Cheetah Kill in the Sand River
Expect the unexpected! Truer words have never been spoken when it comes to describing a game drive in the bush. These words became so relevant to me one morning a …
Expect the unexpected! Truer words have never been spoken when it comes to describing a game drive in the bush. These words became so relevant to me one morning a …
In South Africa we are fairly lucky, in that natural disasters are not commonplace. We don’t have a Tornado Alley equivalent. Earthquakes, although the occasional tremor is felt, do not …
The other morning I was on Founders Camp deck, looking over the beautiful, albeit quite dry Sand River when I noticed a great variety of storks. A saddle-billed pair, the most …
The territorial shifts of the large male leopards around the Sand River has been a hot topic for quite some time now. All of the talk and mere speculation suddenly …
It is a known fact that cats, in general, are not big fans of water. This is even more so in the wild as, generally speaking, water is an incredibly …
We thought we had missed the sighting of a lifetime. 4 wet cubs from the Tsalala Pride lay next to a finished impala carcass, bellies full and eyes closed. They …
The story of the Three Rivers Female leopard has long captivated us. From her early days as the cub of the Xidulu Female to the way she carved out a …
There’s something truly exhilarating about working together with a couple of experienced trackers, following fresh leopard tracks on foot. The excitement builds even more when those tracks suddenly transform into …
We set out that morning with purpose. After a few drives without luck, we were determined to find the Three Rivers Female and her cub. We had a hunch they …
There is no better way to start a virtual safari than with a male lion roaring. We spend an evening with one of the Ndzhenga Males as he lets off …
From a large male leopard dragging and hoisting a warthog carcass to hippos fighting and four male lions crossing the sand river in the cover of darkness, this is a …
Over the last little while, we seem to be drawn to the banks of the Sand River near Finfoot Crossing, with various animals making appearances there. This Week’s Virtual Safari …
There’s something special about the thrill of tracking animals in the African bush. On this particular day, we set out on a drive with the goal of following tracks of …
The leopard dynamics in our reserve have been quite fluid recently, especially concerning the male leopards. Here’s an update on what we’ve observed over the past few months. Firstly, the …
It is with great excitement we bring another introduction; however, this one feels weird to be giving at this stage, and I cannot believe this is the first we are …