Going on a safari, or a day excursion to the Moremi Game Reserve with Island Mobile Safaris will often bring you in close proximity with the large cats of Africa. Experiencing not only the power, grandeur, speed and athleticism of the lion and cheetah, but also the solitary and elusive habits of the leopard. We […]
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New Lion Prides in Moremi
Saturday our guides returned from a safari to Moremi with an intriguing lion sighting. They encountered a pride of three lionesses who were new to the area as they’d not been spotted previously. The lionesses were very shy and hid in the shrubs to avoid the vehicle. This is very interesting behaviour as it could […]
Hobson’s or van Wyk’s Choice
The campsite at Leroo-La-Tau was located on the inside of a very sharp bend in the river resulting in it being low-lying on the gently sloped banks of the riverbed and the channel was also incredibly narrow at that point and the cliffs on the opposite bank were sharp and high. Probably also due to the sharpness of […]
Salé, the Father of Lions
It was from our own observation and from Graham’s research that we found out that the lions in the LLT area did not live in the traditional pride system within territories, but rather as individuals or in small bonded sisterhood groups in home ranges. Territories are defended, Home ranges are preferred hunting areas where other […]
Stampede in the Mist
We woke up with a start. It was a noise we had often heard before and should have been no surprise to us but tonight for some reason it woke us from our slumber. It began some distance away, a steady vibration, which became a hum, which developed into a heavy drumming and finally into […]
Our First Lion Sighting at Leroo
It wasn’t long after our experiences with Joe that we got our first encounter with the lions. A couple of hours after sunset while we were just settling in with dinner, a lion roared not too far away. We looked at each other, should we go and find them. These questions were asked and answered […]
Introduction to Leroo-La-Tau
As time wore on, we returned to our plot of land on the Boteti, this time to build our lodge. We had developed a problem though and this was what to call the Lodge. Our Campsite, that we had built the previous year was called Xwaraga Campsite, but this name was proving difficult for visitors […]
Honeymooners in Moremi
During our time at Savannah, we did the occasional safari for our own company. This was one of those occasions. It was a 10 day trip and we spent the last part of the trip in Moremi. We had a couple of exciting events on this trip though.
Meeting of 2 Families (Part 5) – A Lion Family Visit
A Meeting of 2 Families (Part 5) Sometime during this same holiday, Britt and I woke up to an incredibly strange sound. It was just before sunrise and the sky was already turning. If you looked out the window you could just see and everything had a blue tinge to it. Our little room didn’t […]
Meeting of 2 Families (Part 3) – Inconvenient Puncture
A Meeting of 2 Families (Part 3) We packed up the coolboxes, packed up the snacks. We got the spotlights ready, filled the Cruiser up with fuel and left on a game drive. Our plan was simple, we had seen a great big herd of buffalo that morning and our intention was to see if […]
