During Friday’s siesta, some of our guests were enjoying a panoramic view of the lagoon from our viewing deck. Suddenly the peace was shattered as a bushbuck came hurtling through the grounds, running at full speed across the grass.
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Porcupine 1, Leopard 0
Savute Safari Lodge’s resident leopard has had a string of bad luck lately. At the beginning of the month we blogged about her failure to catch a flock of roosting guinea fowl, and so more recently she seems to have changed her preferred prey.
Savute Cattle Post
Guests at Savute Safari Lodge were treated to an extra special sighting this afternoon: buffalo outside the lodge.
Sundowners turn into moonuppers
Winter is well and truly behind us at Savute Safari Lodge, with temperatures hovering perilously close to 40 degrees C already.
Cats in camp
While Savute Safari Lodge is well known for its elephants, it is building a well deserved reputation as a superb place to watch the big cats from the comfort of camp.
Happy 44th Birthday Botswana!
The 44th anniversary of Botswana’s Independence Day was celebrated in style at Savute Safari Lodge.
Lions tackle a mammoth task at Savute
Whilst we’re not complaining about the recent (and numerous) sightings of wild dogs at Savute Safari Lodge, it is with some relief that the latest report from Shane and Kim finally mentions some other inhabitants of Savute’s animal kingdom: three male lions sitting on the other side of the Savute Channel.
Savute Safari Lodge: wild dog highway
Hot on the heels of last Thursday’s wild dog sighting by the pool, tonight guests at Savute Safari Lodge once more witnessed a wild dog tearing through the grounds in pursuit of an impala.
Wild dogs spend a morning at the pool
Exactly three months ago we told a story of wild dogs chasing an impala through the workshop at Savute Safari Lodge. It’s becoming a regular route for the impala as they try and evade the wild dogs, as this morning we were paid another visit.
Late night leopards at Savute
In July we blogged about the vast numbers of elephants that can be seen, day and night, at the artificial waterhole near Savute Safari Lodge’s viewing deck. However, it’s not just the elephants that visit the lodge on a daily basis.
