Cats at KwaMbili Game Lodge Archives – Page 2 of 7 – Kwambili Safari Lodge

KwaMbili Game Lodge - Hoedspruit - Greater Kruger Park - Big 5 Reserve - South Africa

Lions – passing on…

Posted on 30th May 201712th June 2017 by s2

With the fences between Thornybush and Timbavati down, lions are crossing the old fence-line and we are getting questions about the phenomenon of infanticide i.e. when a male lion comes in and takes over a pride he will kill the…
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Civet fights lions

Posted on 23rd May 201712th June 2017 by s2

One often hears of the reputation of a honey badger being able to fight off lions and leopards and not taking it from any animal. This week we saw something very interesting from the KwaMbili hide - two honey badgers…
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And White Lion!

Posted on 4th May 201712th June 2017 by s2

Now that the fences are down. we had a visit from a very special pride of lions from the Timbavati area – the pride includes a white lion. This unusual occurrence is often referred to as an albino but the…
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Cheetah!

Posted on 26th April 201712th June 2017 by s2

The reserve is home to the Big Five as well as an abundance of other game and bird species. This means good sightings, either while out on game drive or on foot during bush walks. KwaMbili means "Place of Two"…
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Civet is no Cat

Posted on 8th April 201712th June 2017 by s2

"We recently stayed at KwaMbili Lodge for three days & three nights in a tent. What an amazing experience ... it was hard to say goodbye to this amazing place. We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our experience..." Perth, Australia…
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An accomplished mother

Posted on 29th March 201712th June 2017 by s2

We were lucky to have our old friend, the resident female leopard we call Twin Spots, come by the other evening and stop for a drink at the waterhole in front of the hide while the guests were enjoying dinner…
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When a girl says…

Posted on 14th January 201712th June 2017 by s2

We found our dominant male lion (named Black Dam after the place where he came from) limping on his right hind leg after spending some time with the lionesses from the Northern pride.
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Christmas in the bush

Posted on 26th December 201612th June 2017 by s2

Hope you all had as good a Christmas as we did! On Christmas Eve we found (or rather first smelt and then, after investigating, found!) a male leopard feeding on a young wildebeest (gnu) carcass.
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Raising young in the…

Posted on 30th August 201612th June 2017 by s2

Despite the drought, a number of mammals are successfully raising their young and in these past days we have been privileged to see several examples.
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Generations of leopards at…

Posted on 17th July 201612th June 2017 by s2

Our resident female leopard Twin Spots has successfully raised three cubs over the last years near KwaMbili. We are extremely fortunate that she seemed to make sure she spent some time with them in and around camp, at times bringing…
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