A special thanks to all of Rhulani’s Rangers: Sean, Alasdair and Riaan. Over the last months, I could see all of the Big Five (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Leopard) and also the Super Seven animals (which includes Cheetahs and the famous Wild Dogs of Madikwe). Of course, besides the Super 7, each of the great Game Drives also offered a lot of small, fascinating or rare wildlife species – like an Aardwolf or Chameleons.

Here is what we just saw outside the office. This spotted bush snake just caught a frog. Well spotted and excellently commented by our ranger Alasdair, “Captain Red Beard”.

A beautiful male lion lies in the tall grass and snaps at his tail.

Our last Morning Game Drive with Sean started with a beautiful sunrise over Inkwe Pan, continued with a Lion Couple on the Airstrip and ended with Leopard “Munye”, who sneaked out of the Madikwe bush again.

This 7th part of our Baby Animals in Madikwe Series is about a Baby Wildebeest, Baby Black-backed Jackal and a Baby Impala.

Elephant bulls usually go straight when they walk through the savannah. This bull is very relaxed when we stand in his way. He stops, smells briefly, and then he walks around us.

March was for us a sort of “transitional-month” between the end of the summer season, and the upcoming April with a holiday period in South Africa and Easter. Our guests enjoyed a bit more quiet days, in perfect climate, wonderful surroundings and as always with unforgettable animal observations. Welcome to our monthly update from the bush.

We often see blue wildebeest, impala and zebra making friends. Here we find them enjoying time together right next to and on our road.

Thanks to the abundant rainfall, the dams in Madikwe have filled up completely. The elephants are now able not only to spray, but they can now enjoy themselves with a real bath. It’s just gorgeous to see these swimming and having fun with each other!

While venturing for the Wild Dogs lately, we also saw a Baby Rhino - my first one in Madikwe Game Reserve so far. The little one definitely gets its own Blog Article.