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We had left one of our female leopards and her about 1 ½ year old male cub in the morning at a watering hole. Full bellies and the remains of a impala carcass they had left in the morning promised we would find them not far from their shady spot in the afternoon. The mother was still lying in the shade between some high grass, only some spots being ...
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Over the years hyenas’ have been a much persecuted species in Northern Natal and in particular on farm lands around Phinda. Hyena and leopard are the 2 species never to be reintroduced back onto Phinda. Due to our conservation efforts and the available protected land the hyena population is slowly recovering. Sightings in the northern woodlands are on ...
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February has been very wet at Kirkman’s Kamp. This hot afternoon ended up in a huge thunderstorm with lighting and enormous rain pouring down.
A fantastic game drive exposed itself the next morning with all the rare animals coming out to be seen. Tortoises (leopard and hinge-backed), Terrapins, different types of frogs and also this rare visitor that ...
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The dwarf bittern was one of the summer’s birding highlights at Kirkman’s Kamp. After only one sighting of the bird in the last wet season, the early rains this year promised us a lot more. We were very lucky on this trip to spot the bird as we left the lodge on a dried up watering hole. And again, Wally got a fantastic picture of a bird that he hadn’t ...
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The day was just getting warm when we decided we should get back to the camp for breakfast. On the way one of the guests that was sitting behind me shouted a lion! Everybody looked to where he pointed. There was a female lion that was crouching very low in the grass. As we watched, a zebra appeared from a distance running to the direction of the lioness. ...
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