by Melissa Smit | Nov 4, 2016 | Birds, Featured Articles, Special nature events, Vulture, Wild encounters
Working in the bush offers the opportunity to witness incredible wildlife interaction every day, but a few days ago, I saw something almost unbelievable. It was a beautiful sunny morning as I made my way back to my living quarters after the morning game drive. I saw...
by Melissa Smit | Sep 30, 2016 | Creepy Crawlies, Featured Articles, Tracking, Wild encounters
We bet you looked away and sat further back in your seat when you saw the photo right? Well, before you hit the close button, we dare you to put aside your fear of spiders and take a closer look at this little gem. Once in a while you come across a creature that most...
by Melissa Smit | Sep 16, 2016 | Aardvark, African rock python, Birds, Creepy Crawlies, Crocodile, General, Impala, Mongoose, Pangolin, Snakes, Vulture, Wild encounters
Kapama Game Reserve is renowned for the rich variety of animals which guests are able to view on an average game drive – and no wonder – as the reserve forms part of a region that has an extremely high biodiversity of animals great and small. This area, called the...
by Melissa Smit | Aug 26, 2016 | Buffalo, General, Lion, Special nature events, Wild encounters
A young male lion’s first buffalo kill A week ago, my guests and I witnessed a fantastic hunt and kill by a young male lion that was not only wet behind the ears, but also trying to bring down a sub adult buffalo alone. He had been kicked out of his pride at the...
by Melissa Smit | Aug 5, 2016 | Leopard, Warthog
Witnessing a leopard kill from start to finish! (Not for sensitive readers) Wildlife documentaries on National Geographic and the Discovery Channel are full of violence – prides of lions taking down old buffalo bulls and wild dogs ripping apart helpless impalas – and...
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