Justin Bell

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Dave awarded accolade

2024-11-27T08:08:14+01:00Dave Christensen, Newsflash, Zimbabwe|

Last month (in December 2019) A Step Ahead professional guide Dave Christensen was awarded the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association "Guide of the Year" accolade. Dave and all of us at A Step Ahead are thrilled. Dave cherishes this accolade because this association of skilled professionals are his peers, ...

Family time with chimpanzees

2024-11-27T07:07:03+01:00African Destinations, African Safari, Gorillas and Chimps, Journeys, Justin Bell, Mountains and hikes, Rare species, Tanzania|

December 2018 I looked out of the window of the Cessna Caravan 12-seater aircraft as it banked and descended. The aquamarine waters of Lake Tanganyika contrasted with the emerald vegetation of the fields. A couple of days ago Laurence and Alana, my two eldest children, were at university in opposite ...

Bisate Lodge

2018-10-19T20:52:22+01:00African Safari, Gorillas and Chimps, Luxury, Rwanda|

Bisate Eco Lodge is tucked into the south-western slopes of a small extinct volcano offering stunning sunset views of two of the eight largest volcanoes in the Virungas (Karisimbi and Bisoke). The Virunga Mountains are a chain of mountains forming part of the Albertine Rift, and are the result of ...

Mystery stripes

2020-05-07T13:10:15+01:00Justin Bell|

Ruyard Kipling wrote a wonderful book - Just So Stories explaining various mysteries including how the leopard got his spots, and how the rhino got his skin. However he never dared explain why zebras have stripes. Almost wherever you go on an African safari you will see zebras. They are ...

Giraffe – one species or more?

2024-12-02T13:19:49+01:00Justin Bell, Rare species|

An essential requirement for a species is that they can reproduce and have fertile offspring. Clearly if they cannot do so, they become extinct. Most hybrids such as a liger, which results when a lion and a tiger mate, are infertile. The same occurs when a horse is cross-bred with ...

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