Mushrooms and Fun(gi) at Grootbos
Winter in the Cape means one thing - mushroom season!
Captured on a camera trap in a Grootbos Afromontane forest - a new male leopard has claimed his territory, marking a hard pear tree to stake his claim. Just hours later, nature unfolds as three bushbuck wander in… and the leopard secures a meal.
This incredible footage highlights the raw beauty of our ecosystem and the vital role predators play in maintaining balance.
Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...
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Read MoreWinter in the Cape means one thing - mushroom season!
Did you know Grootbos Foundation has a curated insect collection of over 60,000 pinned specimens?
Camera traps take photographs of secret animals as they go about their private lives.
Winter in the Cape, with its cooler temperatures and steady rainfall, offers the perfect climate for spores to germinate.
The Earth Rangers group from Laerskool Gansbaai had a fun and educational field trip to Grootbos!