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Th African Tree squirrels’…

Posted on 26th September 201726th September 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

African tree squirrels, often seen scurrying on the ground or up in the trees, are rather interesting when it comes to defending themselves. Wondering how such a small animal would be able to do anything? If they are together as…
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The diet of a…

Posted on 19th September 201719th September 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

One of the animals sometimes seen at night is the scrub hare. They eat grass, shrub stems and roots and their feeding behaviour has another unusual aspect – they perform coprophagia which refers to the habit of animals eating their…
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Lion territories

Posted on 11th September 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

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…
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Kill in the camp!

Posted on 4th September 20175th September 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

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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Wild Dog pups are…

Posted on 28th August 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

After a difficult three months, the wild dogs pups are finally old enough to keep up with the adults on the hunt. For the first three months the pups were confined to the den area and needed to be brought…
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Brothers In Arms

Posted on 14th August 2017 by s2

We stopped to view a pride of lions - our resident lioness with her offspring, 2 brothers and their sister. There is the old saying "brothers in arms" - well these two big guys took that saying a bit too…
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Elephant Mud Bath

Posted on 19th July 201719th July 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

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…
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Angry Young Men Elephants

Posted on 8th July 201719th July 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

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…
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Nyala aka The Onion

Posted on 30th June 201719th July 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

Nyala are frequent visitors here at KwaMbili and these antelope have become comfortable with our presence. The word Nyala derives from the Zulu word “inxala” meaning “onion”, which refers to the white lines on the side of their bodies. There…
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Large Spotted Genet

Posted on 17th June 201719th July 2017 by liek@outinafrica.com

The large-spotted Genet is a nocturnal species sometimes seen on game drive or at the KwaMbili hide. They are usually shy animals but in some cases where there is ongoing contact with humans they do become comfortable with our presence.…
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