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A Week Of Cats
The Timbavati is an open system. What this means is that anything can move between the Kruger National Park and the Klaserie through the Timbavati. This wildness is the magnetic appeal of a reserve such as this one. However, it
Wildlife
The Yellow-billed Hornbill – Better Known As Zazu
The Yellow-billed Hornbill is a colorful and characterful bird whose scientific name is Tockus leucomelas, and common name is Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill. It is better known by most of the the Tanda Tula guests as Zazu. Disney’s Lion King had more
A one in a million sighting
The last couple of weeks have been extremely interesting here at Umlani, lion dynamics have changed, leopards have been mating and amongst all of this, we had an extremely rare sighting, even rarer than mating leopards
Baby Hyena Cubs
Spotted hyena cubs are born almost completely black, a round ball of blackish/brownish hair and resemble a baby brown bear cub. However, hyena cubs are unique as they are born not only with their eyes open but also with canine
A Civetry
This large mound of dung has been left behind by a Civet. Unbelievably, civet poos are enormous. They are often larger than even a lion or hyena’s dung. This can make them quite difficult to identify if it were not
Who Flung Dung?
There is an old expression often said, which is not appropriate to share on this blog. It refers to poo hitting a fan and hence being sprayed all over the place. This is exactly what a dominant male hippo does
Secretive Civet
The civet is a solitary nocturnal animal that moves around at night in search of food. A civet actually has 5 toes on both the front and back feet even though only 4 toes show on the track. The first
A Bed for an Elephant
The original picture of a flattened piece of earth up the side of a termite hill is not the clearest. But it is showing is the exact spot where a young elephant bull lay down to have a nap. Scotch
Slithery Snake Track
Did you know that a snake track can be classified into 5 different types of movement on land? This variety in tracks is determined by the terrain through which the snake is moving. Other factors are the size, weight and
Zebra Crossing
The zebra track is very similar to that of a horse, not really surprising considering all the other similarities between the two species. However, there are the two distinct triangular shapes that can be seen on the horseshoe-shaped track. These