“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” ~ Vincent van Gogh

We are surrounded by the beauty of nature every day and are privileged to share a piece of Sabi Sabi with you on a daily basis! Without further ado, herewith the week’s highlights...

The young White Dam male was spotted with a large impala kill which he'd managed to hoist high into a large Tamboti tree atop a termite mound. We watched through the foliage as he enthusiastically tried to get some last remaining scraps off the rib cage as two hyenas waited patiently below.

Although he managed to keep it from the hyenas below, it was no challenge for his father, Maxabeni, who made his way to the scene - fighting and subsequently chasing off the younger male who then made his way to the vocalisation of another leopard only to find another male and a young female.

After a lot of growling between the two males, the young male took out his aggression on the female, giving her quite a beating. They all then separated, dispersing into the night with only the dominant, mature male to be found resting on a termite mound the morning after.

It was an incredible night as we had a leap of 4 leopards in one sighting, 3 males and 1 female.

It didn’t end here for the White Dam male as a couple of days later he was focused on chasing another male leopard out of his area, while the Msuthlu female lagged behind the two males. The next morning, the younger male took an opportunity to stop and mask his scent by rolling in Buffalo dung whilst eagerly trailing the female, calling frequently.

After an early morning tracking exercise following fresh tracks, the alarm calls of both impala and Tree Squirrels, one of our guests pulled off an amazing spot of the Ntsumi female leopard in the distance. A true team effort to find a cat that prides itself on not being found.

Always a pleasure to see, the Kigelia female was found posing beautifully in a Marula tree as she relaxed whilst the sun started to warm the land after a cold night.

We end this week’s leopard highlights with a sighting of Little Bush’s cub who we hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks but are happy to report that she’s doing well - following and learning from her mother.

We have had numerous sightings of 2 sub adult members of the Southern Pride this week. We watched them make their way to a waterhole to quench their thirst before attempting to hunt a large breeding herd of cape Buffalo with many calves.

We followed a pack of Wild Dogs as they went off in search of a meal. Sadly for them, they didn't find anything but we got to really appreciate these beautiful creatures under a setting sun.

We were thrilled to see this amazing male Cheetah resting on a big termite mound, keeping an eye out for any potential meal that may cross his path.

Until next time...