Lions abound at Rhino River Lodge
Written by Claire Birtwhistle Dashing up a dusty road in the Zululand Rhino Reserve, none of us minded the bumpy ride as our guide, Kyle, had promised us a lion sighting. It had been a slow start to the morning drive and when we heard that there was a pride of lions not too far, we […]
King of the Jungle
Stereotypes are way too simple, you know: black rhino are shy and retiring, the lion is the king of the jungle … ranger Frances Hannah explains that what you expect is not always what you get. I was approaching a block of open plane grassland, the male lion and lioness were well hidden in the […]
Meet the cubs …
Meeting your offspring for the first time can be quite an event – even if you are a lion, as our ranger Frances Hannah explains. We found the three big brothers slumped lazily by the dam. It was early morning and the air was still so I didn’t expect much from these lazy lumps of […]