Leopards have always been one of my favourite animals and have been following a mother leopard quite closely with her two cubs. Kigelia is one of the female leopards with a big territory around and beyond the Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve and she managed to raise her two cubs, who at this point, have… [Read More]
Nomads to Kings
As night falls and we begin to pack up our sundowner stop, a booming roar pierces the quiet night. A sound all familiar to our tracker. “Lions”, he says, as he points out the direction from where the roar came from. “Sounds like two males”, he adds. We had had a recent sighting of two… [Read More]
A Week in the Bush Vol. 436
What. A. Week!!! The Kambula Pride has been seen frequently around the reserve and seems they are looking to extend their territory. We have been seeing them for a while now moving deeper into our reserve. The coalition of four N’waswishaka male lions that roam this territory are always moving around to numerous prides found… [Read More]
A Morning Full of Surprises
“Baby elephants!” Was the enthusiastic response I got yesterday morning when I asked my two lady guests what they would like to see. With to-go cups filled with coffee and a dash of Amarula (maybe more than a dash) we headed out. We had stopped to view giraffes in the distance when Themba, our tracker,… [Read More]
A Week in the Bush Vol. 435
Over the past few weeks, we have had large herds of buffalo on our reserve and as a result, lion tracks are usually not too far behind. We set off one day looking for some male lions who had been following the buffalo for a few days and came across the Southern Pride on a… [Read More]
