The Big 5 Archives – Page 11 of 11 – Kwambili Safari Lodge

KwaMbili Game Lodge - Thornybush Nature Reserve - Greater Kruger Park - Big 5 Reserve - South Africa

Pangolin and cheetah

Posted on 5th June 20146th June 2017 by s2

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…
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Bad news and good…

Posted on 30th May 20146th June 2017 by s2

Unfortunately, Twin Spots lost one of her cubs over the last couple of days. We suspect it was another female leopard as another female was see not too far from where they found the body of the youngster.
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Big Five in One…

Posted on 15th May 20147th June 2017 by s2

This week at KwaMbili has been one of the most incredible weeks any ranger can dream of having. The other evening we started the game drive and almost immediately came across an entire elephant herd very close to camp whilst…
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Amazing sightings and photos…

Posted on 8th May 20146th June 2017 by s2

Heard the lion roaring early in the morning whilst we were watching the hippo returning to the water after a long night feeding, air was crisp and cold so the sound travelled very clearly
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Two cubs for Twin…

Posted on 25th April 20146th June 2017 by s2

We'll start with the leopard activity in the area. We have seen our resident female Twin Spot a number of times this week with her two cubs - she seems to be staying quite close at the moment, providing us…
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Elephants and lion nearby

Posted on 17th April 20146th June 2017 by s2

We have been lucky to have elephants right near camp this last week. Fortunately they have not caused any damage in camp but we did get some good sightings.
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Leopard cub growing up

Posted on 23rd March 20147th June 2017 by s2

The past week at Kwa-Mbili has been a brilliant one. With fantastic displays of lightning and thunder, the plant life has rejuvenated and so have the animals. We were so lucky to come across a young male leopard one afternoon…
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The end of an…

Posted on 20th March 20146th June 2017 by s2

The last encounters between Marvin, our local dominant male lion, and the coalition of two young males in the south have not gone well for Marvin. He has retreated rather than fight and spends much more of his time in…
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Tracking leopard

Posted on 23rd December 20136th June 2017 by s2

We left early in the morning with dark clouds overhead and, expecting rain, were very keen to see as much as we possibly could before the heavens opened. Within 500m of leaving camp we found fresh leopard tracks passing right…
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Predicting the end of…

Posted on 5th December 20136th June 2017 by s2

The male lion we call Marvin has been dominant in these parts for years now. Over the last year he has got into the habit of heading south into the territory of the next pride and giving the young male…
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