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Working Mothers...

Leopards are solitary cats by nature.  They are comfortable on their own.  Female leopards lead less solitary lives than males, as they bear young and spend much time with their cubs.  Male leopards have little to do with raising their offspring. It is sometimes said that the big cats are poor mothers,...

Sabi Sand Safari Report...

The last week of game viewing in the western sector of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve was once again nothing short of sensational. There were so many highlights, but the biggest of them all was without a doubt seeing wild dog pups in our traversing area for the first time in more than seven years. The pack...

A Week in the Wilds of Mombo...

A safari report from Mombo camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta related by our guide extraordinaire, Grant Atkinson. I spent the last week of May guiding out of Mombo camp.  It is a time of year in the Delta which brings with it very comfortable temperatures, with cool mornings and gentle warm mid-days. The...

Updates from the Timbavati...

Morné Hamlyn is back with more safari stories from South Africa’s Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park. Morné is one of the rangers at Kings Camp, a superb safari camp located there. Sorry about the delay on updates from the Timbavati, things have been busy...

Baby leopards in den at Zarafa camp...

A rare sighting of 3-week-old leopards and their mother, carefully secluded in a den under a fallen tree in the Selinda region of northern Botswana. During our recent visit to Zarafa Camp in northern Botswana’s Selinda Concession, Nicky and I enjoyed superb game viewing, both on game drive and from...

Lions and the Savute Channel...

Lions and other wildlife living along Botswana’s Savute Channel are faced with new challenges due to the water that now flows in the channel after 17 dry years. During our most recent safari in Botswana, Nicky and I were fortunate to spend an afternoon with a pride of lions that resides along the...

Safari in northern Botswana and Zambia...

August is a good time of year for safaris in northern Botswana. At this time of year water levels are still quite high in the rivers, temperatures are quite moderate, and there are gatherings of wildlife around water sources in the drier areas. This report details our recent safari in northern Botswana...

New safari at Leopard Hills...

The last six days of game viewing at Leopard Hills, situated in the western sector of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, was nothing short of sensational. The highlight was without a doubt a sighting of the Mambiri female leopard’s new cub. I have only seen this cub a handful of times, but on Tuesday morning,...

Mombo lions and a famous leopard...

Our last afternoon game drive at Chitabe Camp was a great one… the camp manager, Dawson, called us in to a leopard sighting.  A young male leopard was feeding on a baboon in a tree, so we spent the afternoon with him.  He gave us lots of opportunities whilst up the tree, but just as the sun went...

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