The African bushveld never ceases to surprise, this week our guests have been treated. Not only the Big Five but lots of the baby Big Five too!

As the Marula season has begun, we have been inundated with elephants. From lone bulls, fighting bulls, babies and herds numbering close on 50 on some occasions - there has certainly been no shortage of the world’s largest land mammal and my personal favourite.

Nottins has been active over this last week and at first very desperate for a meal, she decided to turn to a tortoise for a meagre sustenance.

After finding her at a mud wallow, she showed us evidence of her hunting prowess when she lead us to a Grey Duiker that she had carefully hung in a large Weeping Boer Bean tree. Her cub, who is getting bigger every day, played around with his food and on a couple occasions almost let it fall to the ground. However, like his mum, showed determination, strength and resilience to pull the carcass back up the tree.

The early part of the week brought us some luck with the appearance of the Toulon Pack of wild dogs. They sadly were unsuccessful in bring down a wildebeest but it is always special to see these rare and endangered species.

We also found two hyena cubs which we assume are approximately 4 months old. After giving them some space at their den sight, they could not help coming a little closer to investigate, but always under the watchful eye of their mum.

Maxabeni has been active around his territory scent marking as usual making sure that all the other leopards know that this is his home!

Little Bush`s cub was chased up a tree by a hyena and patiently waited there before the hyena lost interest and moved on. The cub is growing very well but still sports a little limp, presumably from the altercation with the Sandriver male many months ago.

Lion sightings have been amazing this week with visits from 3 different prides. The Charleston Pride popped in and showed how the two males are developing into a formidable pair accompanied by their ever loyal aunt.

The Southern Pride and their cubs answered a call in the night of an injured Southern Pride female who has a bite mark under her chest. It looks like it was from a predator of sorts due to the puncture wounds but looks like she will pull through.

The cubs have been giving ourselves and our guests a great deal of photographic opportunities with their playful antics.

Lastly the Styx Pride paid us a visit and this amazing pride’s bond is evident to see. The young cubs are ever playful, climbing trees and ambushing each other-the training of the hunters of the future. We are starting to see more of this pride and hopefully they start to make the Northern section of Sabi Sabi their home.

It’s been an epic week in the bush and I’m sure we will have some exciting sightings to look forward to next week.