Cats at KwaMbili Game Lodge Archives – Page 3 of 10 – Kwambili Safari Lodge

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

Makeppies female

Posted on 11th November 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

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,…
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New Kid on the…

Posted on 17th October 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

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…
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Mighty lion

Posted on 23rd September 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

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…
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Season’s changing

Posted on 10th September 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

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…
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Leopard kill at close…

Posted on 15th July 201922nd July 2019 by liek@outinafrica.com

Leopards are one of the animals every guest wants to see but not one of the easier animals to find! They live alone and have good camouflage, blending into their habitat. I was once told that you don’t find a…
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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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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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