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Lion pride revisited
Yes, we are fond of all our lions in the Reserve. And yes, you may have seen the pretty photo of our pride some weeks ago already, but we didn’t want to withhold these beautiful moving images of the pride drinking at Mogorosi waterhole. So please: enjoy! Video by...
Walking the fence
Every day our guys from the anti-poaching unit not only drive around and locate our (dehorned) rhinos, but among many safety routines, they also take long walks along our fences to inspect those and look for tracks while observing what is going on both sides of the...
Kudu at Cabbageland Dam
Kudu is abundant at Limpopo-Lipadi but notoriously hard to spot, as they are always on high alert and very quick to detect danger with their large radar-like ears. This beautiful kudu bull thought he was undetected and – although alert –took his time to come down to...
Leopard in tree
A slow morning, not much happening, it was heating up quickly, so we decided to head back to the lodge. Passing the ‘leopard tree’ where we sometimes see the occasional leopard up on a branch, one of the passengers in the car said, more out of habit than that she was...
The business of a dwarf mongoose
All endemic creatures great and small are well represented in the Reserve, but where many people’s interest is often focused on seeing the Big Five we also like to put some light on those smaller creatures with their interesting social lives and habits. Like for...
Of thorn apples and added spice
Our volunteers do all kinds of work in the Reserve to try and bring back nature as it used to be before there were cattle farms. This week’s chore was to eradicate plants that don’t belong in the bush but thrive nevertheless. And by doing so, threaten the indigenous...