where leopards lurk
We often find leopards in trees here in Thornybush and it is a wonderful thing to see. However, we tend to overlook what has been standing much longer than the leopard – the very tree the leopard is lying in!…
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Category: Rare Sightings
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Battle at KK Dam
Recently we were entertained by something rather unique and fascinating, literally a clash of the giants. It all took place on a hot summer’s afternoon at one of our dams affectionately named Klein Kariba (KK). Upon arriving we noticed a…Read More »
New young leopard in…
Over the last few weeks we have had a frequent visitor moving through the camp in the form of a young male leopard. It has been said that this up till now unnamed Leopard is believed to be “bred in…Read More »
Leopard tracking
Sometimes we are very lucky and find animals with ease just by driving on the right road at the right time. At other times we need to put in a lot more effort to get the reward. In this case,…Read More »
Giraffe Kill
Lions need to hunt to survive and the majority of their hunts target smaller prey such as Impala, Kudu and even buffalo. We were extremely lucky to find this male lion with a giraffe kill. Tackling an animal as large…Read More »
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…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 »
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 »
