Category Archives: South Africa 2014

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Phinda – Lion cubs on a kill

This morning at Phinda Forest Lodge we find a lioness with three six-ish month old cubs. The lioness has recently killed a wildebeest, and has stashed it under a palm. They have fed from it […]

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Phinda – Milk and sugar, no coffee!

Phinda Forest Lodge has two female cheetah in it’s area, with 2 cubs each. One pair of cubs are about 5 months old, and the other about 3 months old. We go looking for them […]

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Phinda Zuka Lionesses & cubs

It’s a very overcast morning, so no sunrise, but we have early success this morning on the game drive from Phinda Zuka Lodge. We happen upon the lionesses and cubs that have been feasting on the […]

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Cheetah at Phinda Zuka!

It’s a spectacular sunrise this morning at Zuka Lodge in Phinda Private Game Reserve. We have early success in the morning game drive, when Bruce (Hedges) spots the female cheetah and 3 cubs from the […]

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Phinda Zuka – Black Rhinos!

An eventful start to this morning’s game drive from Phinda Zuka Lodge. Early on we find a male black rhino, who decides charging the vehicle is the best means of defence. He stops short of […]

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Ngala Tented Camp to Phinda Zuka

The lions starting roaring at about 7.30pm last night (after dark) at Ngala Tented Camp, and were still going at 5.30am this morning when we went searching for them. Elliott and Norman very quickly established […]