![There are times when you’re navigating the arid landscape and there’s nothing in sight except the flurry of turquoise wings from lilac-breasted rollers and the nervous scuttle of impala. As the vehicle twists and turns on the network of sandy roads with not a predator in sight, you wonder if all that’s on the horizon […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CLeobwhite-370x275.jpg "Lions Take Down Prey while Leopard Sits in Tree Above")
Lions Take Down Prey while Leopard Sits in Tree Above
There are times when you’re navigating the arid landscape and there’s nothing in sight except the flurry of turquoise wings from lilac-breasted rollers and the nervous scuttle of impala. As[…]
![Lion pride dynamics in any reserve are always shifting and changing with the wind – nothing is ever cast in stone, which is why we can never become emotionally attached to local prides. Prides splinter, lionesses stick together and once strong kings are ousted when the testosterone fuelled sub-adults seek to take over. Sounds complicated? […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nThamboLionsighting10-370x275.jpg "Lone Sumatra Male Lion in Klaserie Mates with Ross Females")
![Botswana is a mecca for birders across the globe, who flock to the country to seek out wildfowl, waders and lifers. A bird sighting is always a guarantee – even if it’s a common southern yellow-billed hornbill, the one thing that we can guarantee while on safari is a bird sighting! The Okavango Delta, with […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/KevinDuck-370x275.jpg "Recent Bird Sightings while Cruising the Okavango Delta")
![On Friday 16th June it’s a public holiday in South Africa – yet another one! A day fraught with conflict during the Soweto uprising in 1976, the day was declared a public holiday to commemorate the many lives lost during the riots. What was meant to be a peaceful protest march to eradicate racism, ended up being […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WIPLionCubsUmkumbe-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Delving into the Past for Youth Day")
![There are common behaviours with cat species that are predictable and easily understood. When leopards mark their territory they may claw trees, scent mark low lying shrubbery and let out a rasping bark to warn off intruders. Because they’re such solitary cats – the loners of the world – they avoid coming into contact with […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MxabeneDungLeopard-370x275.jpg "Umkumbe Leopard Update : Mxabene Devours a Pile of Scat")
![Our big cats, so powerful and stealth-like, dominate the food chain and command respect throughout the land. Sometimes they prefer to seek solitude in the thickets and other times they desire an audience to observe their craftsmanship when it comes to conducting kills. Their fearless ways are admired from afar and potential quarry lives in […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WIPUmkumbeMax4-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Crafty Cats and Arty Angles")
![Leading cameraman and experienced guide, Warren Samuels, is about to embark on yet another intrepid adventure into the undiscovered bushveld. The destination : Botswana ! Home to an abundance of wildlife and plenty of uncharted territories, there’s certainly not going to be a shortage of photographic and filming opportunities. Captured in Africa Exclusive Safaris are pleased […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Warren1-370x275.jpg "Warren Samuels: Naturalist, documentary cameraman, and guide extraordinaire")
![Umkumbe rangers have, yet again, inspired us with their leopard photos and videos fresh from the Sabi Sand. While our powerful – and favourite – male, Mxabene was spotted on more than occasion during the course of last week, it is the young ones we’re keeping watch over. Forget the folly of youth, our leopard […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/LittleBushFemaleCub-370x275.jpg "Umkumbe Leopard Update : The Young and the Restless")
![Old legends have returned to their neighbourhood to stake their claim on previously “owned” turf, newcomers have scuttled into the shadows and the mistresses of the bushveld have followed the old legends. Leopards have bolted down trees in front of aghast guests, plains game have idled in the midst of dense shrubbery while our game viewers trundle […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/AOFElephant-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Return of the Powerful Bushveld Veterans")
![Tranquillity reigned at Picnic Pan on the Kwatale Conservancy this week as some guests and I sat enjoying the sunset, but all that was shattered when the quiet evening air erupted into a cacophony of rapidly approaching roars. A young male lion came galloping out of the last fading light of the day. He moved […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TuskersLions5-370x275.jpg "Kwatale Conservancy Lion Update : Invasion of the Picnic Pan Triad")