Optimism strikes again …
If you had to ask anyone heading to the bush on safari which animal they want to see, I bet African wild dogs would be in the top three. A couple of days ago we were driving in the western…
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Category: Carnivores
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wild dog puppies!
In the northern region of the reserve, we recently found a new den site belonging to the smaller pack of Wild Dogs in the area, and the resulting pups have been putting on quite a show! African Wild Dogs (Lyacon…Read More »
Not fun becoming a…
This past week I had the privilege of viewing this Spotted Hyena (Crocuta Crocuta) feeding off the scraps dropped by a leopard on its impala kill in a Marula tree. This specific hyena was very slow, disorientated and had visible…Read More »
Lions and leopards
It all started one afternoon with a family just arrived all the way from Holland. We were told that this trip had been a dream of theirs for many years. After watching African animals on TV and wanting to experience…Read More »
Makeppies female
Since the loss of our dominant female leopard, Twinspots, it has been interesting to follow the movements of the Makeppies female from the north of Thornybush. We have lately been finding more and more evidence of her around the lodge,…Read More »
New Kid on the…
Over the past few months we have started noticing that we have not seen our dominant male leopard Insako as frequently as we used to. In fact we at Kwambili haven’t seen him for over a month now. Instead we…Read More »
Wild dog puppies
We’ve been extremely lucky recently being treated to a sight we have not seen in a couple of years – wild dog puppies! A couple of months ago there was a den site established and we eagerly awaited seeing the…Read More »
Mighty lion
Having a lion next to the vehicle is quite something but when he is above you looking down on you, it really makes him live up to his name of “King of the Jungle”. We were extremely lucky to have…Read More »
Season’s changing
The past few days have been windy and cold with the first rains of the season falling, only 6mm but enough for the plants to start producing flowers and bring on the whole pollination process. Soon we will witness the…Read More »
Wild Dog Woes
We had discovered a wild dog den site near the road and were eagerly awaiting the first sighting of the new pups. We saw the adults on every game drive, running around looking for food and protecting the den site…Read More »
