It gets early dark in the winter time in Madikwe, and so we get to see many nocturnal animals on our game drives, after a beautiful sunset. Here is our monthly report from the bush, with statistics for May 2017.

For the first time, in May we installed our new GoPro cameras on the safari vehicle, and we created a summary of various animal observations (watch the video). This gives you a visual impression of what our guests have experienced with us.

The statistical values ​​of unforgettable animal sightings were again very good in the last month. The chances of seeing a particular mammal from the dangerous "Big 5" on a game drive were as follows: Elephant (95%), Lion (55%), White Rhino (45%), Buffalo (40%), Leopard (15%).

Although the score of the Leopard was relatively low, we enjoyed some very special sightings. Once we found this beautiful cat eating at a kill, another time calling, and a third time hunting. If you consider that leopards are shy animals, to observe them with no stress was a really fantastic experience.

A rather unusual discovery was a puff adder, which is a venomous viper species found in savannah and grassland

In June it gets dark early so we could see special, nocturnal animals, when we were on the way back to the lodge on the afternoon game drive. Quite often we found a chameleon hanging in a tree, or a bushbaby, a spotted genet, or a wildcat.