An Inquisitive Slender Mongoose

Sean Zeederberg September 20, 2022 14

It is often in the moments when one slows down and sits quietly that we are rewarded with unique, unusual and unexpected sightings that are slightly out of the ordinary. …

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A Dwarf Mongoose’s Perspective

Kelsey Clark July 14, 2022 21

As you spend more time observing animal behaviour, you often start to wonder what life is like from their perspective. The discussion usually leads to a comparison of predators versus …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #551

Sean Zeederberg July 1, 2022 4 32

This week we enjoy some great viewing all-round. Without a doubt, we are spoilt with a number of amazing predator sightings and amongst them, we have a few phenomenal sightings …

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A Leopard Cub’s Adventure

Jess Shillaw April 20, 2021 21

Many guests have asked me what do leopard cubs do when their mother leaves them at their den site? The mother leopard, in this case the Picadilly female will leave …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #388

James Tyrrell May 24, 2019 21

First off the answer to this weeks’s bird challenge… Many of you got it right; it was of course a female Scarlet-Chested Sunbird. The streaky breast was a big clue; …

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The Week in Pictures #278

James Tyrrell April 7, 2017 9

The bush is a slightly quieter place at the moment, with many of the migratory bird species having departed for northern climes. The speed and distance of the many migrations …

Photography The Week in Pictures

The Week in Pictures #221

James Tyrrell March 4, 2016 4

The search continues for the cubs of the ever-elusive Ndzanzeni female in the deep south of Londolozi. Whilst tracks of her criss-cross her relatively small territory, actually finding her amidst …

The Week in Pictures

My Favourite Tree

James Tyrrell July 14, 2015 8

When one first visits the bush, it is generally the bigger animals that interest you the most. The lions, leopards and elephants thrill first time visitors, and so they should. …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #148

Mike Sutherland September 19, 2014 10

As I sit here and ponder my words, I feel a calm pass over me. My senses are in tune to the wilderness, I listen, I smell, I see. I …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #122

James Tyrrell March 28, 2014 11

Believe it or not, the highlight of the week for me was actually capturing a photo of a banded mongoose. These little critters almost never stay still long enough for …

The Week in Pictures

Third time just as lucky

Kate Neill September 22, 2013 18

After two visits and two wonderful blog posts within a year, it only made sense to do another post showcasing more of Anthony Goldman’s fantastic pictures of his most recent, …

Guests Leopards Photography

What is the plural of mongoose?

Adam Bannister July 4, 2012 30

If you type these exact words into Google you get over 780 000 hits! Everything from formal online dictionary answers to entire websites dedicated to the subject. As a ranger …

Wildlife

The reason persistence works

Rich Laburn February 22, 2010 2

She seemed foolish at first, childish and inane in her abilities. The Vomba Young Female Leopard had spotted the mongoose running into the small shrub and was after it in …

Wildlife

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