Clean-up Crew!
Hyena are one of the most fascinating mammal species to observe. They are an important part of the bush clean-up crew and play a vital role in the circle of life. With their… Continue reading
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Thanda featured in Get It Magazine!
Thanda Private Game Reserve is featured in the May edition of Get It Magazine, a community magazine distributed on the North Coast of KZN. Have a look at the online version of the… Continue reading
OUT OF AFRICA – A Thanda Wedding
When Bridgid and Dave were planning their wedding they were looking for a venue in the African bush. Inspired by OUT OF AFRICA, Bridgid’s favorite movie, they chose Thanda Private Game Reserve as… Continue reading
“African Time”
The Thanda Breeding Herd of Elephant assembled for a sundown photo shoot in front of the Thanda Safari Lodge. They obviously were on “African Time”, as they were too late to catch the… Continue reading
Not only milk!
Our little Lion cubs have graduated to meat dishes 🙂 Their mum – Thanda North Pride’s oldest Lioness – had caught a Warthog for dinner. As the sun set she moved the kill into… Continue reading
Trusting
This little Black-backed Jackal was extremely relaxed. He was lying in the middle of the road when we approached, then stood up for a moment, but decided at the end that we were not a… Continue reading
The last two …
Warthog and Hyena complete the UGLY FIVE. Together with Marabou Stork, Vuture and Wildebeest they make up this very special club, whose members have all been spotted on Thanda. View the images of… Continue reading
“Ugly Five” in the Air
Marabou Storks and Vultures are also considered part of the Ugly Five. Together with the Wildebeest (see yesterday’s blog message https://thandablog.com/2014/04/24/the-ugly-five/ ) they are part of this very special club. Two more coming up… Continue reading
The Ugly Five :-)
The Big Five are very famous. But there are also the Ugly Five! For guests it is a bit of harmless fun to guess which of the many animal species on Thanda qualify… Continue reading
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from all of us at Thanda! The picture shows Thanda’s “Easter Bunny”, a young Scrub Hare 🙂 Picture by Christian Sperka – Specialist Photography Guide and Resident Wildlife Photographer – Thanda… Continue reading