Kill in the camp!
Twin Spots, our resident female leopard, came into camp around noon the other day to have a drink of water. As we watched her, she started stalking one of the male nyalas which frequent the lodge in front of the…
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Category: The Big 5
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Elephant Mud Bath
There are always surprises that await you in the bush. One such instance happened when we were watching two male elephants walking alongside a dam and stopping to drink, as one would expect them to do. We were in a…Read More »
Angry Young Men Elephants
Recently a young male elephant visited the lodge and drank some water from the pond in front of one of the chalets. When a male elephant reaches the age of about 15 they leave the breeding herd. The trunk is…Read More »
Lions – passing on…
With the fences between Thornybush and Timbavati down, lions are crossing the old fence-line and we are getting questions about the phenomenon of infanticide i.e. when a male lion comes in and takes over a pride he will kill the…Read More »
Civet fights lions
One often hears of the reputation of a honey badger being able to fight off lions and leopards and not taking it from any animal. This week we saw something very interesting from the KwaMbili hide - two honey badgers…Read More »
And White Lion!
Now that the fences are down. we had a visit from a very special pride of lions from the Timbavati area – the pride includes a white lion. This unusual occurrence is often referred to as an albino but the…Read More »
Cheetah!
The reserve is home to the Big Five as well as an abundance of other game and bird species. This means good sightings, either while out on game drive or on foot during bush walks. KwaMbili means "Place of Two"…Read More »
When a girl says…
We found our dominant male lion (named Black Dam after the place where he came from) limping on his right hind leg after spending some time with the lionesses from the Northern pride.Read More »
Raising young in the…
Despite the drought, a number of mammals are successfully raising their young and in these past days we have been privileged to see several examples.Read More »
Generations of leopards at…
Our resident female leopard Twin Spots has successfully raised three cubs over the last years near KwaMbili. We are extremely fortunate that she seemed to make sure she spent some time with them in and around camp, at times bringing…Read More »
