Leopard Mother and Son
Our resident female leopard Saseka has done us proud with both she and her male cub doing well. There have been a number of dangerous incidents and close calls with lions but she has managed to keep the little cub…
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Ranger News
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Saseka
As many of our guests will remember, KwaMbili had a resident female leopard named Twinspot, who sadly passed away towards the end of 2018. She was one of the original females of the northern part of the reserve and was…Read More »
Lions in a tree
It was a beautiful, cold winter’s morning in Thornybush, with a landscape that seemed to unfold endlessly before you on morning drive. Having experienced a cold front over the last few days, you could now sense from the golden hue…Read More »
New Leopard on the…
Lately we have noticed a new young leopard in the area, not far from the lodge. She has been seen repeatedly and almost always on the same termite mound. This young female is spending more and more time alone away…Read More »
Maphosa
In the wild, survival hangs on the thinnest of threads. One minor injury can become infected quickly or hamper an animal enough to land it in the jaws of a hungry predator. A dulled sense can slow reaction time ever…Read More »
The Golden Orb Weaver
What is a spider without a web? And the golden orb weaver has the most impressive of all webs. Not only is it the biggest of all spider webs in the world, it is also the strongest. In fact, the…Read More »
Lion Dynamics
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks in Thornybush, particularly with regards to the lions that call the reserve home. Our resident Northern Pride has lost 1 youngster leaving a total of 8 young, 5 adult females and the majestic…Read More »
Everything needs to eat
It was quite a sight spotting a rather large western side-striped sand snake busy sunning himself at the lodge. The cameras were going and the snake was posing for us. And then out of nowhere BAM!!! it shot off at…Read More »
Zebra Kill
A while back while on an early morning game drive, we were treated to what some might refer to as a ‘once in a lifetime’ sighting, and what made this sighting even more exceptional was that fact that it was…Read More »
Welcome back
I had just driven back to KwaMbili after my leave and, as soon as I was settled in, made my way to the hide to immerse in nature again. From the hide we heard vocalisation of leopards mating and were…Read More »
