During the course of the week we shared Marius Zeilinga’s images from his game drives. This week, we’re focussing on Mauritz Senekal’s series of crowd pleasing photographs taken in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve; a haven for a variety of wildlife. Mauritz is a ranger at Umkumbe Safari Lodge, which is a gem of an affordable lodge in the heart of one of South Africa’s premier reserves. In this series of images he focusses on the lions and leopards of the Sabi Sand. Let’s take a visual tour of the big cats seen while out on his game drives…try not to fall off your chair in wonderment.
Kigelia, Little Bush’s Cub
Kigelia is Little Bush’s cub and is often seen together with Little Bush. Kigelia has broken away slightly because Little Bush has two new cubs. Hopefully we’ll catch a glimpse of the cubs in the coming weeks. In the meantime, here are a few images of Kigelia.
White Dam the Shy Leopardess
White Dam is a shy leopardess who boasts a series of storytelling scars. She is often seen hiding in the thicket and prefers to move from one bushy area to another. She isn’t a fan of being out in the open. This leopardess has two cubs sired by Mxabene – a couple of weeks ago we saw her together with one of her cubs. This past week we saw her alone patrolling an area alone. This was a special sighting because she was in full view of the camera and didn’t engage in her normal aloof style of behaviour.
Charleston Male Lions
Marius reported that one of the Charleston male lions was seen with the Southern Pride lionesses. The location of the second male was undetermined. Mauritz noticed the male has since left the Southern Pride lionesses and was heard contact calling for the Charleston male (the one with the broken tooth) who was apparently spotted in the Lion Sands region. We have seen found out that the Charleston males have finally been reunited after being separated for a considerable amount of time.
These moments in time which Mauritz captured on camera are nothing short of incredible!
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