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Forever Young, Always Present; the Eternal Embrace of the Chilojo Cliffs and Gonarezhou…

Posted on August 4, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Friday 25th July, the beginning of Kelli’s birthday weekend at Kaya Nyala, and we set off on a full day Chilojo Cliffs expedition. Celebrating birthdays and also celebrating lost loved ones.. beginnings and endings…. cycles and circles of life… Driving … Continue reading →

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Guns & Rain; History and Art in the making…

Posted on October 1, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

With a name inspired by a fascinating and potently layered history/culture book, “Guns & Rain, Guerillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe” by David Lan, this just-as-potent little gallery, now ten years old, has grown steadily under the directorship of founder … Continue reading →

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“wild dogs”; what’s in a name?…a rose by any other name would smell as sweet…

Posted on April 30, 2018 by wineandwilddogs

The debate: what to call African wild dogs, (if not just that….!) We are honoured to have viable packs of Lycaon pictus, (African wild dogs, aka Painted Wolves, aka Painted Dogs), in Zimbabwe. Although generally endangered over Africa, they are … Continue reading →

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