Week in Pictures: A Walk on the Wild Side
It’s been yet another bumper week in the bush, with the highlights being 1) the sighting of two tiny wild dog pups at their den near Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp; and 2) the sight of a leopard cub with a kill in a tree near Umkumbe Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sand. What […]
Umkumbe’s favourite leopard on a kill
Ok, so ‘favourite’ might be a bit biased, because with all the leopards loping in and out of the Umkumbe traverse, there are bound to be other ‘favourites’. But the Notten’s female has been around for such a long time and she exudes confidence and elegance like no other cat does, so it is safe […]
Week in Pictures: Predators in the Power Seat!
It’s been an undeniably awesome week in the Greater Kruger region, which makes this edition of the Week in Pictures particularly difficult. Such a small collection of images to represent such a dynamite week on safari just doesn’t seem fair, but each event has been documented in much greater detail on our Facebook pages, which […]
Watching the Birth of a Giraffe
Umkumbe Safari Lodge was the scene of yet another historical wildlife moment. This time, there were no graphic moments where the life of an unsuspecting steenbok came to an end, but rather it was the start of a new life. During the course of last week we witnessed a giraffe being born. A nurturing and […]
Nottens Female Leopard Kills Baboon
Leopards ambush their prey and rely on the element of surprise to capture their intended victim. These fearless big cats grapple and wrestle their prey after pouncing on their back. They tear their victim with their fore-claws and bite them around the throat in an attempt to break their neck, making it a swift death […]
White Dam Leopard Spotted with Cubs
We have breaking news. Bradley Chambers, a ranger from Umkumbe Safari Lodge, came across White Dam and her cubs. White Dam is a shy female leopard who often traverses the Umkumbe territory. She has plenty of battle scars and prefers to remain hidden in thickets of vegetation as opposed to exposing herself on the open […]
Week in Pictures: Kruger + Botswana Safari Splendour
What a week it has been with 7 of our camps submitting spectacular photographs for our edition of Week in Pictures. We start in the Greater Kruger, where lodges in the Sabi Sand, Klaserie, and the Balule Nature Reserves have had unbelievable luck with predator sightings, as well as those loveable elephants and their babies. […]
Lezel & Marius Chat About the Leopards of Umkumbe
You’ve heard the big cat stories about White Dam, Nottens female and Maxabeni. By now you know these are the dominant leopards of the Umkumbe traverse. The heavy-set, strong male leopard Maxabeni is seen strolling on our traverse quite often. Nottens and White Dam are the regular females who frequent the area. We speculate that […]
Week in Pictures: Our Incredible Kruger
This is a celebration of Kruger. Our safari lodges and bush camps dotted around the Greater Kruger are situated in areas where wildlife splendour surrounds them, and where you’re faced with the decision of whether to watch something wonderful unfold, or to stare through a camera lens and capture the whole thing on camera. Memories […]
