This week has been one that has shown us the fickle nature of the bush. Some days were fantastically busy and others were very sparse. This is the ebb and flow of the bush as groups of animals come and go in their ever constant search for food and water.

A welcome and sorely missed visitor came to join us a few times this week. This male cheetah was on and off the property and at one point there were even two on Sabi Sabi at the same time! He allowed us some great time with him and we had a good look into the secret life of cheetah when he went on an unfortunately unsuccessful hunting trip.

The Southern Pride has also been seen quite a bit this week towards the end of the week after a short absence in which they passed through the property to the north the one evening and all the way into the south again the next. The two cubs are doing magnificently and are keeping up well with their larger relatives. The two Charleston males were also away for much of the week and in their usual fashion returned in a magnificent way the other night as the sun was setting and roaring loudly.

The birding has been very good and the photographic opportunity better, as now most of the trees are bare and thus allow us to take clearer shots of these magnificent animals. They never cease to amaze with their beauty and agility.

Elephants have been all over the reserve and there are so many babies accompanying the multitudes of herds. Their antics keep our guests in stitches while they wrestle each other and try climbing on one another in an attempt to emulate their elders.

Hlarulini has been seen far from her usual territory and is spending more and more time there. Lisbon has not been seen for quite a while and we are not too sure of the current dynamics at play in this area of the reserve. Maybe Hlarulini settles in and we will get to see more of this fantastically relaxed female.

Kigelia was seen once this week and she kept us on the edge of our seats while we watched her spend the afternoon hunting.

Little Bush and her cub have been seen intermittently during the week and most recently she had killed a large bushbuck and the two cats ate themselves to sleep atop a termite mound where they stayed for the entire evening.