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the king’s speech

Thumbnail image for the king’s speech by Sabi Sabi June 18, 2013

As the open plains of our northern stretches slowly became visible over the crest of a hill there was movement that caught our eye. All we could see at first was the characteristic slick black mane of Solo as he marched over the grass expanse. We got closer and switched off the Land Rover. What [...]

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selati male leopard playing with his food

Thumbnail image for selati male leopard playing with his food by Sabi Sabi June 12, 2013

During the course of the morning, the Selati male was successful in bringing down an impressive male duiker. He eventually stashed the kill in a large Marula tree, showing all the guests once again the immense power of a leopard as he hoisted it up into the canopy. The Selati male had been feeding on [...]

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nottins female kills an immense colossal african rock python

Thumbnail image for nottins female kills an immense colossal african rock python by Sabi Sabi June 5, 2013

During the course of the day, we heard a report from the staff members at Sabi Sabi that a leopard had been sighted, having killed a huge snake. Having heard this there was an immediate influx of excitement amongst the rangers after receiving this exciting news. The evening safari departure seemed like it took forever [...]

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is the little bush cub still alive?

Thumbnail image for is the little bush cub still alive? by Sabi Sabi May 28, 2013

Only time will tell if the Little Bush female’s cub is still alive. The mother and cub have been thriving on the Sabi Sabi property. The Little Bush female has proven to be an extremely devoted mother and fierce in the defense of her offspring. She has been killing regularly which means that the young [...]

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the chase

Thumbnail image for the chase by Sabi Sabi May 22, 2013

The morning was crisp with the mist hanging over the bushveld while the sun gently rose. The air was still and the guests were filled with a sense of excitement and anticipation – what was this morning going to bring? Little did they know that they were going to bear witness to a saga that [...]

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sandriver male still holding his own

Thumbnail image for sandriver male still holding his own by Sabi Sabi May 14, 2013

Leaving Little Bush Camp, my tracker picked up on some very fresh male leopard tracks in the early morning light, just a few minutes outside of the lodge. After explaining the tracks to the guests we began our search for the male. Guest’s anticipation is always very high combined with a few butterflies in their [...]

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lion’s kudu cache

Thumbnail image for lion’s kudu cache by Sabi Sabi May 8, 2013

Since the four Southern Pride females have returned to Sabi Sabi they have been seen hunting with no positive outcome on more than one occasion. Three lots of very vigilant impala are still vividly recalling their lucky escapes. The hungry lionesses pushed on though and eventually were successful in their never ending conquest for a [...]

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a bundle of spots

Thumbnail image for a bundle of spots by Richard de Gouveia May 5, 2013

Little Bush female is probably my favourite of all of our leopards based on the fact that she is just so difficult to see and has such a fierce nature. She is the epitome of a leopard in that she is shy, elusive and a deadly killer. It is very rare that we will have [...]

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southern pride females

Thumbnail image for southern pride females by Sabi Sabi May 2, 2013

After a relatively long absence, the Southern Pride females were once again in Sabi Sabi. Having found their tracks leaving a neighboring reserve and moving onto our reserve this morning the search was on. Following the tracks of four large females, we managed them to locate them on the central western reaches of the reserve. [...]

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baby making weather

Thumbnail image for baby making weather by Sabi Sabi April 28, 2013

At the change of the season and with the bush starting to brown comes the excitement and anticipation of winter. When the air stings your face as you pull out of the lodge before the sun has broken the horizon. This is the time in the bush that I have been waiting for from about [...]

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