Zimbabwe!! (and Botswana and Kenya and countless other beautiful African countries!)
Wow so awsome guys, just love watching your videos. You were so lucky to get this. Long to go back to the bush.
Love it, always thought your photos were awesome, but this give a great insight into how you get them & what's involved.
This is going to be our next safari holiday for sure! The girlfriend is loving it.
When I was a kid my family went to Chobe and on a game drive our truck came between two fighting rhinos! There was one at the front of the truck and another to the side. The guy at the front fake charged us one or twice and we freaked out!
I have had the privilege of tracking rhinos before and it's amazing. I've never seen a baby on foot though.
I love rhinos. Hopefully we can see them again one time in the wild.
I’d love to do Rhino tracking, you are so close!!! The baby coming to your camera moment is absolutely amazing... 😍 You were so lucky!
I'm definitely inspired to add this one to my bucket list! What an amazing experience. Rhinos are such interesting, prehistoric looking creatures. Cant wait to see the photos that came from this encounter
What a great baby close-up! And it liked your whistling too! Take care Adam though, I am sure those mothers can be nasty!!!
Saw your pictures in Cape Town, they were already amazing, and so are these videos. Looking forward to the pictures you made from the rhinos :)
Was lucky enough to see a white rhino and baby in Meru, Kenya in the Seventies, How times have changed and little did we know what we were doing to our beautiful planet and am hoping that with the worldwide lockdown we will all reconsider how we move forward
Amazing!😍🦏 We met you last year in Cape Town at the Water Shed Market! Absolutely amazing photos!
Wow! Truly amazing, but I couldn't do that. I'd prefer the safe distance from the trucks;) But I absolutely love your pictures, so I am glad you can do that ;)
Hell ya I'd go rhino tracking... That baby - so inquisitive!
Ohhh baby rhino! What an experience!
What an amazing experience, I feel completely inspired and these videos have helped me raise a smile during lockdown and look forward to my next adventure.
What a magical experience. The closest I get to that now I are the curious Derbyshire lambs when I'm out walking. Not quite the same experience!!!!
This is on my bucket list for sure. Now I just gave to convince hubby 🤔
Such an incredible experience...amazing. I did a rhinowalk in Feb and it is unforgettable
Amazing to see how close you got to the rhinos! Resulting photos must be beautiful :)
Oh my god Love your adventures 😍😍 Makes me feel Like being there with you
What an experience. you asked whether I would get that close. I'm not that brave, I'm afraid. And while I so appreciate the vicarious experience -- such fascinating creatures! --and it all turned out OK in the end, I admit I was/am concerned for your safety. thanks again for bringing these miracles right to me, to all of us viewing them. what a gift. be safe, please.
Wow, what an amazing experience this must have been.
Sorry I missed the live feed, looked amazing. Too close for my comfort though!
Always dreamy to watch you guys ❤❤❤
Well done Adam. Love the intro n music. Very cool. Would also love to know your gear you using and exact location about the shoot fur the baby rhino. Loving it. Keep in touch. Was cool meeting you at Vic Falls 3 years ago. 👌👌👌
Great video A&B. Can't wait to see what you get up to in Botswana.
Would LOVE to go rhino tracking !!! (with an expert guide of course!!!!)
We went to Matopos last year too, unfortunately didn't get to see any rhinos. The landscape is breathtaking though!
Seems like an extreme sport :D
I think you were very lucky, that was waaaay too close for comfort 😬. Have never seen a rhino in person before, but one of the most beautiful animals. Sad to think they might not even exist in a few years.
There is a little good news on that front Phillip. We have seen a decline in poaching in the last few years. I do hope that the corona pandemic has not affected anti poaching measures.
@@AdamandB really hope so, majestic creatures.
You two Rocks, Wow
Proper insane 🔥
impressive ...like the video
🙈😍 love it man!
We were lucky enough last year August to be in Matopos and see the rhinos. I won't lie I was a little nervous!😳
I will definitely be following your adventures. My best friends in the states are originally from Zimbabwe , they were suppose to be going back to their hometown in Zimbabwe in July but that was delayed due to the COVID virus. I hope to make it there in the near future to do one of these magnificent safaris!
So amazing! I wish I could live there😍
I would be so scared walking there! Even with the guard. But seeing these footprints and looking for the rhinos must be amazing!!
And yes I would go rhino tracking
Would and have, one of the schools I went to in Zimbabwe ( Rhodesia Then ) was involved in a save the rhino project and adopted a couple of white rhinos which we use to go on school trips to visit in the wild under supervision great fun when you are 14yr of age.
Scary environment
I would have been so scared... I‘ve seen a Rhino very close this January in Botlierskop, but from a high Jeep and without a Baby to protect they are less scary... but they are sooo huge!
Wow! Wonderful!
WOW! I loved this week's video! What an incredible experience?! It actually brings back memories for myself and my family. We went on holiday to the Garden Route Game Lodge in the Albertinia area. We went for an early morning game drive and saw a mother rhino and her calf, however, they were in a separate area of the park. This was because the daddy rhino was being aggressive towards the baby and because he wanted to make more baby rhinos. So, we continued on our game drive and then came across the daddy rhino. He was a massive, white rhino and as we came near him he mock charged us, our guide decided to turn the truck around but to do that she had to move forward slightly to turn. As she did this, he full on charged us and our guide floored it. This male rhino charged us for a good 5 minutes before he decided that we were sufficiently far away. So, I can proudly say that I have been chased by a very hormonal, male white rhino and survived to tell the tale. I even have video evidence of this experience, however, it will have to be muted on account of my screaming and sailor mouth.
100% would go rhino tracking! What an experience that would be.
They are surprisingly fast. A fully-grown male rhino can get pretty big too. I would have floored it as well.
Magenta :) We definitely need to go rhino tracking together.
Yes!
Would love to go rihno-tracking :)
I had a close encounter with rhinos at kyle game park in masvingo and imire game park
Wonderfull expérience !
Wow!!! Fantastic ! What an adventure! This is definitely on my bucket list. I was in South Africa last year and met you at the artist market ...your work is absolutely beautiful! I so want one of your pictures!!! Gorgeous!!!
Thank you so much Pam 🤗🤗
I've been tracking rhino's before - and we got very lucky seeing a group of about 15 near a farm water pool! How cool to see the baby... Didn't get that close though hahaha! Mari
15! Whoah, what an amazing sighting! 🎉🎉
Curious baby rhino, curious Adam: looks like you were both testing the limits of interspecies social distancing ?!
He stopped 2m away 😂Definitely testing the limits hahaha
👍🏻
I’m sure you got some crazy close-ups of those rhinos! Separate baby rhino picture?
There are some funny ones of the rhino scratching his nose actually. I'll post them to the community tab on my channel page
They are not exactle"white", more like light gray aren´t they?
Am concerned for the rhinos safety when people get too close. Hope your trackers gun is a dart gun and not a riffle.
It's ugly and cute at the same time.