If you didn’t know the big 5 consists of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo and you might be wondering how they got grouped together while animals like hippos and wild dogs were left out, well the big five according to hunters were the hardest to hunt, making them the most dangerous in the bush. …
The carcasses of four lions were found at the Rietvlei nature reserve on Friday. It is believed that the lions were killed the previous night, according to Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo. “The lions were last spotted roaming in the reserve the night before,” Mashigo said. “We can confirm they were found dead in the …
A aquatic biomonitoring survey was carried out in September in the Kruger and the results were troublesome because it revealed that the crocodile found between the western boundary and high-water bridge in the Olifants River are highly emancipated. Dr Eddie Riddell, who is the manager of aquatic biodiversity in the Kruger National Park said, ‘A …
On Monday morning someone posted on SANParks inquiring why she found a baboon and her baby trapped in a cage at Tamboti rest camp, the original poster was distressed because one of the staff workers informed her that these baboons would be eliminated. This caused an uproar on social media. Not soon after the comment …
In the video the Lubyelubye pride and the Mazithi males, which can be found on the H4-1 (close to the Lubyelubye rocks and bridge) in the Kruger National Park, are seen hunting and killing a waterbuck. The waterbuck runs into the water, we guess to try escape hoping the water will deter the hungry lions, …
In this blog post we narrow down all our favorite sighting which we have relished over the years at the Kruger National Park. Lion Steals Leopards Kill While Leopard Is Still In The Tree This is one sighting which we always reminisce about it, in December of 2016 while driving on the S21, we first …
Someone queried on SANParks Kruger National Park Facebook page about shots which were heard at Pretoriuskop rest camp last night, and SANParks released a statement confirming that a ranger had to shot an elephant after he charged staff memeber at the staff village. Robert Wienand asked on the SANParks group the following questions “Good morning, …
Tourist Gets Out The Car To Take Photo Of Lions in Kruger National Park This past Tuesday a tourist was seen opening his car door and standing out of the car to take pictures of the lions behind him, the tourist did not take into consideration that the lions could’ve decided to attack him at …
We visited the Kruger National Park at the end of September for 5 wonderful days, since it was a long weekend in South Africa we decided to take advantage of that and make a trip to our favourite place. We stayed at Skukuza, because going for such a short time period we prefer staying in …
Everyday safariLive live streams game drives in the Greater Kruger National as well as the Masai Mara National Park, you can enjoy a Safari drive right from your couch. On this week drive a safari guide called Steve was tracking fresh tracks on a drive in the Greater Kruger National Park, when he steps out …
