In this episode, Jeff comes across a few whales off the shore on Cape Point in South Africa, just outside of Cape Town.

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Filmed on location in South Africa

Run time: 53 seconds

Spring time in South Africa is stunning. The wildflowers bloom and paint the desert in Namaqualand. The animals have an extra spring in their step. And, South Africa reclaims its title ¨Sunny South Africa.¨ We toured around the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces (even down to the southernmost tip of Africa) to bring you a spring slice of life in South Africa.  Get out there and see the beauty for yourself!

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In this episode, Jeff reports on his filming experience of the volunteer program at Monkeyland, outside of Plettenberg Bay in South Africa.

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Filmed on location in South Africa

Run time: 35 seconds

If you’re going to South Africa, you probably want to see a few animals. In our new inspirational video travel series, Because Life Is Out There, we show you a peek of this slice of life waiting for you to discover. Click on the full screen button, turn on your sound and escape with us in this travel video from South Africa. Get out there! These guys are waiting for you.

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On my first morning of shooting in Monkeyland in South Africa, we came upon this group of lemurs heading to get some breakfast.  Leading the way was a mother with her baby firmly gripping her back.  You’ll notice in the very beginning and on the close-up shot that she is rubbing the bushes. She is actually marking them with her urine. There were tons of lemurs in Monkeyland. I only saw the one mom, but from what I was told, it was still early in the breeding season which really kicks in during the spring and summer months.  Unfortunately for our momma lemur, not everyone in the video pays her due respect.

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Atlas is a white-handed gibbon, an ape, and the only one currently at Monkeyland in South Africa.  While filming, we came across him eating at one of the feeding stations.  Since the monkeys and ape at Monkeyland have no fear of humans, he continued to eat while I filmed him.  I got Tom, the Monkeyland volunteer I followed that day, to talk a little bit about him and gibbons in general. Tom called him ¨the little man of the forest¨ and at the end of the video, you’ll see why.

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While the forest of Monkeyland in South Africa provides some of the daily nutritional needs of the monkeys, their dirt must be supplemented since most of the monkey species are not indigenous to that region.  Fruit, veggies and bread are the main components of what they monkeys are fed. Occasionally, Monkeyland throws in a little chicken and eggs to help supplement the monkeys protein needs.  When the truck arrives containing the food for that afternoon and for the next morning, a few of Monkeyland‘s residents just can’t help themselves when some of that yummy food is left unattended for a few seconds.

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Table Mountain is THE geographic landmark of Cape Town.  It is what caught the Portuguese Captain Diaz’s attention in the late 1400s eventually bringing Europeans to this part of Africa.  No matter where you are on the cape peninsula, Table Mountain dominates the skyline.  While out shooting some b-roll video around Cape Town for our video travel guides, I went over to Blouberg Beach just to the north of Cape Town to get a few shots of this impressive landmark. If Cape Town is the African San Francisco, then Blouberg is its Tiburon.  A great place to go to admire the grand city from afar.  Just wish I had cleaned the lens before shooting.

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On my last morning at Monkeyland in South Africa, I was out getting the last few shots I needed.  I had been filming a black and white lemur eating at one of the feeding stations. He jumped off the table and looked around a bit. And, then he decided to watch me film.  I was a little nervous although I didn’t really think he was going to do anything.  I turned the camera head on him and he just hung out.  Afraid of making any sudden movements that would scare or unintentionally provoke him, I stayed still even though I remained out of the shot despite some body contortions to minimize my presence.  After 3 minutes, something else grabbed his attention and he walked away, grazing my pant leg as he left me.

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