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Patrick Grealy

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Patrick was born and raised in Johannesburg and from a young age dreamt about living in the bush. He grew up going on family holidays to Madikwe in the North West where his passion grew. After high school Patrick went to the Eastern ...

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on Lambing Season Is Nearly Here!

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Gawie Jordaan
Master Tracker

It is truly amazing how nature has its own balance. In birth there is life, yet in birth there is death – But there is still success for the species!

Francesca Doria
Master Tracker

Awesome, graceful little lambs. They are nothing less than baby elephants, with their large eyes and long eyelashes! And those long, thin legs like dancers. I’m surprised somewhat that they manage to survive, not to leopards or wild dogs but to hyenas that exceed far any other predators in numbers and are quite clever and adapted as well. I wouldn’t like to see them falling prey, but living their (short or long whatever) life in Londolozi

Vin Beni
Master Tracker

Can’t wait for Sean’s videos of these events!

Ian Hall
Master Tracker

super article,

Christa Blessing
Master Tracker

Nature is amazing, beautiful, cruel, perfect, surprising all at once. It is sad to see such a beautiful little animal in the jaws of e.g. a leopard, also a wonderful animal. And yet that’s what nature is like.
But it’s great that impalas still thrive and there are so many of them and that because of this, all the predators also thrive and all of them give us so much pleasure.

Kara Taylor
Master Tracker

It’s such an amazing time ! I love the bush during lambing season, there’s nothing quite like it.

Denise Vouri
Guest contributor

I agree with you Patrick that lambing season is really special! I love seeing all the little ones, especially when they’ve gathered together in their crèche. Even better is to witness a birth, and then watch with awe the evolution of its finally standing! With all this new life, there will be deaths by predators, but so it goes in the life cycle….

Valmai Vorster
Master Tracker

So fantastic to see these baby impala everywhere. They can be so full of energy at times. They have the cuttest face ever.

William Paynter
Master Tracker

Thanks for the update on the impala. The cycle of life is played out everywhere with future existence always on the line.

Janine Egbert
Explorer

Nice blog Patrick. I heard your deep voice as I read it to myself. Looking forward to reading more from you. Stay well!

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