White-flanked impala
A white-flanked impala is not an albino! One often hears about albinism in the bush but it is really nothing out of the ordinary – it is just a stage where there is no pigment in the cells to give…
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Category: Rare Sightings
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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 »
Gone fishing
It’s getting to the time of year when we start seeing the small dams and mud pans slowly drying up, leading to lots of activity around them. With the shallow water it’s difficult for the frogs and fish to escape…Read More »
The return of the…
We were most lucky to see a yellow-billed oxpecker. This bird is rare, although its counterpart the red-billed oxpecker is quite common and is mostly seen clinging to mammals such as antelope “doing its duty” cleaning off the ticks and…Read More »
Leopard kill at close…
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…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 »
Rare sighting
This week our guests were lucky enough to experience the very rare sighting of a Pangolin. The term Pangolin comes from the Malay language for the roller. It is the most trafficked animal in the world, being taken out of…Read More »
Deformed tusks
Consider how important an elephants’ tusks are to them. They allow them to tear bark off trees to eat, reach down and dig up small bulbs that may be just under the ground and break big branches off to get…Read More »
The amazing Wild Dog
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…Read More »
New leopard in town
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…Read More »
