Ignore the car!
Lions normally ignore game drive vehicles, especially when the encounter is on their terms. The Thanda dominant male was passing within touching distance of the vehicle, undisturbed by the humans within the car.… Continue reading
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Ready for my close-up!
One of Thanda’s largest Elephant bulls was standing still for a few seconds – for his close-up pictures 🙂 – before he moved on down the hill. This gentle giant was trailing the… Continue reading
Willem’s Traffic Jam
“The role of Camp Manager provides wonderful introductions to some fascinating guests from all corners of the world, whilst working in a game reserve offers some unusual experiences to say the least. One… Continue reading
Cheetah at Rest!
Thanda’s female Cheetah and her two cubs were resting on an recently burned area. Cheetahs love open areas. From these they can scan for prey and see predators approaching before these get to… Continue reading
Predicting the Rain
As part of our series on sharing interesting facts about our wildlife – including their peculiar habits and down-right bizarre behaviours – this week’s ‘Weird & Wonderful Animal Fact’ is on the Rain… Continue reading
Unwanted attention!
As we drove up the road this young White Rhino female was busy escaping unwanted attentions from a young bull. She rushed by the vehicle and disappeared into the bush. A few minutes… Continue reading
Part of the family!
Getting close to Lions is one of the very special safari moments. In this case the Thanda guests were almost part of the Lion family when the two moms led their six cubs… Continue reading
Getting caught!
In the Path of Wildlife All over South Africa, game reserves battle with poaching. One traditional method poachers use to catch their prey is the setting of snares, which are crudely constructed out… Continue reading
Summer is on the way!
The last few days Thanda guests enjoyed early summer temperatures, making good use of the pools at the Thanda Safari Lodge, Thanda Tented Camp and the Villa iZulu. The Thanda Elephants did the… Continue reading
I love your tail!
This little Lion cub female enjoys munching her aunt’s tail 🙂 Thanda’s six north pride cubs are offspring from two different females, which are mother and daughter. Therefore the young ones are a… Continue reading