Bigger and Bolder Doesn’t Mean Ready | Virtual Safari #342
This week I kept finding myself watching animals navigate the gap between where they are and where they’re going. It started at the wild dog den. The pups are getting …
This week I kept finding myself watching animals navigate the gap between where they are and where they’re going. It started at the wild dog den. The pups are getting …
Often, while sitting deeply entrenched in watching a leopard go about her business, after calling it in on the radio, or having said something to the camera where I have …
We went back to the wild dog den. Last week, three pups. This week a few more surprises were waiting at the entrance that we did not see coming. There …
There is a certain magic in knowing that something is there without actually being able to see it. The bush is constantly speaking, although much of what it says is …
Another week in the Londolozi wilderness has come and gone, and as we continue through the heart of winter, the reserve seems to offer up some of the finest conditions …
Watch a leopard make a kill, and the hunt is only half the story. The other half is everything that comes after. She catches her breath first. Then, almost immediately, …
If you watched last week’s episode, you’ll know I mentioned something ridiculously exciting that I didn’t want to share with you just yet. Well, I guess that time has come, …
There are certain animals in the bush whose presence is felt long before they are seen. Sometimes it is a set of tracks in the soft sand, a distant roar …
This week, I could hardly contain my excitement; it started with some news from the north that had us all a little excited. A brief sighting of a female leopard …
I recently had an incredible sighting of a Martial Eagle in the northern parts of the reserve. It was peacefully perched on a dead tree, unwavering and looking magnificent. For …
There is something particularly special about watching a litter of lion cubs grow up in the wild. Each time we see them, even if it has been weeks since the …
Let me set the scene. Two leopards. Dense thicket. The female crouched low, the male mounting, biting down on the nape of her neck. Ten seconds of snarling, growling chaos. …
There are some mornings in the bush where, no matter how many game drives you have been on, you return to camp wondering how it all possibly unfolded. This was …
This week had more lion drama than I was expecting. It started with the Kambula Pride on a wildebeest carcass not far from camp. The hyenas arrived first, calling for …
When I wrote an update on the Ndzanzeni Female earlier this year, there was still a quiet optimism that she would once again emerge from the thickets of the Deep …