The Hyena’s in the Timbavati Game Reserve - are they cats or dogs? This is a question I often get asked while out on a game drive with guests, and the answer is actually very simple. They are neither! Hyenas are hyenas, members of the Hyenidae family, while cats are members of the Felidae family and dogs [...]
Pampering in the Timbavati?
A story of a hippo at Shindzela Safari Camp, Timbavati Game Reserve It was a lovely Sunday Morning; the sun had just risen and was barely hanging above the horizon. My guest and I left camp a little bit earlier to get to our main dam for some coffee and the sun rise. As we [...]
Spy camera
We have erected a little motion spy camera at the camp. We change the spot every few days where we see frequent movement of animals. Our biggest visitors are the side stripped jackals, hyena and a porcupine. Caught on camera in mid April…
Hyena vs Wild dogs
It had been an exceptional 2 days as far as wild dog sightings were concerned. In fact we had seen them on virtually every drive, our first sighting of them was at the water pump, 17 wild dogs were lazing under a tree. It was fantastic to see them but they did not provide much [...]
Shindzela Camera Trap, Timbavati Reserve
Camera Trap in the Timbavati (We are transferring some of our old posts to our new website – this is a post from June 2011) Here are some images our camera trap caught lurking in the front of the camp
Crazy Rhino day, Timbavati Reserve….
9 March 2011 A crazy rhino day today in the wonderful Timbavati Reserve – I don’t know where they have all come from but no less than 12 different rhino on the morning and afternoon drive – we must try and get some identity kits on the go and see who’s who. A breeding herd of [...]
March madness in the Timbavati Reserve…..
3 March 2011 – A young male leopard at Piet se Pan (Shindzela, Timbavati Reserve) during the afternoon drive. A relaxed male rhino at main dam and a small breeding herd of elephant on main dam road. 4 March 2011 – Female leopard close to main dam – possibly the mother of the cub that we [...]
Let sleeping lions sleep……
1 March 2011. – One of the best morning game drives ever at Shindzela. Left the camp early and got a fantastic male leopard at main dam- drove down the Kruger Park Cut Line and bumped a group of 5 giraffe. While watching the giraffe, 3 rhino appeared out of the bush. After a great rhino [...]
Almost Buffalo Kill Greater Kruger Park……
16 February 2011 The huge herd of buffalo is back on the Timbavati Reserve concession- we bumped them close to Rhino run – there must be at least 400 of them. White Rhino on graded road – a bit skittish and not a great sighting. Hyena in camp all night again last night- nice to hear [...]
Early morning 2 am fun at Shindzela Tented Safari Camp…..
3 February 2011 Mike heard a leopard calling close to camp at a bout 2Am and thought that they had a fairly good chance of finding it so he woke the guests up to go and look. After a bit of luck he found a female on Euphorbia drive (Kruger Park) at about 2.30. She [...]
The Hide - Sleep Out
