Umkumbe Leopard Update : (Return of the Max) Once Again
Mark Morrison’s 1996 hit single “Return of the Mack” is a fitting background song for this blog post. When Nadia Bester from Umkumbe Safari Lodge animatedly told us that Mxabene the male leopard had returned to hallowed ground, we rejoiced with excitement. Max is a firm favourite on the Umkumbe traverse and is often spotted a […]
Kwatale Concession : Tuskers Bush Camp Lions Caught in the Act!
Our lion sightings in the Kwatale Concession appear to be snowballing, and our tawny beasts are no longer wanting to remain hidden in the dense shrubbery surrounding Tuskers Bush Camp. Their behaviour is so brazen at the moment that they feel no shame in mating right out in the open, in front of the game […]
Week in Pics : Roll on the Festive Long Weekend
The long weekend is approaching and there are many of us looking forward to the well-earned break. If you’re celebrating Easter, then consider these images a gift from the Easter bunny. If you’re not celebrating Easter, then consider this a visual and virtual gift to be enjoyed over the long weekend. Highlights from the Week […]
Spotting Giraffe While on Safari with Ezulwini Game Lodges
Long eyelashes hover over soulful eyes like a much needed hat on a hot summer’s day. Awkward bodies with knobbly joints tower over the landscape below. Brown cobblestone patterns fit like puzzle pieces on beige fur. A winding tongue, slightly purply and graphite in colour, snakes its way around fresh shoots and leaves. If you hadn’t already […]
Week in Pictures: Winter is Coming
Gradually, quietly, the thick summer jungle is thinning out, bronzing, and revealing the timber beneath its leaves. Could it be true? Winter is coming. It seems a particularly difficult summer to let go of this year, after last year’s drought, which all but strangled the life out of Kruger. The summer months brought relief when […]
African Wild Dogs at Sunset
The start of May signifies the end of the impala rut. Rams are exhausted from mating and they roam the bushveld with waning stamina and little emotional energy. They become weak and vulnerable prey for predators and an easy take-out meal for eager carnivores. Co-indecently, the beginning of May is also the start of the […]
Game Viewing in the Soft Light of the Klaserie Bushveld
The soft light of the Klaserie bushveld floods the landscape with golden hues and creates a gentle, surreal atmosphere; enamouring onlookers with its ethereal golden glow. Smothering the colourful landscape below with its pastel colours, this is the time of day that heightens our feelings, softens the senses and ultimately gives the bushveld a romantic hazy […]
BREAKING NEWS : 6 Mhangeni Breakaway Lionesses KILL Another Lioness
WARNING : GRAPHIC VIDEOS AND IMAGES AHEAD Ranger Nadia and her guests from Umkumbe Safari Lodge witnessed a rare and historical moment in the Sabi Sand towards the end of last week. While on out game drive, guests spotted the 6 Mhangeni Breakaway lionesses enjoying the company of the Matshipiri males. After a series of […]
Week in Pics : The Genius of Genus Panthera
The Felidae family comprises the genus Panthera which refers to lions, leopards, tigers, jaguar and snow leopards. Snow leopards aren’t common in the bushveld; but our precious Panthera pardus (leopard) and Panthera leo (lion) are found in abundance throughout Botswana and Kruger. Now that you’re more aware of the taxonomic hierarchy of our cats, it’s […]
