Altogether 86 paired camera stations, placed along jeep tracks and hiking trails, spaced across 2 400 km² [from Botvlei in the west to De Hoop vlei in the east] of heavily fragmented fynbos habitat, and what does one find – well, see for yourself!.
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Among the 230,000 photographs were 31 different leopards, and caracals, an aardwolf, and some species the team did expect, like a fallow deer and lone vervet monkey.
Though South Africa’s Big Five safaris get the lion's share of attention, these nature reserves are a locally held secret you should add to your itinerary.