by Eugene | Sep 4, 2015 | Wellness Centre
A trip to Kapama Wellness Centre is all about being pampered, and since the centre overlooks serene, sweeping bushveld and a large dam, this often happens in the presence of hippos and elephants. Hippos love water, but we think they especially love showing off to...
by Eugene | Aug 21, 2015 | Jackal, Leopard, Special nature events, Wild encounters
Some cats just don’t like to share In Kapama, we’re lucky to have a couple of relaxed resident leopards that carry on about their business as if we’re not there. One such leopard, a female, was recently spotted enjoying a hard-earned impala kill with her two cubs,...
by Eugene | Aug 7, 2015 | Antelope, Cheetah
An unexpected kill The African bushveld isn’t always like you see it on television. Lion prides don’t always have a big male accompanying them, leopards aren’t always in trees, and cheetahs don’t always outrun their prey across vast, open...
by Eugene | Jul 25, 2015 | Hyena, Leopard
Not just a cackling scavenger… Though many think of them only as pilfering scavengers that feed off the efforts of other predators’ hard work, spotted hyenas are so much more interesting. They’re hunters as well as scavengers, and like most animals they’re...
by Eugene | Jul 10, 2015 | Giraffe, Special nature events, Wild encounters
A giraffe affair We often spend our guests’ final drives checking off any animals on their lists we haven’t yet found. One of my favourite animals to watch and photograph is giraffe, and recently we’ve come across a few male giraffes in the behavioural act of...
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