Young leopard meets porcupine
Over the past days we have seen almost as much in and around KwaMbili Lodge itself as out on game drive! There is a young male leopard who is a regular visitor to our camp at night – we often…
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Category: Cats at KwaMbili Game Lodge
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A pride of leopard!
Our report for this week has to be about the progress of our resident female leopard Twinspots and her adorable little cub, who I have named Bouncy because he is always bouncing and jumping through the long grass.Read More »
Cubs expected
This week has been another great one here at KwaMbili. There have been leopards around all over the place with some exceptional sightings. But the highlight of the week must certainly be our Northern lion pride.Read More »
Twinspot has a cub!
The far north of Thornybush Game Reserve is quiet, tranquil and usually it is the road less travelled. We got our tracking hats on, we were going to find old Marvin, our deposed male lion, who spends his time up…Read More »
What is KwaMbili
What is KwaMbili? This week I am writing about the magic of this place we call home away from home - KwaMbili Game Lodge, situated in the heart of the Greater Kruger and one of South Africas hidden gems, Thornybush…Read More »
Hyena are strong
But first an update on our leopard cub. We tracked down our resident female leopard, Twinspots last cub (he was born last year). He is fully independent now and was following a very large herd of buffalo. After a while…Read More »-
Marvin and swimming hyeanas
What a truly incredible week it has been here at Kwambili. We were extremely spoilt with the discovery of a very special friend to the whole of Thornybush.Read More » 
Visitors from Europe
This past week has been yet another great one here at KwaMbili. We had lions staying not far from camp and even the young cubs have been showing their faces every now and then. There have also been some stunning…Read More »
Unfortunate giraffe
Late one evening we heard lions roaring close to the lodge and they continued calling into the early hours of the morning. In the morning we started out in the direction we anticipated them to be and came across dozens…Read More »
Under water birth
We have been having some great sightings this past week but one particular sighting stood out from the rest. As we approached a large herd of buffalo relaxing in the water one very hot afternoon, we noticed that one cow…Read More »
