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But sadly not all of the animals who come to
N/a’an ku sê are able to be released back into the wild. Only those that can't,
mostly for reasons of human impact, remain at the sanctuary. Many of the animals have been
orphaned, hand raised from a very young age or have become too used to captivity and cannot
safely be released.
We currently provide a safe sanctuary for a number of lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs,
caracals and baboons all within large purpose built enclosures. These and a variety of other
animals are cared for by our wildlife volunteers including our baby donkey, Kudu, duiker,
meerkats, pigs, sheep, guinea fowl, chickens, turkeys and rabbits.
Find out more about our adopt an animal
scheme to help us provide the food, care and medical attention our animals need.
Caracals | Cheetahs | Lucky the cheetah |
Juvenile baboons | Baby baboons
Lions |
Wild dogs | Leopards | Meerkats |
The farm animals
Read about our collared leopard and cheetahs
We have five beautiful caracals, Cleo, Gatu, Godiva, Medusa and Yoda. Brother and sister, Gutu and Cleo, arrived in January 2008 when they were two
months old. They were kept in a lodge but were extremely underfed. Sadly, their conditions meant
they were nearly blind and couldn't walk. Thankfully a friend of the owner took them to the vet
who gave them supplements and helped them to start getting better, before they came to live on
the farm.
Our two sisters, Godiva and Medusa, arrived in February 2008 when they were just a few days old
and could fit into the palm of your hand but they have grown up fast since then!
All our caracals love their early morning walk with Johannes and the volunteers and have a great
new enclosure.
Yoda
In April 2009, a gorgeous little caracal cub arrived at our doors, just a few weeks old.
Sadly he arrived orphaned after his Mum was shot.
After being the foster baby of Dara and Jo and spending his evenings in their house,
causing lots of mischief, he has now been released into the camp with our older four
caracals. One of his favourite meals is guinea fowl with all the feathers. He is growing
up very quickly but is still a very playful toddler.
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Samira, Chiquita & Vasco
We have three beautiful new semi-tame cheetahs, females Samira, Chiquita and Vasco, the male.
The lady who was looking after them could no longer house them so they were brought to the farm
in October 2008. Initially they were sceptical about moving into their new home but are now
settling in well to their lovely big enclosure. They arrived with very bad teeth as they had
been fed on only mielepap, however after a visit from the dentist to have the plaque removed
they are looking much healthier.
Aiko, Kiki & Aisha
Aiko, his two sisters Kiki and Aisha and their other sibling were captured by a farmer in a box trap when they were cubs. The farmer used them as bait to try and catch the mother. He dug a hole and put them in it under a box trap with the hope that their cries would attract her. Three nights came and went with no sign of the mother when sadly the fourth cub died from pneumonia.
Thankfully the farmer then decided to bring them to Marlice as orphans to be raised by hand. Cheetahs are one of the only carnivores that will remain tame into adulthood.
Ayla
Cheetah cub Ayla arrived at the end of July 2009 and spent her first few weeks settling into Marlice's house until she was big enough to join Lucky in her enclosure. After an initial bout of hissing, Ayla and Lucky have now become good friends. Ayla is very self assured and certainly doesn't let Lucky rule the enclosure!
Cheetah cubs
Our latest addition to our cheetahs arrived in October 2009. The cheetah cub was brought to us by a farmer who rescued it from the jaws of his dogs. The farmer thought he had jackals so set his dogs on them but then discovered that it was in fact cheetah cubs. Sadly the dogs had already killed one of the siblings but thankfully he was able to rescue this one. He arrived as a tiny ball of fur and was just a few months old.
We had another cub arrive in mid September 2009. Some people found him abandoned and brought him to the farm. We think his mother was probably killed although we don't know how. He also arrived as very young cub and was just a bundle of fur!
At the moment we are unsure if our new cubs are male or female as they are too young to tell!
Both cubs have joined our three legged cheetah Lucky and cheetah cub Ayla. Lucky has become a surrogate mum to her new family and it's lovely to see them all getting on so well and looking after each other.
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Christened Lucky by the volunteers, our 9 month old cheetah cub arrived at the farm in January
with her brother. We soon noticed that she had a badly injured foot as a result of the trap
that the farmer used to capture her.
Rudie darted her, stitched up as much as he could and bandaged her damaged foot. The vet came
out to check on the stitches but unfortunately the wound was just too deep and there was no
choice but to amputate. The operation went smoothly and our three legged cheetah has coped
remarkably well.
Read Lucky the cheetah's full story
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We have 16 gorgeous but very mischievous juvenile baboons. All of our baboons have been orphaned as
many of their mums have been killed by farmers or fatally injured by cars. The majority are tame as
they arrived as young babies and have been raised by the volunteers who care for them, and feed them
on bottled milk, porridge and fruits twice a day. They cannot be released as they are too used to
human contact and would most likely be attacked and possibly killed by a wild group of baboons. The
volunteers and Bushmen are currently building a new larger enclosure for the bigger baboons to move
into. They love going on walks with the volunteers although they spend more time being carried than
walking!
There's Apple, Blommie, Bobby, Bucket, Davie, Donkivan, Dory, Figo, Jeffrey, Jelly Tot, Jenny, Maria,
Nemo, Plascon, Saartjie and Spock!
Our juvenile baboons have now been joined by a new adult mum & baby, Peggy and Lee
They arrived in October from Otjihase mine where a wild troop of baboons had been fed for years. Our
three legged mum had already lost a leg in a snare and the workers captured her as she now had a snare
attached around her middle. It was buried deeply into her skin and she was carrying a tiny four week
old baby. We brought her to the farm to operate and remove the snare and she lived in a small camp we
built for her next to the current baboon camp. By January our mum managed to escape from the camp by
biting through the wire and jumped into the main camp! She is now most definitely the alpha and the
rest of the baboons take it in turns to baby sit.
We have also been joined by a fully grown male, Mowgli.
Uschi, Mowgli's former owner, found him alone as a tiny little pink baby with no fur. She raised
him herself and he lived in an enclosure with a shepherd tree to play on during the day. In
January, at three and a half year's old, Uschi needed to find a home for him as she was moving
house. So he came to live on the farm. Uschi visits every Sunday to take him for a long walk and
kindly brings us supplies of eggs and other things. Mowgli will go into the new camp once it's
finished along with our bigger baboons.
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We have five baby baboons starting the youngest boy Bakkies, then our girls Lala, Kayla and
Sarafina and our very mischievous boy Troy. The five live with surrogate mum Bloomie in a big
enclosure and have lots of toys to play with. Volunteers love taking the famous five out for
an afternoon walk where they can play and jump around together.
Marlin
Towards the end of August 2009, a tiny little baby baboon found his way to N/a'an ku sê.
We were told his mother had been shot by accident. Cila named him Marlin.
Marlin does not drink milk like any other normal baby baboon we have ever had. No he likes to
eat. He is particularly fond of pasta, specifically
spaghetti. He very much likes his water,
but of course he prefers to drink it from the mouth or a water bottle ... preferably a volunteer
water bottle. During the day he nibbles on pears, apples and bananas.
Like any other baboon he likes attention and his favourite time is at night before falling
asleep. Then its play time; running, jumping, biting and laughing. We can see a second Nemo
coming ...
Bonnie & Clyde
Duo Bonnie & Clyde arrived in early November 2009. They had been found in a water dam where
Bonnie had rescued little Clyde. Clyde was tiny and only about two weeks old when he arrived
and was looked after by 4-5 week old Bonnie. The volunteers immediately became surrogate mums
(and dads) to baby Bonnie with Clyde spending his first few weeks being looked after by the
staff. Poor little Clyde was still quite bald and had very bad skin with scabies but after a
couple of special treatments he is now doing really well. Clyde has had a recent trip to
Swakopmund where he spent a few days with Sharon and her family - he loved the Sea air!
Gus
We had the arrival of another tiny baboon at the end of November 2009. In honour to our
long-term research student we decided to name him Gus! His mum had been shot the day before he
was brought to us. He has settled in well with all our new tiny babies who now live together
in an enclosure by the volunteer area. Our volunteers are their surrogate mothers and the
babies stay with them at night.
Troy
Troy arrived in September when he was just four weeks old after his mother had been shot by a
farmer. Although he has a sad story he loves his new home and is growing more mischievous
everyday, the volunteers say he is set to be the new Nemo!
Kayla
Our little girl, Kayla arrived in October when she was just three weeks old. Her mum was shot in
the nearby mountain range by a trophy hunter. When she arrived she was soaked in blood. Little
Kela was cared for by Marlice for the first few weeks but has grown lots already and is a
favourite amongst the volunteers.
Bakkies
14 week old Bakkies arrived at the farm on New Years Eve, sadly his mum had drowned in a farm
dam and he was found still clinging to her body. He's settled in well and loves his bottles.
Lala
In mid January we received a call from the RSPCA, they had a report of a small baboon in the
yard of a house in Windhoek. The person didn't have a permit so we collected nine month old
Lala and brought her to the farm. Lala is easily distinguishable by the very long hair on the
back of the neck.
Sarafina
Sarafina arrived in January as a scrawny, skinny, partially bald, three month old baby baboon.
She had been found on a building site where she was looked after by the builders and was in a
very bad condition. She was malnourished, covered in burn marks, blisters, raw skin and about
half of the size she should have been. But she was beautiful. It wasn't long before she was with
the volunteers who now take it in turns to be her foster Mum. Following an operation in February,
she has got braver and better by the day and a few weeks later was spending her days with our
other baby baboons.
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We have five lions that are separated into two large enclosures. One enclosure houses a male and
a female while the other has a male and two females. Their parents and pride
escaped from Etosha when they were cubs. Their parents were shot and the cubs were rescued by
Marlice. They are 100% wild but cannot be released back into Etosha as they are likely to be
killed by the other prides and there is no other safe release site for them. They are majestic
to watch and at night you can sit under the stars and listen to their deep roaring to each other.
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We have a beautiful pair of wild dog brothers, Kaleb and Liska were
born as part of a wild dog breeding program to a beta male and female. The Alfa female tried to
kill the pups when they were born so they were separated from the group and hand-raised. They
cannot be released as they are too used to human contact and would search for food from people
most likely resulting in capture or shooting. They are also unlikely to be accepted into a wild
pack of wild dogs. Wild Dogs are the most endangered species of animal in Africa with only
600 - 900 dogs remaining in the wild and only 160 in Namibia so we are very privileged to have
them as residents with us.
Some of our challenges involve cleaning out their enclosure while making sure they don't sneak
up behind us. They have amazing coloured coats and make a crazy yapping sound when they know
it's feeding time; one of their favourite meals is intestines!
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We have two powerful and striking leopards living in adjacent enclosures who both came from
nearby farms.
Lightening's mum was trapped and shot by a farmer who then trapped the six month old cub.
Thankfully, before anything happened to her, we heard through a neighbouring farm worker about
the trapped cub and managed to bring her safely to the farm in March last year. Sadly, she very
quickly got used to being fed by humans which means she cannot be re-released as she would be a
lethal danger to people.
Two year old Duma belongs to one of our neighbouring farmers who realised that she was getting
too dangerous to stay with him.
Timbila & Keanu
Our two striking and powerful leopards are brothers. Their mum was caught by a farmer when she
was pregnant and brought to Marlice. The cubs were orphaned just a week after they were born
when the mother died from Anthrax.
The cubs were hand-raised by Marlice and remained tame for only a few years. When they reached
sexual maturity they became wild and cannot be handled by humans.
Leopards are solitary and territorial in the wild. Timbila and Keanu live in separate areas
in their enclosure and only come together for feeding. They cannot be released as they are no
longer afraid of humans and would be a threat to farmers and livestock.
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We have three cute meerkats, two semi-wild adults, Koerrie and Moerrie and a baby, Twakkie. Twakkie has been with
us since 2008 when he arrived with a broken leg. After a lot of tlc from our volunteers and
vitamin supplements with his meals he was ready to go and live with the two adults down at the
Bushman village. They all love coming out to visit when the volunteers are around.
Frankie & Stein
Born in November 2009 and originally named Frank 'n' Stein, our two baby meerkats turned out
to be a male and female so became Frankie & Stein! They are adorable little characters and
love the volunteers sitting in with them. They are very inquisitive and noisy little fellows
but great fun to play with and have quickly become favourites with everyone.
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There are lots of farm animals including our big pig, Babe, our one eared little pig, Fritzie,
lots of leopard spotted tortoises and a whole host of dogs including Sabu, Tessa and Skoene.
Miss Anderson
Our tiny furry little Donkey, named Miss Anderson after one of our long term volunteers Ian,
came to live in the volunteer area in November. She loves people and follows everyone around.
Dana's dog Spotty is besotted and bemused by her and spends his whole time following Miss
Anderson around. She has quite a set of lungs for a very loud ey-ore and is set to be quite
mischievous. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Sarah Stapleton we are able to repair our
donkey cart and buy some reins with Miss Anderson to become our new border fence donkey,
taking the volunteers round to check the border fence - much more fun than the golf cart!!
Our baby Steenbok arrived in November 2009. A beautiful, tiny little thing who sadly has a
Baby Steenbok
broken back. We think she sustained this when she was born and was found as a tiny orphan.
The nerve damage in her back has also affected her leg although she can still walk around. We
hope that her back will repair and with lots of care and looking after she will grown up to be
big and strong.
JJ, the crazy springhare
Our extraordinary baby springhare was originally brought to the guesthouse before he came out
to live on the farm in October 2009. He lives in with the baby meerkats and is quite a funny
looking fellow - a cross between a midget kangaroo and ET!
Kudu our tame kudu
The end of November 2009 also saw the arrival of a 'tame' Kudu called Kudu. She came from a
lodge who no longer wanted her and we were delighted to provide her with a new home. She's very
bold and loves living in the volunteer area (and stealing their food and drinks!) Her and Flo
also have a special bond!
Sylvie
Our gorgeous Duiker, Sylvie came from Epukiro when our medical volunteer coordinator, Stu, was
contacted by a local Bushman. They had hand reared Sylvie from young and were going to eat her,
but instead we were able to trade her for a breeding ram! Stu collected her and first took her
to the Lifeline Clinic where choppy made a run for her. He was soon scared off as she stuck her
head down and tried to butt him! The following day we had to get Sylvie in the car which
consisted of Stu running round the Lifeline Clinic garden chasing her for about 20 minutes
until one final lunge and he caught her. She was bundled into the back of the car where she
stood very happily for the journey back to the farm.
She loves her new home and is a favourite with the volunteers, The only problem is it takes a
long time to get her in at night time as she seems to enjoy everyone chasing her around!
Mini & Toto
Mini & Toto were both born in July 2009 and after being rejected by their mums, Dara & Jo took
over; bottle feeding and taking them home every evening. The lambs soon saw Dara & Jo as their
mums and think they are human!
Mini and Toto are known as the troublesome twosome on the farm. They are not scared of people
in the slightest which causes a bit of problem for the food prep group; they often attempt to
sneak in and eat anything within reach, whether its leftovers from dinner the night before or
a juicy apple. The upside to their friendliness is that volunteers are able to approach and
interact with them at and scratch them in otherwise hard to reach places like behind their
ears, neck and top of their head! They are always found close together and frequently manage
to slip through the front gate to reach the grass on the other side.
Mavis
Another of Jo and Dara's surrogate children, Mavis, is growing up very quickly and settling in
incredibly well to her new life as the cute little goat on the farm. For a while we were a
little worried about her as she hadn't been accepted into any social circle. Luckily our minds
were put at ease when she started hanging out with a group of 5-6 other goats around her age
and is perfectly happy and healthy. Although she has found her place amongst the other goats,
she still craves the attention of the volunteer and staff, and regularly wanders over to food
prep for her bottle. She is also quite a vocal little thing and can be heard from anywhere on
the farm calling out to the volunteers. Calling her name nearly always receives a one of a kind
Mavis cry that is easily distinguishable to the most experienced of Mavis lovers.
Benji
Our special sheep Benji is one of our more interesting farm animals and often sparks a laugh
amongst the volunteers with his interesting style of grazing and running! Although his neck and
head are almost completely twisted due to an accident at birth, he is still able to function
normally. Like Mavis, Benji has a very recognisable 'bah' which has been likened to that of an
angry old man clearing his throat. Even though he is funny to listen to, it's rather a sight to
see how well he has adapted to his condition, especially when he wiggles down into the kneeling
position to graze or drink. We expect him to live and long and prosperous life as a beloved
sheep on the farm.
Fritzie, Babe & family
Big Pig had her first litter of three little piglets in October - two are black like their dad
Fritzie and one little pink one. They are very cute all running round as a family but we are
already thinking about where they can go as they grow up to be the size of their parents...
that's sure to be a lot of pig!!
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You can adopt any one of our
animals to help us provide the care and attention they need.
| Species: |
Acinonyx jubatus - cheetah |
| Sex & ID: |
two females (N001 & N002) and one male (N003) |
| Age: |
all approx. 2 - 3 yrs |
| Weight: |
females: 33kg and 37kg; male; 36kg |
| Collar type: |
N001 & N003 fitted with VHF collars, N002 with ID collar |
| Release location: |
NamibRand Nature Reserve |
| Background: |
captured and translocated due to persistent predation on commercial breeding game |
| Species: |
Panthera pardus - leopard |
| Sex & ID: |
female (N004) |
| Age: |
5 yrs |
| Weight: |
30kg |
| Collar type: |
GPS cellular collar with integrated VHF device |
| Release location: |
Windhoek study site |
| Background: |
regular study animal |
| Species: |
Panthera pardus - leopard |
| Sex & ID: |
male (N005) |
| Age: |
9 - 10 yrs |
| Weight: |
65kg |
| Collar type: |
VHF collar |
| Release location: |
Windhoek study site |
| Background: |
regular study animal; succumbed later in the year due to severe gastro-intestinal bleeding |
| Species: |
Panthera pardus - leopard |
| Sex & ID: |
male (N006) |
| Age: |
5 yrs |
| Weight: |
44kg |
| Collar type: |
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| Release location: |
NamibRand Nature Reserve |
| Background: |
caught and translocated due to on-going livestock predation |
| Species: |
Acinonyx jubatus - cheetah |
| Sex & ID: |
adult female (N007) with one male (N008) and one female cub (N009) |
| Age: |
adult female: 8 yrs; cubs approx. 21 months |
| Weight: |
female: 33kg; cubs 28kg each |
| Collar type: |
female fitted with VHF collar; cubs not collared |
| Release location: |
NamibRand Nature Reserve |
| Background: |
mother caught due to livestock predation |
| Sponsored by Ian, Kirsty and friends at City Group |
| Species: |
Acinonyx jubatus - cheetah |
| Sex & ID: |
female (N010) |
| Age: |
3-4 yrs |
| Weight: |
39kg |
| Collar type: |
GPS cellular collar with integrated VHF device |
| Release location: |
Windhoek study site |
| Background: |
captured at marking tree - regular study animal |
| Species: |
Acinonyx jubatus - cheetah |
| Sex & ID: |
male (N011) |
| Age: |
5-6 yrs |
| Weight: |
50kg |
| Collar type: |
GPS cellular collar with integrated VHF device |
| Release location: |
Windhoek study site |
| Background: |
captured at marking tree - regular study animal |
| Species: |
Panthera pardus - leopard |
| Sex & ID: |
male (N012) |
| Age: |
4-5 yrs |
| Weight: |
41kg |
| Collar type: |
VHF collar |
| Release location: |
Namib Naukluft Park |
| Background: |
confiscated by Ministry of Environment and Tourism and put under N/a'an ku sę's custodianship for rehabilitation |
| Species: |
Panthera pardus - leopard |
| Sex & ID: |
female (N013) and female cub (N014) |
| Age: |
adult female approx. 7 yrs; cub approx. 14 months |
| Weight: |
adult female: 33kg; cub: 24kg |
| Collar type: |
adult female VHF collar; cub uncollared |
| Release location: |
Namib Naukluft Park |
| Background: |
miscapture as suspected problem animals |
Sponsored by  |
| Species: |
Panthera pardus - leopard |
| Sex & ID: |
female (N015) |
| Age: |
5-6 yrs |
| Weight: |
35kg |
| Collar type: |
GPS satellite collar with integrated VHF device |
| Release location: |
Namib Naukluft Park / NamibRand Nature Reserve |
| Background: |
confiscated by Ministry of Environment and Tourism and put under N/a‘an ku sê‘s custodianship for rehabilitation |
| Species: |
Acinonyx jubatus - cheetah |
| Sex & ID: |
male (N016) |
| Age: |
3-4 yrs |
| Weight: |
46kg |
| Collar type: |
VHF collar |
| Release location: |
Windhoek study site |
| Background: |
caught at marking tree - regular study animal |
| Sponsored by Tracey Dunstan |
| Species: |
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| Sex & ID: |
male (N017) Kyan |
| Age: |
8 yrs |
| Weight: |
44kg |
| Collar type: |
GPS satellite collar with integrated VHF device |
| Release location: |
NamibRand Nature Reserve |
| Background: |
caught and translocated due to on-going livestock predation |
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