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A Week in the Bush Vol. 163

on Jul 12, 2017

The week started off on high with the Southern Pride putting their hunting skills to the test and they sure had their work cut out for them. One of our rangers said he had never before seen buffalo run with such speed as these ones did, and the Southern Pride managed to keep up and successfully kill a massive buffalo bull!

As time passed and meat became less, tensions began to rise between the pride members and it was a case of every cat for him/herself!

Once their kill had been finished, they moved away and went to sun themselves on top of some rocks.

Further south from where the Southern Pride were seen sunning themselves, the two young Charleston males were doing pretty much the same thing!

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We also had a sighting of the three Tsalala males as they moved through the heart of the Southern Pride’s territory. They are all looking to be in amazing condition!

We have had some wonderful general sightings this week with many of the Big 5, and others, visiting the waterholes in front of our lodges allowing for some spectacular viewing by guests whilst enjoying the comfort of the lodges.

An ever-alert Tree Squirrel enjoyed the company of a leopard in his tree.

22Franscois Rosslee Squirel Final

Two Red-billed Oxpeckers enjoyed their afternoon on a big giraffe bull’s back.

23Franscois Rosslee Oxpecker 1 Final

A Dwarf Mongoose tries its best to win a game of hide and seek.

24Terry Ennever Mongoose Final

The Kigelia female leopard surprised us when she visited Little Bush Camp! Here she is seen quenching her thirst and went on to rest in some bushes just below the main deck area.

The White Dam male was found with the Little Bush female who was actively pursuing him. This got really interesting though when the male responded to the rasping calls of his mother, the White Dam female. The three leopards all joined up, with the White Dam female leading her son away from Little Bush who was not best pleased.

Mahlathini male made an amazing kill when he took down a huge cow kudu just outside Bush Lodge.

A female we don't see often, but believed to be called the Msuthlu female, was found after Vervet Monkeys gave her presence away.

31Terry Ennever Unknown Female 11717 3 Final

Although he failed in his hunting attempt, this male cheetah posed beautifully for us as the sun was setting behind him.

Until next time...

35Sheldon Hooper Sunset 16 05 17 Final
  • Blog by Wendy Claase
  • Images by Franscois Rosslee, Kyle Strautmann, Sheldon Hooper, Terry Ennever and Maryke Nel
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