The Thieving Life of Mxabene the Leopard
Respect your elders, even if they displace you from your meal and bully you into submission. That seems to be the perfect narration for the recent sequence of events to have unfolded on the Umkumbe traverse. Mxabene is a dominant, powerful male leopard that patrols his turf with pride and vigour. Male leopards tend to […]
Week in Pics : The ‘Veld is Heaving with Predator Sightings
This week we’ve been inundated with images from our rangers and photographers. It appears that the bushveld is heaving with predator sightings and the big five also appear to be putting on a show for us. From the rare suspended Nile crocodile in the Okavango Delta to the thirsty elephant bull visiting the lodge pool […]
Photographing Owls is Always a Hoot
Owls. They carry with them a sense of wisdom, aura of mystery and innate intuition. Owls are respected by many and honoured in folklore. Their Mona Lisa eyes have the ability to make us feel like our every movement is being observed, and their hooting sound and screeching calls are unmistakeable. The majority of owls thrive at dusk and […]
Warwick’s Rare Sighting of the Okavango Delta’s Swamp Lions
Warwick Hendry – an avid writer, photographer, guide and wildlife enthusiast is based at Tuskers Bush Camp and Xobega Island Camp in Botswana. His most recent sighting? The rare and rather noteworthy sighting of 3 male swamp lions that lie deep within the Okavango Delta. These lions have adapted physically and mentally to their surrounds. During a […]
Week in Pics : Wildlife, Food, Campfires and People
Balmy evenings spent around the roaring campfire, sundowner stops with new friends in the middle of the bushveld, dining on traditional home-cooked meals and game drive hours spent tracking the big five. These are just a few of our favourite past-times while on safari. You’d be gravely mistaken for thinking that a safari is only about […]
#TheSafariLifestyle : Video Interview with Field Guide Luan Oosthuizen
His warm brown eyes punctuate the crisp air of the surrounding bushveld, offering many pensive and reflective moments of a life well-lived in the backyard of Africa. He is a quiet man with a mischievous demeanour and expert knowledge of wildlife. Some of his tales are best left untold, while others are moments to be shared around crackling campfires. […]
Week in Pics : Time for Change
The change of season is upon us, which means we witness a flurry of new activity in the safari world. As we edge into a new season, we innately understand that change is inevitable and sometimes hard. Humans tend to come down with ailments at the start of a new season, while our wildlife just […]
Klaserie Lion Update : Two Sides of the (Imaginary) Fence
Whether it’s powerful matriarchs governing intelligent herds of elephant, protective lionesses hovering over their birth pride or motherly leopardesses teaching cubs the artful skill of conducting kills; one thing is undeniable in the bushveld – the feminine energy is powerful and often a force to be reckoned with. Lionesses are a powerhouse of maternal instinct, stealth […]
Week in Pics : Winter Snaps its Icy Fingers
The leaves are falling from the trees onto the greying landscape below, and the bushveld is slowly thinning out. The ground cover is moving from carpets of velvet greens to cropped crunchy browns – it is clear that the winter months are upon us. Availability of water is becoming scarcer, which means animals flock to readily […]
