The Week in Pictures #521
After a recent bout of heavy rain, the bush has rapidly transformed, the last remnants of a dry winter are but a memory. Having received about a quarter of our …
After a recent bout of heavy rain, the bush has rapidly transformed, the last remnants of a dry winter are but a memory. Having received about a quarter of our …
Since I was a child and had a dog as a pet I have always wished that I could understand animals entirely – be able to know exactly what they …
The Inyathini Male, although has been seldomly seen, has been lurking along the Sand River, deep within the Nweti Males Territory. Although no longer a dominant territorial male, the Inyathini …
Spending a few days enduring the colder, rainy weather earlier this week, we have seen the bush transform before our eyes. The pans and waterholes are full, the lush new …
The beginning of 2021 had most of us here predicting the end of an era. The dominant Birmingham Males were closing in on 11 years old and seemed to be …
One of the most interesting facts of spending time coexisting with wildlife is that change is inevitable and each day, week, month and year we get to experience unique moments, …
Following on from last week’s intense period of lion viewing, where we left the four Ndhzenga Males resting at a large waterhole, they lay down the challenge for the Northern …
“The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether we like …
My parents never really used to take me seriously when I told them that I wanted to be a game ranger when I grew up. They used to assume that …
Following the dynamics of the lion prides and leopard territories in an open, unfenced system like the Sabi Sand Wildtuin can be rather entertaining. I often liken it to watching …
This week, the Ndhzenga Males dominate in a thrilling three-day journey as we follow them marching deep in the Birmingham Males’ Territory. Having heard roars in the deep south, we …
This week has been an exhilarating one in the bush, the arrival of the Ndhzenga Males caught us all by surprise. We knew a pride and territory take-over was bound …
The morning started with a search for the Ndzandzeni Female, a gorgeous elder leopard that has set up territory in the South-easternmost corner of the reserve. A search for this …
Spending time with the two Northern Avoca Males south of the Sand River as they follow the shade under a large torchwood tree, we have a chance at having a …
suspense /səˈspɛns/ noun: a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. Mason Cooley said that suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a …