Carnivores Archives – Kwambili Safari Lodge

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

The life of sub-adult…

Posted on 4th June 20194th June 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

It’s been great to watch these two young lions growing up over the past two years, especially their early interaction with their mother and her sisters, acting like big kittens, showing such love and so carefree. That is until the…
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Fascinating hyena’s

Posted on 13th May 201913th May 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

The hyena is a fascinating animal, but there are quite a few misconceptions about this animal. Many people believe that hyenas are solely scavengers but this is not true as, although the hyena does scavenge, it is also a very…
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The amazing Wild Dog

Posted on 25th March 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

The African Wild Dog is one of the most amazing animals to see on game drive. When compared to the Big Five, for most people it does not seem very interesting due to the fact it looks very similar to…
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Getting ready for the…

Posted on 4th March 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

Thornybush Nature Reserve has a strong healthy population of lions. Our frequent sightings allow us to gain a greater understanding into their habits and abilities. As we know lions are renowned for sleeping a lot but all this snoozing can…
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New lion dynamics

Posted on 4th March 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

The old alpha lioness of the northern pride who broke away from her pride when she did not return after having a litter of cubs has now joined up with her adult daughter. The alpha female has four cubs from…
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New leopard in town

Posted on 11th February 201911th February 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

Fairly recently a new male leopard moved into Thornybush and we were lucky enough to see him quite well. He is originally from the Sabi Sand area and has made his way right up here. At the moment he controls…
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R.I.P. Twin Spots

Posted on 14th January 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

R.I.P. Twin Spots For years we have been reporting on our resident female leopard we called Twin Spots (because of her symmetrical facial markings). Now she has been found dead, probably as a result of a fight with another leopard.…
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The African Wild Dog

Posted on 24th October 201824th October 2018 by liek@outinafrica.com

In a wild dog pack urinating is used for multiple reasons. Apart from relieving themselves they also urinate to mark their territory, although this is usually done only by the alpha male and female – the rest of the pack…
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Leopard kill

Posted on 15th October 201824th October 2018 by liek@outinafrica.com

We’ve recently seen a lot more of the younger female leopard (known as the Makeppies female) and her cubs – it seems that she has taken over the territory around KwaMbili which used to belong to our old resident female…
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Twinspots doing well!

Posted on 27th August 201828th August 2018 by liek@outinafrica.com

We sighted our old resident female leopard, Twinspots, near KwaMbili the other day. She had found the carcass of a dead impala which she took up into a tree to feed on. Being around 15 years old, she really is…
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