Cats galore
Early the other morning while we were all having coffee before game drive, we could hear lions roaring and it was REALLY loud!
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Category: The Big 5
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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 »
Leopard Cub now 9…
The days are getting longer now and the bush is starting to bloom into lovely shades of green with beautiful flowers blossoming everywhere.Read More »
Big Cats
We are seeing lion on almost every game drive at the moment. One of the young males (we call him Big T) was mating with a female that came into the reserve area from the west.Read More »
Perseverance pays off
Tracking can involve a bit of speculation and chance sometimes. This was the case recently when we were tracking down our northern male lion Marvin.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 »
The elephants are back
Another great couple of day up in the northern section of ThornybushRead More »
Updates on young ones…
The hyena pups are growing up fast, and are very relaxed with the vehicles. One afternoon the mother was lying down with two of her pups suckling in the shade, she was incredibly un-phased by our vehicle parked just 3…Read More »
Life is all about…
This week we found one of the northern pride lionesses on a kudu kill. Her sisters were away mating with two young males so we know she brought it down on her own - quite a feat!Read More »-
Marvin has recovered
You will be glad to hear Marvin, our old male lion, is still around making himself heard. We tracked him one afternoon and found him belly full lying right in the open next to the road!Read More »
