Yawn and Snarl – World Lion Day

Today is World Lion Day. It's the first global campaign to celebrate the importance of the lion world wide. People tend to be very aware of the plight of animals like the rhino, the gorilla and the African penguin due to their vulnerability, but very few know that it won't take much for the lion to be … Continue reading Yawn and Snarl – World Lion Day →

Place of Glory – the KidZ edition

Going anywhere with the KidZ in a car, and that includes the local supermarket a couple of blocks from home, more often than not result in a back seat battle of some sorts. When those back seat battles start to take on epic proportions and I'm forced to stop in a cloud of dust on a dirt … Continue reading Place of Glory – the KidZ edition →

Big bull elephant

A game drive anywhere in the Addo Elephant National Park, even if its in one of the concession areas and on the other side of the mountain, isn't complete without actually seeing an elephant. So I was understandably getting a bit anxious when we were more than halfway though our morning game drive at Kuzuko and hadn't … Continue reading Big bull elephant →

Game drive or flower drive?

The wonderful winter rains we had in the Eastern Cape have turned dry arid areas into a spring wonder land. On our game drive at Kuzuko Lodge we saw the most beautiful wild flowers growing in areas that are usually brown and dry. During this specific drive we passed through a low lying area where … Continue reading Game drive or flower drive? →

Cheetah’s ostrich kill

Warning: The pictures in this post my offend sensitive visitorsOn our game drive at Kuzuko Lodge the ranger told us that the two cheetah on the reserve hadn't eaten for probably a week so the chances were good that we could encounter a kill that morning. The cheetah have collars on so we were able to … Continue reading Cheetah’s ostrich kill →

Black Rhino

After spotting lion on our evening game drive at Kuzuko Lodge, the next member of the Big 5 that we encountered was a Black Rhino about 15 minutes into our drive the next morning. I haven't seen a black rhino for ages, the last one being years ago in Addo Elephant National Park. What a … Continue reading Black Rhino →

Sunset at Kuzuko

After watching the lions at Kuzuko Lodge for a while we headed up to a lookout spot to enjoy a drink while the sun sets. We met up with the other vehicle out on the game drive and everybody were showing off their lion photos to each other... ... while waiting for the sun to go down

Kalahari the Lion

Kalahari was one of the original lions brought to the Addo Elephant National Park from the Northern Cape in 2003 to reintruduce lions into Addo. At the time Kalahari was one of the two younger males in the group of six that were brought to the park as got his name from the area from where … Continue reading Kalahari the Lion →

Biiiiigggggg Yawn

Out of all the animals in the animal kingdom the king of the jungle, or in this case the Karoo veld, must be the one with the most impressive yawn. The lion in question is Matt, one of the two male lions at Kuzuko Lodge in the Greater Addo Elephant National Park.

Kuzuko’s lions

Our first game drive at Kuzuko Lodge was a "hunt" for lions. The rest of the guests on our vehicle were all staying for two nights and had seen most of the other animals the evening before, so the ranger indicated that we were going out specifically to look for Kuzuko's two big male lions. About … Continue reading Kuzuko’s lions →