Hi everyone, Once again we have had some wonderful interactions this week! We have been fascinated by the hyena clan and a few mysteries there have been solved! Teddy! We have only really seen Teddy’s mum over the last few visits with the other 2 mothers being very scarce! I was convinced floppy ear was mum to [...]
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Mixo vs Xivambalana!
Karula Hi everyone! What an exciting couple of days we have had with the drives! WE first heard the brilliant news about Mixo, Karula’s son, being around the lodge on Sunday morning 16 Oct from the guides. With him being nearly 3 years old, he left home to explore further afield about 6 months ago [...]
Xivindzi meets a monitor
Hi everyone! It was quite unexpected when we finally found Xivindzi on afternoon drive on the 14th! Karula had picked them up from where Marc had seen Xivindzi the day before and took them to a small bushbuck she had killed sometime in the afternoon on the Eastern side of Philamon’s cutline. The area was [...]
Meet Xivindzi and Xivambalana
Xivindzi on AM safari 13 Oct Hi everyone! It is great to be back! What a great start to the drives this cycle with a visit from 5 gentle bull elephants and Xivindzi. Now 11 months old, she really has the look of her mother and a personality to match! Xivindzi 13 Oct A few people said [...]
Live Drives take a break and final total for rhinos!
Hi everyone, Just to remind you we are going on leave, with it only being the 3 of us, when one goes on leave we all have to go! So the 28th Sept is our last day of drives but we will be back on the 13th Oct at 6.00CAT ready for the next 6 [...]
All the spots this week!
Hi everyone, Is it just me or do you sometimes feel there are just not enough hours in the day?! Not only have we spent some quality time with Xivindzi, as well as the leopard family, but we even had a sighting of the rare wild hunting dogs!! Albeit briefly, but we had the pack [...]
Karula’s family – The lady herself, Part 2; identification
Hi everyone, Here is the 2nd part about the lady of Djuma herself. Karula means peaceful and it is not hard to see why she is called this. She makes any tree look comfortable and her demeanor around the vehicles is very relaxed…usually! But she is a lady and from time to time she can [...]
Karula’s family tree – The lady herself; Karula part 1.
Hi everyone, Thank you so much for all the pictures and video clips you have sent in. Again it has been a very hard decision as to which ones to use! I would like to share more with you, so Karula’s Blog is going to be in 3 parts! This Blog is to introduce her [...]
Karula’s family tree in pictures
Hi everyone! If you are interested in following our elegant female leopard Karula and her family this is the right place! This special lady allows us to watch her as her life unfolds before our eyes during the live broadcasts from Djuma Game Reserve. If you haven’t yet joined us take a peek by clicking on the [...]
