SIFAKA BLOG

The Namibian sunsets are the most amazing sunsets I have ever seen in my life. One of my favorite things to do is to go for a game drive on the CCF to see some of the amazing animals that live right around us. The best part of going for a game drive around sunset is that you get to see amazing wildlife while color bursts from the sunset sky. One of my favorite things to see is a big kudu bull. Kudu bulls are big male kudus with two long spiraled horns. If you’re lucky, you can see quite a few kudu on CCF’s reserve along with lots of other wildlife. There’s just so much to see!





One night, the whole CCF staff went out for a game drive and to watch the sunset. We usually call these “sundowner drives.” While we were out there, a few of my friends needed to make phone calls. In order to make the calls, they had to stand on top of our bus! I thought it looked really silly, but also very beautiful with the sunset in the background, so I took a quick picture so that I could remember the moment!!

Hey everyone, SifakaWorld is throwing another party this Sunday!

WHERE?
Log into JUNGLE GYM because the party is only there this Sunday. Head on over to the Rain Forest in South America to join in on the festivities.

WHEN?
The party is Sunday, May 16th, at 1pm SIFAKA time (Sifaka clock is in the tree tops) and goes until 2pm SIFAKA time. There will be a best dressed fashion Show hosted by JohnnyFox, so wear your favorite SifakaWorld clothing items! Winners will receive Sifaka Cash.

Hope to see you there, and don't forget your Umbrella :)

Hey everyone, we have a brand new scavenger hunt going on in SifakaWorld. Find all the hidden Chef Hats and earn a cool prize!

Hey everyone, SifakaWorld is throwing a Beach Party and everyone is invited!

WHERE?
Log into JUNGLE GYM because the party is only there this Sunday. Head on down to Batty's Beach to join in on the festivities. If you're not sure how to get there, just take the elevator from the Sifaka Island tree tops down to the forest floor, and follow the signs to the beach.


WHEN?
The party is Sunday, May 9th, at 4pm SIFAKA time (Sifaka clock is in the tree tops) and goes until 6pm SIFAKA time. There will be a best dressed fashion Show hosted by JohnnyFox, so wear your favorite SifakaWorld clothing items! Winners will receive Sifaka Cash.

Hope to see you there, and don't forget your sunblock :)

During the second day of our Etosha National Park visit, I told my friends that I really wanted to see a hyena. I had never seen one before, and I think they are a very beautiful and very misunderstood African predator. The chances that we would see a hyena were very small, especially because hyenas are nocturnal, meaning they are awake at night and sleep during the day. But when we drove up to a waterhole that morning, there were two spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) enjoying the cool morning air! One of the hyenas was even taking a bath in the waterhole!

One of the hyenas walked off into the bush, but the other hyena seemed to be having a very nice time in the water. We were able to watch the hyena for a pretty long while before it got up out of the water and went to join its friend.

Hyenas may have a bad reputation, but they play a very important role in the African savannah ecosystem. Hyenas are known to both hunt and scavenge for their food. To be a scavenger means that they will eat something that has already died. It may sound rather gross to you and me, but it is a good way for hyenas to get a meal and help clean up the savannah. In this way, hyenas are kind of like garbage disposals!

Are you ready to earn some more Sifaka Cash?

That's right, it's time for another SifakaWorld Challenge! Below are five pictures of animals found throughout the world. All you need to do is identify all 5 animals and you can win Sifaka Cash to buy all sorts of fun things in SifakaWorld.

To win, send the names of all five animals to win@sifakaproductions.com. Please don't try to post answers to the comments section here, because they won't get published. The first 10 people to send in the correct answers will win 1500 in Sifaka Cash.

Good luck, and have FUN!!!

We recently took a fun trip as part of one of CCF’s international training courses. We put on these training courses in order to teach people from around the world how to help conserve the cheetah and its ecosystem. There is much to learn during these courses (they’re a lot like going to school for an entire month!), and so we take some time off to let our course participants view wildlife in Etosha National Park.