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Painted Hunting Dogs!!

We were just 3min into our morning safari after a heavy down pour, expecting a quite morning. Wild Dogs! as Casper(Ranger) shouted, pointing at them, right in the middle of Katombola East road. It is the pack of eleven dogs the same pack sighted three weeks ago and were busy hunting, on and of the road. We suspect they might be in the area whole day,...

Posted: Matetsi by vusumuzi sibanda, Date: 26 February 2010

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A Crocodile Takes-over 5 Lions' Kill

About 2km from the Mighty Zambezi, 'A Crocodile' was here on the lion kill. The Crocodile had waged war against these cats and lions couldn't let it their rare prey(Giraffe), there was a lot growling and grunting as lions tried to defend their prey, but the crocodile bulldozed its way towards the kill, using all its weapons- tail, biting with its deadly...

Posted: Matetsi by vusumuzi sibanda, Date: 11 February 2010

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What A Rare Prey For Matetsi Lions!!!

For years, a lot of try and error for Matetsi lions to get it right on Girraffes, but this time they made it-got it right. From a distance it looked as if they were in a morning play, flicking their tails now and then. With the aid of our binoculars we were shocked to see Giraffe leg caught in a leadwood stump and lions devouring their rare kill. We...

Posted: Matetsi by vusumuzi sibanda, Date: 9 February 2010

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Python

On a morning game drive me and my tracker Edfile had a special request for wild dogs.We were determined to get to the vlei as quick as we can.Aproaching junction Kudu alley and Namakana roads, Edie gave me a hand signal to take kudu alley.Afew metres on kudu alley Edie gave a hand up signal at the same time shouting[nyoka!!] snake!!The snake lay flat on...

Posted: Matetsi by Mariet Mashonganyika, Date: 17 November 2009

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interesting shot of lapwing showing the spikes clearly!

spent an hour on the boat taking shots of this white -crowned lapwing! what are the spikes coming out the chest?

Posted: Matetsi by daniel dolpire, Date: 21 October 2009

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sable and buffalo on the plains

about 500 buffalo came on to the plains where the old safari lodge was situated. then the sable appeared in front of them making this quite an interesting shot!

Posted: Matetsi by daniel dolpire, Date: 20 October 2009

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A minute would have costed a young cat

About two months old lion cub stuck and trapped in mud at the waterhole, with over 200 buffaloes advancing towards it, wanting it dead.Fearing for the cub's life we drove closer hoping to destruct the buffaloes, but buffaloes kept coming narrowing rescue chances.Called in other rangers to help in the rescue. Likely we managed to save it. We suspect the...

Posted: Matetsi by vusumuzi sibanda, Date: 7 October 2009

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Big herd of Buffalos

During this time of the year we see them in big numbers of up to two thousand at a time,but this time we saw three different herds of about four hundred animals in each group. They are trying to get together, but they is a lot of lion movements which stops the buffalos from reaching points of getting together. They are about four different prides 0f lions...

Posted: Matetsi by Ophious Sibanda, Date: 3 August 2009

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Return of cheetah to Matetsi

A cheetah has been sigted with two cubs aged about three months old. At first the cubs were a bit nervous of the vehicle but got settled again. The mother was comfortable in a way that shows their return. We left the sighting when they were showing interest in impalas which were feeding nearby.

Posted: Matetsi by Ophious Sibanda, Date: 26 July 2009

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Paradise

I have just returned from a two-week holiday at one of the most fabulous lodges our company has to offer. Where else would you like to spend your two weeks leave then on the might Zambezi, tiger fishing, bungi jumping, incredible birding and on of course their abundance wildlife. The plan was to only spent four days there and very quickly turned into 2...

Posted: Matetsi by Marc Lindsay-Rea, Date: 3 July 2009

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