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Oh, this topic is so hot at the moment, you could fry an egg on it! Preferably a domestic chicken egg, please. Because it addresses the question of keeping wild, or exotic animals as pets. Domestic animals are those which have undergone genetic changes over centuries of selective breeding. These animals have come to naturally live in the human society, like dogs, cats, sheep, goats, etc. The keeping of wild animals and especially exotic animals (animals from foreign countries) have those in the know...

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. -Wayne Gretzky If you visited us in the past weeks you would have noticed that we are shifting a few things around again. For Esther van der Westhuizen, owner of Butterfly World Animal Sanctuary, staying ahead of the pack (or puck) is as normal as it is for a monkey to climb a tree or for a chameleon to change its...

When we think of butterflies we think of freedom, gardens, beauty, colour, nectar and the miracle of metamorphosis. They are delicate and soft and weightless, almost like a whisper. If you want to keep those pretty thoughts in tact, then DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER…. For one, they do not only eat nectar. Butterflies need salts and minerals and for that they turn to…. Drinking salty fluids from the eyes and noses of other animals… Yes, this is poop and those are butterflies...

As this week’s Facebook movie star is Timon, the Meerkat from The Lion King, we thought we’d dig a little in the sand to get to know these guys a bit better and (just for fun) compare Timon to the rest of his relatives. For one, he looks like them, complete with dark rings around the eyes to cope better in the harsh sunlight.   They are widely distributed over the dryer parts of Southern Africa, including Botswana, Namibia and South Africa,...

Butterfly World Zoo is really excited about this concept. It teaches valuable principles and it is the simplest thing to make…even your 3 year old would love to help!! Admitting to the next generation that we did not do our best to curb the amount of waste on rubbish dumps and teaching them alternatives, is not only a good idea, it is becoming crucial. In stead of dumping your rubbish, why not make an Ecobrick and let the young ones help you? Here...