Happy Easter!
We were lucky to have our old friend, the resident female leopard we call Twin Spots, come by the other evening and stop for a drink at the waterhole in front of the hide while the guests were enjoying dinner…
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Ranger News
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Civet is no Cat
"We recently stayed at KwaMbili Lodge for three days & three nights in a tent. What an amazing experience ... it was hard to say goodbye to this amazing place. We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our experience..." Perth, Australia…Read More »
An accomplished mother
We were lucky to have our old friend, the resident female leopard we call Twin Spots, come by the other evening and stop for a drink at the waterhole in front of the hide while the guests were enjoying dinner…Read More »
Why do impala kick?
Impala antelope have unique black glands on their ankles known as metatarsal glands (metatarsal meaning hind limb and a gland being any cell, group of cells or organ producing a secretion).Read More »
Leopard cubs and Wild…
This week we had a very lucky sighting of the elusive female leopard called Nightjar and her 7 month-old male cub drinking from a small water pan after eating from an impala kill they had made.Read More »
Wild Dog !!
We were very lucky this week when a pack of rare Wild Dogs (also known as painted dogs) came on to Thornybush Game Reserve for a few days.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 »
Christmas in the bush
Hope you all had as good a Christmas as we did! On Christmas Eve we found (or rather first smelt and then, after investigating, found!) a male leopard feeding on a young wildebeest (gnu) carcass.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 »
