Giraffe Kill
Lions need to hunt to survive and the majority of their hunts target smaller prey such as Impala, Kudu and even buffalo. We were extremely lucky to find this male lion with a giraffe kill. Tackling an animal as large…
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Ranger News
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Prickly Pear
Out in the bush it is very common to see euphorbia or cactus-looking plants but one particular species stands out the most and is very common all over South Africa. It is called the Prickly Pear, a highly invasive alien…Read More »
Fish Eagle call
Every year we are almost guaranteed to see African Fish Eagles near the lodge, because of the dam we have by the lodge! In the photo of the dam there is an African Fish Eagle, can you spot it? The…Read More »
Bush clearing
Sometimes a bit of “gardening” is required in the reserve outside the lodge, especially during the winter when elephants have much less food and, considering their size and the amount they need to eat, they resort to pushing over more…Read More »
Stick insect
Sometimes animals do need to move about and this gives us a much better chance of spotting them. In this case it was nothing large – quite the opposite – it was a very small stick insect wandering around the…Read More »
African Wild Cat
The African Wild Cat does not look very different from your average house cat. They are very nervous creatures, being solitary like leopard, although spotting an African Wild Cat is much rarer and as such very special – even though…Read More »
Impala rut – the…
The aftermath of rutting season… Hormone production in Impala rams is stimulated by the shortening days of autumn and causes energy reserves in the neck to build up. Impala ewes notice the enlarged neck which elicits oestrus amongst them. A…Read More »
Brown Ivory
This very attractive, well-groomed tree is called a Brown Ivory. They can reach up to 20 metres in height. The Brown Ivory is an iconic tree in the Thornybush Nature Reserve, with its umbrella-like shape caused by giraffe and elephant…Read More »
Blue Wildebeest
There is a unique story about the Blue Wildebeest told in many African cultures over many generations and it goes like this: After the gods created all the animals they realized that they had made too many spare parts of…Read More »
Mother-in-law’s tongue
Mother-in-law’s tongue is not a euphemism – this is the plant’s actual common name! These are fairly common plants round here and even though they look thick and full of liquid, their leaves are actually quite fibrous. They are traditionally…Read More »
