A good stretch!
If one gets up at 6:30 in the morning a good stretch is in order. Well, the dominant male Lion on Thanda Private Game Reserve thought so, too. Before he started for his morning walk… Continue reading
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Pride Rock
Thanda’s Lions have their own pride rock 🙂 In the late afternoon two Thanda North Pride youngsters were overlooking the northern part of Thanda with the Lebombo Mountains in the background. We often stop at… Continue reading
Big Five in One Drive !
What a day – During today’s evening game drive we saw all the Big Five – Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo. The Thanda guests were delighted – and so was I 🙂
Growing fast!
I remember Thanda’s North Pride Lion cubs when they were not even four month old; small little cats with tiny teeth, small claws and a very playful nature. Well, the only thing that… Continue reading
Concentration!
This Lion cub was concentrating hard on the “toy-stick”. He got so upset with the branch that he even used his claws! Have a good weekend and relax 🙂
Not your best day!
Imagine you are a Lion! You are feeding on a Zebra kill and you had already a lot to eat. So it is a bit hard to move with your full belly. And just… Continue reading
Heart Rate!
It is always an unexpected thrill when Lions pass within hands reach of the vehicle. All nine Lions of the Thanda North Pride were walking along the northern fence line when we had… Continue reading
Outside the house!
When I lived in the USA and in Europe I used to see children playing outside my front door, I saw joggers on their morning runs and dog owners out on a stroll.… Continue reading
A good scratch!
If you think that only members of the human race make funny faces when attending to a little itch then have a look at our dominant male Lion. He was scratching his left front… Continue reading
Lion Twilight!
The sun was just setting when we found some of our South Pride Lions playing in a tree on top of a ridge. The Thanda guest on game drive enjoyed this most beautiful sighting until… Continue reading