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.
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Category: Small Creatures
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Snake eats frog
Thornybush Game Reserve certainly knows how to entertain and so do the various animal species. The week began as all weeks do for KwaMbili with "the usual" great Big 5 sightings.Read More »
Kudu and Ground Hornbill
We were near Plover Dam when we came across a large group of male kudu standing perfectly on the dam wall just waiting for us to take their picture. They were very calm and stood gracefully, showing off their beauty.Read More »
Unusual sightings – birds…
This week we have had some great sightings including leopards on an impala kill, lions on a warthog kill and the same lions on a young buffalo kill the very next day. As a ranger these are all amazing sightings…Read More »
Leopard, lion, elephant, wild…
We have been having great sightings of Twinspot the leopard and her cub recently. On one occasion we were following fresh tracks heading straight into a dry river bed, when we heard some squirrels alarm-calling not too far off and…Read More »
Spring is coming
We had our first rainfall during August so spring is definitely on the way. The bush is still at its driest now so game spotting is fairly good, with vision not being restricted by vegetation as in the summer. As…Read More »
Pangolin and cheetah
We had a wonderful sighting of a pangolin the other night, This is great news as pangolins are extremely rare to see! They are endangered little mammals and unfortunately they are being killed in Africa to supply the high demand…Read More »
Snakes from a safe…
Just a short report during this busy festive season. Despite quite a bit of rain over the Christmas period we did get to see plenty of Big Game and the elephant were right at the camp just after Christmas.Read More »
