News and Updates
The privately owned Lion Sands Private Game Reserve has been in the More family for 4 generations. The land is 4,000 hectares in size, and guests who have stayed at Lion Sands River Lodge, Lion Sands Ivory Lodge and Lion Sands 1933 have been able to enjoy uninterrupted game drives on this land, as only […] Read More
Question : Why is lion and hyena dung white when it dries out ? Answer : Because of the calcium from the bones of the animals both predators will have just eaten. Oddly enough … we decided NOT to put a picture alongside this fact … !!
Situated in the malaria-free Welgevonden Game Reserve of the Limpopo (Northern) Province, Shibula Lodge hugs the banks of a scenic river and has magnificent views of the overhanging cliffs where guests are entertained by the daily activities of the resident baboon troops. The lodge accommodates a total of 16 guests in ultimate luxury. The 34,000 […] Read More
The Spittle Tree is also locally referred to as the Raining or Crying Tree as sometimes it can appear to have water falling from it, even in the most driest conditions … As with the majority of ‘weird’ things, there is a simple explanation (sometimes life can be so boring and practical). So what is […] Read More
The last in our folklore series … I do hope you have enjoyed these stories ! Why the Zebra has a Stripy Coat The Creator originally made all the animals the same. After a while, the animals became bored with all looking alike, and asked if The Creator could do something to help them. The […] Read More
A lot of rangers will also try to educate their guests not only about the wildlife, but also about the many different plants that are found in the African bush. A very popular bush to stop by and talk about is the Magic Guarri bush, or to give it is proper name – Euclea divinorum. […] Read More
A lovely tale ! The Waterbuck’s White Circle One very dark night, a mother Waterbuck was grazing near the Tribesman’s wooden hut with her young calf. The Tribesman had been very busy that day, painting his hut white, and had left the tin of white paint outside his door ready to continue his work the […] Read More
The Shumbalala Game Lodge is an exclusive 5* lodge set in the Thornybush Game Reserve, which comprises of 11,500 hectares of fenced prime game viewing territory. Home to the Big 5 as well as a variety of other African wildlife, exciting morning and afternoon guided game drives with experienced rangers track the wildlife through the […] Read More
The second episode of ‘Cheetah Kingdom’ will be screened on ITV1 at 8pm this evening. An ITV film crew has spent much of 2010 at Okonjima following the daily work of the AfriCat Foundation. The series provides a glimpse at the conservation work undertaken by the foundation and provides a great overview of life at […] Read More
The Buffalo Thorn tree is also known locally as the Tree of Life. It is quite distinctive, in that it has a zig zag branch structure with hooks and thorns in pairs together, along the branch. Locals believe that the branch reflects life, which is never a straight line; the hooks (which face backwards towards […] Read More
