Habituating a Leopard Cub

James Tyrrell October 31, 2020 19

It’s a beautiful thing winning the trust of a wild animal, especially one as enigmatic and vulnerable as a leopard cub. It’s certainly not that they begin to trust you, …

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ANOTHER Leopard Cub: This One Shouldn’t Exist

James Tyrrell October 13, 2020 1 40

Speechless. That was the word that leaped to mind. When Managing Director Chris Kane-Berman reported a leopard with a 3-4 month old cub on a kill a couple of kilometres …

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Why Leopards are Like Hermit Crabs

James Tyrrell October 6, 2020 1 15

Well, they’re not. In appearance, anatomy, habitat, size… literally nothing about them is similar apart from the fact that they are both organic life forms. BUT…when their place of residence …

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New Ostrich Chicks

James Tyrrell September 30, 2020 30

A couple of months ago rangers Greg Pingo and Pete Thorpe made the wonderful discovery of an ostrich nest in the grasslands. It was a find completely by chance, as …

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Virtual Game Drives: The Week in Video #14

James Tyrrell June 21, 2020 16

As do most weeks in the bush, this one had its ups and downs. Unfortunately, the down was a really big one, and we are still a little bit in shock …

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Wild Dog Den Update

James Tyrrell June 2, 2020 32

Ten out of ten. That’s literally all we should need to say for everyone to be able to walk away from this post smiling. And we’re not referring to the …

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The Week in Pictures #441

James Tyrrell May 29, 2020 25

It’s getting tough to choose what to look for on drive these days. With an active wild dog den, at least two female leopards with cubs (that we know of), …

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Nkoveni Female Leopard and Cub

James Tyrrell May 27, 2020 1 25

It was just around the time lockdown started that we suspected the Nkoveni female had given birth, but it wasn’t until a couple of days ago that we finally caught …

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Wild Dogs vs Wildebeest: AMAZING Footage!

Dean De La Rey February 12, 2020 29

A pack of wild dogs were found in the morning, close to a pan. Hoping that they were still there resting while it was still hot, we set out that …

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The Ximungwe Leopards and the Zebras

James Tyrrell December 18, 2019 2 14

The rain last week might have dampened the reserve, but it in no way dampened spirits or the wildlife sightings. On the first proper rainy day, the Ximungwe female was …

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The World’s Smallest Rhino Calf

Dean De La Rey November 16, 2019 47

There are some drives that stick with you for life… We expected quite a heavy storm to hit us one evening. It looked very much like we might get hail, …

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Londolozi’s Newest Resident

James Tyrrell September 22, 2019 18

It’s great to celebrate the small things, especially when you live amongst nature. So when Operations Manager Will Ford came to tell us about the tiny bushbuck that had just …

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Leopard Robbed of Kill by Lion Pride: Guest’s Account

Rob Jeffery September 18, 2019 9

On a recent safari with guest Jackson Steele, his wife and friends, one sighting in particular stood out for us all. Jackson takes us through it below: Game Drive #5 …

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