![There’s been a short silence after a celebratory overload of lion cub updates involving our first sighting of the two little males, the gut-wrenching moment one almost got trampled by a buffalo, their worrying separation from their mother, the oh-so-cute display they put on playing with a lioness’ tail, and then the first time we spotted […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Lioness-and-cub-awake_Fotor-370x275.jpg "Catch up with Ross Breakaway lion cubs")
Catch up with Ross Breakaway lion cubs
There’s been a short silence after a celebratory overload of lion cub updates involving our first sighting of the two little males, the gut-wrenching moment one almost got trampled by a[…]
![These super-specialised hunting machines go by various names: painted wolves, Cape hunting dogs, and most commonly, African wild dogs. They are also highly endangered. With ears like satellite dishes, these dogs have exceptional hearing and they rely a lot on vocalised communication. They sound nothing like one would expect a dog to sound, as they […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MG_8287-370x275.jpg "Painted wolves at Ezulwini Game Lodges")
Painted wolves at Ezulwini Game Lodges
These super-specialised hunting machines go by various names: painted wolves, Cape hunting dogs, and most commonly, African wild dogs. They are also highly endangered. With ears like satellite dishes, these[…]
![We consider ourselves very fortunate to be able to show our guests what the wild is all about. It’s a responsibility and a privilege. Any game ranger and guide would agree. Each day there is something new to see, and we might not always see what we expect, but when we are watching lions stalking […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_0185-2-370x275.jpg "nThambo in the middle of the action during a lion kill")
nThambo in the middle of the action during a lion kill
We consider ourselves very fortunate to be able to show our guests what the wild is all about. It’s a responsibility and a privilege. Any game ranger and guide would[…]
![The Kalahari is a place where some of the most interesting relationships between different species is revealed. There is evidence of symbiosis all over the bush, but somewhat famously, the honey badger provides for a variety of different species as it goes about its business foraging through the Kalahari scrub. On a mobile journey with Afrika […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Honey-badger-juv-pale-chanting-goshawk-CKGR-370x275.jpg "Goshawk Poaching Prey from a Honey Badger")
Goshawk Poaching Prey from a Honey Badger
The Kalahari is a place where some of the most interesting relationships between different species is revealed. There is evidence of symbiosis all over the bush, but somewhat famously, the[…]
![We don’t need a World Lion Day to celebrate, talk about, or post about lions, because we’re obsessed like that, but today brings attention to these epic creatures like no other day of the year. One of the most terrifying thoughts in the world is the idea of an earth without lions. Aside from the sadness […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/New-lioness-with-Ross-breakaway-lionesses1-370x275.jpg "Lionesses chow down on World Lion Day")
Lionesses chow down on World Lion Day
We don’t need a World Lion Day to celebrate, talk about, or post about lions, because we’re obsessed like that, but today brings attention to these epic creatures like no other[…]
![After taking your first conscious breath of the day as you wake up in the bush (and consequently smiling), the next conscious thought is more than likely “coffee”. Straight after that, you point your nose to the ground and investigate the evidence left behind by the creatures of the night. This is the way things […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lion-climbing-tree-camera-trap-370x275.jpg "A Safari After Dark")
A Safari After Dark
After taking your first conscious breath of the day as you wake up in the bush (and consequently smiling), the next conscious thought is more than likely “coffee”. Straight after[…]
![The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve is a buffalo hotspot and usually when we spot a couple, there are hundreds more just out of sight. That was the case on this particular morning on an Africa on Foot walking safari when guide, Greg, led his guests to Twala Dam just before a big herd of buffalo arrived […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/buffalo-looks-at-guests-370x275.jpg "In the middle of a buffalo herd at Africa on Foot")
In the middle of a buffalo herd at Africa on Foot
The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve is a buffalo hotspot and usually when we spot a couple, there are hundreds more just out of sight. That was the case on this[…]