Twins Spots spotted!
We hadn’t seen our old resident female leopard Twin Spots for quite a while until this lucky sighting! We found her wandering quite far northwest in the reserve, an unusual area to find her. But she is old now and…
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Category: The Big 5
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New lion cubs!
We knew months ago that a lioness from our northern pride was pregnant. She then disappeared for a while and we knew she had cubs hidden well east of KwaMbili. For her and her cubs’ sake the site was closed…Read More »
A successful daytrip to…
We had guests staying with us for a week who wanted to do something different so we took them to Kruger National Park for the day. We left early in the morning and, just after entering the gate to Kruger,…Read More »
A Story of Wild…
We had a very nice sighting when we got to one of our dams – we found four African Wild Dog playing around the dam, running up and down and into the water, while some buffalo watched them from the…Read More »
A new Lion in…
A new male lion has come into the area and has started taking over part of the resident pride. The new male has been making his mark on the area, patrolling his territory and also has been fighting the sub-adult males…Read More »
Herds & Dagga Boys
When seeing a herd of buffalo they may look like they’re just “walking and eating” but they are actually walking in a formation which allows them to be safe as well and to know where to go. They spread far…Read More »
A lion’s cleaning ritual
Lions, much like your smaller house cats, are very concerned about their hygiene – they have to be otherwise hunting would be almost impossible as their smell would be much stronger and so, if the wind were to change direction…Read More »
Playtime for the elephants
It’s been a long hot year and all the animals have been feeling the effects of it but recently it rained quite heavily and the animals are loving it – especially the elephants. The dams have filled up quite a…Read More »
The meals on wheels
The Red-billed Oxpecker and the buffalo are completely different yet they have a very beneficial relationship. Buffalo spend much of their time in long grass so they are of course prone to picking up many parasites, one of these being…Read More »
Lion territories
Since the fences were removed completely between Thornybush and Timbavati, we have had different prides of lions coming in and out of Thornybush. A few males have tried to take over control but our dominant male lion Black Dam has…Read More »
