Wildly African – The African Wildcat
The excessive recent rains have provided the perfect nutrients needed for the grass to flourish and with that a number of animals can too. On our way home, tracker Ray …
The excessive recent rains have provided the perfect nutrients needed for the grass to flourish and with that a number of animals can too. On our way home, tracker Ray …
When tracker Joy and I were recently tracking a female leopard on foot, we noticed the remains of a Leopard Tortoise’s shell in small pieces on the ground. After much …
On the first afternoon drive with a new set of guests, Tracker Bennett Mathonsi and I decided to start out by heading down to the causeway, a low-level bridge that …
While working out in the bush we very quickly learn to expect to be surprised by the inner working of mother nature. Nothing is a certainty! However, there is one …
In this week’s endeavours, we find the Ximungwe Young Male early one morning as we leave camp and spend some time with him as he roams around the Londolozi airstrip …
In this Week’s Window into our Wilderness, we spend a very entertaining morning with the Three Rivers Female and her Young Male near a waterhole. Rainy wet weather can often …
For those of you have seen lions, you will know that they come across as lazy animals. They will be found sleeping for the majority of the day, and during …
One of the questions I was asked when talking to friends about making the move from the corporate world to life in the bush was, “Aren’t you going to get …
I’m sitting at a waterhole watching the waterbirds wade along the waters edge as the swallows zig-zag low above the water swooping up unsuspecting insects. What seemed like a peaceful …
The Flat Rock male has been rather scarce of late. We suspect that he was partly stranded north of the Sand River which until a few days ago would have …
While out on game drive recently, I saw a genet eating something on the ground, and on closer inspection is was a flower, or at least what looked like a …
An incredible sighting of an eagle eating a snake kicks this week off, then some windy conditions make for nervous impala and a leopard in hunting mode… Enjoy this Week …
We have had the odd glimpse of the Tsalala female and her youngster, however nothing to write home about. I personally haven’t seen the two of them since prior to …
It’s that time of the year again when impala rams seem to go slightly crazy. Driven by rising testosterone levels linked to shortening day length, rams are beginning to establish …
The literature talks about the low percentage of successful lion hunts. 15-25%. At a push. Lions can and do go a long time without food. A week without a solid …