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23/06/2024

While watching a Snow Leopard was walking away from his kill a Red Fox arrived to scavenge from the kill. The Snow Leopard noticed this and ran full speed to chase off a Red Fox.

Watching these animals in their natural habitat is something that no words can describe and a must for wildlife lovers.

Join us in February 2025 for an extraordinary adventure in the mesmerizing landscapes of Ladakh as we search for the elusive Snow Leopard and captivating Pallas’s Cats.

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14/06/2024

Throwback to when the Tavangumi male was hot on the heals of the Tsemba male Leopard. We had found the two of them at a kill site and after the Tsemba male had moved on, the Tavangumi male trailed his scent and made sure that he was out of his territory.

For your chance to capture these stunning animals and more, join us on our Sabi Sand Big Cat Photo Safaris to Elephant Plains Game Lodge in 2025

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12/06/2024

A rather displeased Kambula Lioness, after one of the cubs interrupted her sleep in order to suckle.

🐱 Kambula Lion Pride Members
📍 Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa

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11/06/2024

The Plaque Rock Female (2018 - 2024)

Thanks for all the memories. It was an absolute pleasure watching and photographing you over the past few years.

Unfortunately, this gorgeous cat was killed by Lions, leaving behind a tiny cub. Such is the harsh reality of the wild, where beauty and brutality coexist.

07/06/2024

A peak into a superior tent at Umkumbe Bush Lodge, Sabie Game Reserve, South Africa.

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05/06/2024

Most herds of Elephants that one can encounter within the Sabi Sands are habituated towards the presence of vehicles. This not only allows us to have close up sightings, but also to capture details of them that would otherwise be difficult to capture from a distance.

📍 Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa

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04/06/2024

Elephants are known for stripping the bark of trees to get to the cambium layer of the tree. Here, an Elephant can be seen stripping the bark of a marula tree, a tree that is common within the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve.

📍 Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa

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03/06/2024

With her kill secured in a nearby tree, this female Leopard contemplates her next move.

🐆 Stone Drift Female Leopard
📍 MalaMala Game Reserve, South Africa

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02/06/2024

Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa
29 May 2024
Day 5 - Safari 8 Highlights with Pravir Patel

Our plan for the final safari was to head towards and area where a young male Leopard (Nhenhe) was seen with a kill the night before by some other people. When we got into the area, he was resting on a log and posing beautifully. He later moved on and lay in some tall grass. His kill was gone, and we suspect he may have dropped it sometime over night or earlier that morning and was stolen by Hyaenas.

A call came in on the radio that a female Leopard was seen milling about further east from us, and so we decided to head over to see her. When we got into the sighting, she (Ntsumie female) was moving very slowly in every direction possible. We suspect she was hunting Scrub Hares or Mongooses. She then moved onto the road and walked for a bit before finding a spot to rest.

Our last highlight was of 2 male Lions (Talamati male and Black Dam coalition male) having an argument on a termite mound. The younger of the two (Talamati male) seemed to have an upper hand as they growled at each other, as the other male (Black Dam male) went into a slightly submissive posture. The younger one then began to scent mark on the termite mound right in front of the other male, and slowly moved off. They were in the presence of a few Lionesses (members of the Nkuhuma pride) about 50 metres away, but we couldn’t see them.

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02/06/2024

Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa
28 May 2024
Day 4 - Safari 6 & 7 Highlights with Pravir Patel

Our morning and afternoon safaris could not have been any different. The morning safari was action packed from the get go, whereas the afternoon safari saw us searching high and low for animals.

The morning started off with a male and female Lion (Plains Camp coalition and Nkuhuma Pride lioness) resting very close to camp. Another male and female were in the bushes close by, but these 2 were not resting all the time, as they were a mating pair. Once the mating pair got up and started moving, we decided to follow as they would provide us with a bit more action than the couple that were resting.

The mating couple moved across the Manyeleti River and stumbled upon another 2 Lionesses from the same pride. We were lucky to have witnessed them mating a few times out in the open with unobstructed views.

After about an hour and 45 minutes spent with the Lions, we decided to move on. We had a brilliant sighting of a breeding herd of Elephants close to the Lions, and as always, were thoroughly entertained by a tiny calf.

Our last highlight was an old male Lion (Northern Avoca - Mohawk) resting in an open area. Over the past 4 years I’ve seen this male many times in many parts of the northern Sabi Sands and MalaMala, and he looked in great condition throughout. But age has caught up with him and his physical condition was not great this time around.

As I mentioned before, the afternoon safari was extremely quiet. We tried relocating on the number of Lions we had seen during the morning drive but to no avail. The only highlight was a Verreaux’s Eagel Owl with a Crested Francolin kill.

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01/06/2024

Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa
27 May 2024
Day 3 - Safari 4 & 5 Highlights with Pravir Patel

Our main highlight for the morning drive was following a large male Leopard (Tortoise Pan) as he was on a scent marking mission. To our surprise, a young female Leopard (we suspect the Thumbela female) came sprinting out of the grass a few metres away from him as he was moving along. He couldn’t care less and carried on walking away. Our sighting of the female was extremely brief, and we decided to follow the large male after the encounter.

Our afternoon drive brought about an extremely rare sighting, thanks to great spotting skills by our guide Darryn. While driving, he quickly picked up that an Elephant had whitish hair on its tail rather than black. That only meant one thing, an albino Elephant. A first for me, as well as for all my guests. I’ve seen photos online of individuals seen in the Kruger NP and Greater Kruger, so I was excited to now be able to capture some photos of one as well.

We then moved far east towards an area where a male Leopard was seen climbing up a tree. When we got to the sighting, we found him (Red Hawk male) resting up a Marula tree. We waited patiently for him to come down and he eventually came down just after the sun had set.

Our last highlight was of an African Wild Cat. It was tough to take photos of it as it was very shy and it was walking in tall grass, but encountering one is uncommon so we counted ourselves lucky even though photographic opportunities were limited.

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01/06/2024

Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa
26 May 2024
Day 2 - Safari 2 & 3 Highlights with Pravir Patel

Our morning experience started well before we jumped onto the vehicle, as we could hear Lions roaring very close to the lodge. Once on drive, we picked up on the tracks of 2 males Lions. We tracked them for a long time, and with the help of another Elephant Plains guide and tracker, the 2 Lions (Plains Camp coalition) were found on the move. They were on a serious mission, and were moving straight towards the boundary with another section of the reserve. We just managed to capture a few photos of them before they crossed the boundary.

Our next highlights was 3 Lionesses (members of the Nkuhuma Pride) relaxing. Unlike the male we had viewed earlier, these females were in no rush to get anywhere, as they spent the morning relaxing and taking it easy.

The afternoon drive was very quiet. We drove towards an area far east of the lodge as 3 Wild Dogs were seen a bit earlier, but once we got there, they had crossed into another property. Luckily for us, a few Elephant sightings kept us busy as we were searching for some big cats.

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31/05/2024

31/05/2024

Elephant Plains Game Lodge, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa
25 May 2024
Day 1 - Safari 1 Highlights with Pravir Patel

Our first highlight was a Southern African Python. It was relaxing in the fork of a Knobthorn Tree before making its way into a hollow part of the tree. It was amazing to see how such a large snake just disappeared out of plain sight within a matter of seconds.

After an incredible Python encounter, we spent the rest of the drive with a young male Leopard (Nhenhe) as he was relaxing at first before getting mobile looking for something to hunt. He later found a herd of Impalas, but his inexperience may have costed him, as the Impalas soon caught onto his intentions and ran away.

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30/05/2024

Kruger National Park, South Africa
24 - 25 May 2024
Day 9 & 10 Safari Highlights Pravir Patel

Day 9 was a long drive from Pafuri Camp to Olifants Camp. There was not much to shout about, except for a sightings of well over a hundred Elephants at a waterhole. It was a sight to behold as multiple herds had turns to drink and bath themselves with some mud.

The next day was our last day in the Kruger National Park, and we had to get out of the park before midday in order to head to our next destination (Sabi Sands). Our highlight for the drive was coming across 6 Lion cubs very close to Orpen Gate where we were going to exit. We spent well over 1 hour waiting for them to emerge from the tall grass, only having a brief glimpse of a few whenever they lifted their heads. We were glad to have also seen a leucistic cub amongst the “normal” cubs. They then rewarded us with a spectacular sighting as they all came onto the road to relax, unfazed by the presence of vehicles. What a way to end our 10 day trip into the Kruger National Park!

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29/05/2024

Kruger National Park, South Africa
21 - 23 May 2024
Day 6, 7 & 8 Safari Highlights with Pravir Patel

The next few days was all about massive herds of Elephants and Buffalos. The rivers around Shingwedzi and in the Pafuri region was teaming with herbivores of all sizes. We were on the lookout for the elusive Eland and rare Roan Antelope as well, but unfortunately they were keeping a low profile.

On an early morning drive out of Pafuri Camp we spotted a very skittish Leopard running across the road and bolting into the thickets. The sighting only lasted a few seconds and it was impossible to capture a single photograph of it. Nevertheless, seeing a Leopard in the Pafuri region happens once in a blue moon, so we counted ourselves extremely lucky.

Another special sighting was of a Honey Badger, but just like the Leopard, it didn’t hang around for any photos.

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29/05/2024

Kruger National Park, South Africa
20 May 2024
Day 5 Safari Highlights with Pravir Patel

Day 5 was a long one, as we moved from Satara to Shingwedzi much further north. We first drove along the area where we had seen the 3 males Lions (including the leucistic male) from the night before, but unfortunately they were nowhere to be seen. We did however manage to come across 13 other Lions in 2 different sightings while looking for them. So we counted ourselves lucky even though we didn’t see the 3 individuals we went out searching for.

The rest of the drive up north brought about some special antelope species such as Tsessebe and Sharpe’s Grysboks. Elephants and Zebras were also in numbers along the way.

Our last highlight for the day was a beautiful female Leopard on the hunt along the banks of the Shingwedzi River. But she was soon interrupted by a Chacma Baboon that came chasing after her and sent her running into the Mopane Thickets.

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28/05/2024

Kruger National Park, South Africa
19 May 2024
Day 4 Safari Highlights with Pravir Patel

Day 4 was once again all about Lions. Our first sighting was of a pride resting. This pride was special, in that one of the adult Lionesses was a leucistic individual. She is part of the famous Birmingham Pride. The pride itself is much larger, but we only managed to see about 7 individuals, as the grass in which they were lying in was very tall.

To our surprise, a vehicle passing by notified us that 2 Leopards were found just up the road from the Lions. So we quickly went to view them. But unfortunately for us, we only got a very brief glimpse of 1 of them as it slinked off into the thickets. Too fast to even capture a photograph of it.

Our next Lion sighting was later that afternoon, as we encountered a male and a female resting in the shade. We were under the impression that they could potentially have been a mating pair, but we suspect we were wrong as time went by and they just carried on relaxing.

Our last Lion sighting occurred during a night drive which was conducted by SANParks. We saw 3 males very close to camp, including the now old leucistic male (Casper male) that many visitors come to Satara in the hopes of seeing. They were relaxing on the road and soon began to move towards a lone Giraffe. We let them be as we didn’t want to spoil their hunt, and carried on with the night drive.

Another highlight on the night drive was seeing an African Wild Cat. Other than that and the Lions, the drive didn’t produce any other special nocturnal sightings.

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26/05/2024

Kruger National Park, South Africa
18 May 2024
Day 3 Safari Highlights with Pravir Patel

Day 3 saw us moving from Skukuza to Satara a bit further north. We encountered two different Lion sightings along the way. The first was of a mating pair. But unlike our previous sighting of mating Lions from the day before, these two were very shy and moved off far from the road and mated a couple of times. The second Lion sighting was of 18 Lions resting next to a small pool of water in a riverbed.

The rest of the day was spent photographing general game species in the open plains of the Satara region, and we spent time with some of the larger birds that can be found in the area such as Kori Bustards, a Secretary Bird, and Ostriches.

The day ended off with 2 Lion cubs close to the camp. They were left close to the road, supposedly by their mom as she went off to hunt.

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26/05/2024

One of the many animals that can be viewed on our Snow Leopard & Pallas Cat Expeditions in Ladakh is the Red Fox.

Join us in February 2025 for an extraordinary adventure in the mesmerizing landscapes of Ladakh as we search for the elusive Snow Leopard and captivating Pallas’s Cats.

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23/05/2024

Discover the Snow Leopards of Spiti Valley!

Embark on an unforgettable adventure through the breathtaking Spiti Valley on our Snow Leopard Expedition from February 1st to 12th, 2025.

Encounter majestic Snow Leopards and other rare wildlife in their natural habitat for a truly unique experience.

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22/05/2024

The Lioness and the Pangolin.

🦁 Styx Pride Young Lioness
📍 Umkumbe Bush Lodge, Sabie Game Reserve, South Africa

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22/05/2024

‘Light & Shadows’ on safari at SUJÁN JAWAI captured by


SUJÁN JAWAI, Jawai Bandh, Rajasthan 🇮🇳

21/05/2024

While Jaguars are the main focus on our Pantanal Photo Tour in Brazil, regular sightings of Giant Otters make for very interesting viewing.

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Dates: 01-10 September 2025

🐆 Main Focus: Witness majestic Jaguars in their natural habitat

🦜 Explore: Encounter a variety of animals and birds unique to the Pantanal ecosystem

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19/05/2024

Jawai Bandh, India
05 - 08 March 2024
Safari Highlights with Pravir Patel

Jawai is an incredibly special place, in that it might just be the only place on Earth where one can truly say that Humans and Leopards coexist peacefully. The Leopards here have also adapted to living in rocky, arid landscapes, which is a stark contrast to the usual forest habitats in which they occur across the rest of India and other parts of Asia.

Every single one of the 9 different individuals that we saw during our stay was on, or along some sort of rocky outcrop, and they were all a stone throw away from human settlements.

We were lucky to have seen 3 cubs, 1 large male, a sub-adult male, and a few females of various ages. Photographic opportunities for all the sightings was truly amazing, and I can honestly say that Jawai is now in my top 3 best places to view and photograph leopards!

Besides the leopards, Jawai is a cultural hotspot, and witnessing the local Rabari herdsmen herding their livestock on a daily basis and just going about life surrounded by the leopards is truly astonishing.

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18/05/2024

Kruger National Park, South Africa
16 - 17 May 2024
Day 1 & 2 Safari Highlights with Pravir Patel

Day 1’s safari was relatively short, as we only arrived at the park in the afternoon and had about 2 hours to explore until the camp gates closed. Even though our time was limited, it brought about a sighting our guests will never forget. A Pangolin! Our driver guide, Bradley, spotted it right next to the road. Visual may have been limited due to the tall grass and its shy nature, but we weren’t complaining and my guests knew just how special the sighting was.

The morning safari on Day 2 was relatively quiet. We were out for about 5 hours and only saw a few distant Elephants, a breeding herd of Buffalos, 2 Spotted Hyaenas, and the usual general game species. The big cats eluded us.

The afternoon game drive brought about different luck, as we had an amazing sighting of some Buffalos, a mating pair of Lions, and well over 100 hundred Elephants all along the Sand River, all within a span of about 2 kilometres.

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15/05/2024

A Leopard emerges from its cave as the day begins to cool down.

📍 SUJÁN Jawai, Jawai Bandh, India

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14/05/2024

🐆 Exciting News 🐆

The young Jaguar that we had the opportunity to name Tingana through Jaguar Identification Project - Wetland Reseach Center Inc. has been confirmed by Helena as a male. Thanks, Helena, for sharing the video with us! Tingana is pictured here to our right.

Join us on our 2025 Pantanal Photo Tour in Brazil from 01-10 September, and perhaps you too can get a chance to view and photograph Tingana, the young male Jaguar. Proceeds from every spot sold contribute to the conservation efforts of the Jaguar ID Project.

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