It’s the last day of my six-week cycle and I am making my way back to Bush Lodge after dropping my guests off at Skukuza Airport. I can see another vehicle approaching and I pull over to the side of the road so that they don’t have to drive in my dust. As I wave goodbye… [Read More]
A Week in the Bush Vol. 379
What a surprise start to the week! After tracking a pack of wild dogs for a while, we came across a herd of elephant and stopped to watch them. While watching the herd casually feeding, one of our guests spotted a wild dog in the thickets on the opposite side of the road. The elephants… [Read More]
Which “crew” do they belong to?
Before we go further, we must first start off with the basics, and what exactly it is I am talking about on this topic… Firstly, we are going to go through a short – and perhaps strange – list of collective nouns for animals that we would find in the bush. To do this, we… [Read More]
Experience is the best teacher
In leopard society, it is always the leopardess that takes care of the cubs without the help of the male leopards or assumed fathers. She has to protect and fend for the cub/s on a daily basis, until the cub/s become independent, usually around two to two and half years depending on the cub. I… [Read More]
A Week in the Bush Vol. 377
The last week has once again presented itself with spectacular wildlife sightings, experienced by both our safari team and guests. Do enjoy this week’s recap… The young Ngumi female leopard was found one afternoon feeding on a duiker kill. She was trying to eat as much as possible before something larger than herself came across… [Read More]
