Sabie Stories, Next Door To The Kruger
A Leopard in my house! ... In Sabiepark terms this was no unusual or frightening occurrence, it began to dawn on me. In fact, spotting a leopard is considered a bonus.
Sabiepark Surprises ... Crusty elephants from Kruger Park have had residents trapped for hours or scampering back home -- minus their dignity.
Lions in Sabiepark ...Two other confrontations with lions in the annals of Sabiepark Crabtree won’t forget in a hurry!
The Wild beest ... Leopard, lion, elephant, buffalo. And now rhino. The Big Five – all of them – in our very own Sabiepark. How about a high five, I suggest to Tokkie
Great Discoveries ... On 3 July we continued our journey through the Kruger Gate to Skukuza and then northwards to Satara and Elephant Camp.
Sabie Park Ukuthula ... That afternoon we went for a walk and met an elephant just beyond the boundary fence. We also saw a newly born impala lamb, a small giraffe which drank and an impala
Sabie Park and Kruger Game Park ... One pleasant discovery led to another. Even at that first visit, our eyes opened. We looked at the Game Park South Africa through new eyes.
Bringing Down Ukuthula ... The name Ukuthula had to be removed. It’s a pretty name, but impersonal.
Bush babies come to eat ... Bush-babies are most active during the first two to three hours of the evening. Every evening at dusk their bush cabaret is on the programme.
Fond of bananas ... Tokkie and I only discovered on our sixteenth Sabiepark holiday just how fond the thick tailed variety is of bananas.
Bush babies Pee on their hands ... I heard that bush-babies pee on their hands for a better grip. That explains the fresh droplets every morning on Colin table and the stoep.
A Dead frog ... Later on Tokkie saw something on the stoep – a frog she presumed. She urged it on with her foot but it would not leap.
Bush baby finds shelter in a shoe ... One of them even made himself comfortable in one of my tattered Green Cross sandals. My resourceful friend Jan Scholtz baptised it “Journeys’ end”. The little creature fitted perfectly into the hollow for my toe.
How The Ewe Got Involved In a Serious Fight With The Python Snake ... The ewe seemed to be involved in a serious fight with the snake. The brave little duiker ran down the bank and kicked at it.
Help For The Little Lamb Caught By a Snake In The Kruger Park ... The duiker ewe watched as if hypnotised, while Dawie picked up her baby and carried it to the lapa.
The Kruger National Park Is A Good Place To See The Duiker And Ewe ... When they arrived at Sabiepark Kruger park, one year later, a fully grown duiker ewe approached them from the bush.
A Python in Big Crisis and Duiker Killed in Sabie Park ... Later on we heard from Handa Zeller that a python was in the process of devouring a duiker, when a leopard attacked it.
Sabie Park Gets 5 Lion Visitors and What A Stir They Caused! ... A pride of lion in our midst. A male, two females, one of which is a teenager, and two cubs had infiltrated from the Game Reserve. Within the first few hours they had killed a young giraffe.
Are You Also Passionate About Seeing The Big Five, How About Adding A Giraffe To The Number? ... Lion feed. A cute long neck pony with knobbly knees, photographed shortly before it became lion breakfast.
For The Giraffe Of Sabiepark One Needs To Have A Special Measure Of Sympathy, Learn Why! ... Sabiepark feels like a safe haven where a giraffe feels safe enough to fold his long stilts under him at any time during the day or night.
Why Vets From Skukuza Find It Hard To Offer Help To The Wounded Sabie Park Giraffe's? ... Vets from Skukuza at times had to hurry to the aid of giraffe patients after unscrupulous poachers had struck
How It Felt To Be On The Wrong Side Of The Two Elephant Bulls Peacefully Picking Their Dinner ... The young man wanted to whisper but the announcement was so loud that the first elephant cocked its ears. Marisa told: “Moments ago we were in a hurry and hungry. Now we were paralysed.
Interesting Confrontations With Elephants That Oftenly Invaded The Kruger Park ... When elephants fight, they fight with passion. When they play they do so with contagious joy. That elephants have a pleasant sense of humour I saw for myself.
We Found The Perfect Place To Watch Elephants Play and Fight In The Kruger Gate ... Her day was made when, late one afternoon, she encountered some elephants on the sand bank near the hippo pool.
Great and Unbelievable Traits Of The Snake, Scorpion and Spider ... Take a snake, a scorpion and a spider. Add a mouse, a frog and a lizard. It sounds like an exotic bush-recipe for a Chinese dish.
The Closest Human Confrontation Between An Overly Brave Young Visitor & A Black Mamba. ... One snake-human confrontation was between an overly brave young visitor and a black mamba.
Scorpions & Spiders Are Too Clever For Any Strategy Which We Can Contrive ... A few amateur snakes will not fool them. At any impossible time and impossible place, they make unwelcome appearances.
There Are 80 000 Kinds Of Insects In South Africa, & We Have Discovered Some Of The Strangest in The Bush land ... Bugs which certainly don’t contribute towards better relations with the some 80 000 kinds of insects in South Africa, are stinkbugs.
When The Black On White of Sabiepark Come To Visit, They Can Also Creep Into Your Heart ... Sabiepark’s emblem is a zebra head. A large specimen adorns the thatched main entrance.
What Is The Major Difference Between A Quagga And A Zebra? Also Find Other Zebra's Exciting Stories From The Sabiepark ... The difference between a zebra and a quagga (the name quagga is an imitation of the sound all zebras make) presents a poser.
Life In The Kruger Park Bush Is Wonderful, Especially If You Have Fire and Meat ... “Fire fun” is the title of this chapter. An innocent fire, however, is not always pleasurable.
What Makes A Great Fire & A Lekker Braai In South African Bush ... My own fire, a fire above all fires, was really a team effort.
Secrets About The Sabiepark Warthog and Their Characteristics To Help ... A warthog was making a nuisance of itself by interfering with our activities: “Blighter, if you upset my Weber, I’ll really be fed up.
Research On Warthog Food & Feeding & The Reason Why Warthogs Are Decreasing in the Kruger Park ... But if a warthog is hungry, its patience is very precarious. In 2001 and again in 2003 boys had to be rushed to hospital when their feeding of warthogs took a wrong turn.
Learn About The Different Types of Birds You Will Find When Visiting The Sabiepark ...
Who Said Bird-Watching Is For Sissies? Definitely not in Sabie park Mpumalanga ... The endless whistles, coos, screeches, croaks, quacks, calls, chirps and cries can cause much speculation.
Visit Sabiepark And Enjoy The Presence of Impala's, Kudu's and Bushbucks ... Every time a kudu bull comes to Tarlehoet, I’m grateful that I only use a camera as a hunting weapon.
Incredible Stories About The Kudus & Impalas Of Sabieparks... Impalas always seem energetic and filled with the joys of life. If you should meet one that appears unhappy, something is amiss
A farmers fear| Flood attacks Sabiepark and leaves animals dispread ... Sabiepark Was In The Midst Of A Disastrous Volume Of Water & Extensive Damage Was Done To The River Bank
Do The Footprints Belong To A Hyena Or Could They Be The Prints Of A Leopard? ... Take the hyena for example. It is by far the ugliest predator. It cannot be mistaken for anything else. But its footprints are confusing. Do the prints indeed belong to a hyena or could they be the prints of a leopard?
A Personal Relationship With A Dangerous Animal Makes For Regular Excitement In The Kruger Park ... WHAT’s for dinner? Helena the hyena inspecting the fire at Tarlehoet
Why The Sabiepark People Love the Bush? ... Something of which we, the inhabitants of Tarlehoet, are very proud is our very own “kreepy-krauly” – ideal for the bush. It works without electricity.
What A Great Life We Had In The Wild! ... The khaki outfits in my bush wardrobe are really my “best” wear for expeditions to Skukuza or Hazyview, and reserved for church or business.
Their impudence and lawlessness label baboons as the Mafia of the animal kingdom...Find out why? ... A real, full-blown baboon onslaught, with all its disadvantages, was not long in coming. Only a few months later, a team of them went through our home “like a dose of salts”.
There Is Only One Way To Get Connected In Skukuza, Kruger National Park ... Officially, our Sabiepark postal address is PO Skukuza. The main rest camp of the Kruger Park is not only our post office, however. Unofficially, it is also our laundry, our general dealer, our filling station, our internet connection, our golf course, our doctor and our church.
Skukuza Connection Is The answer To Any Communication you might Need To Make ... Skukuza’s golf course was for a long time accessible only to Kruger residents and their friends. A few years ago, the course was opened to the general public. Warning signs such as “Beware of lions”, “Beware of crocodiles”, etc.
Sabiepark Information On The Dangerous Water Predators The Hippopotamus & the Crocodile ... A sensible person will be wide awake to avoid a grazing hippo, or a mother and calf. The hippopotami amphibius hate to be surprised. Be double on the alert near an old bull or old cow. The older they grow, the shorter grow their fuses.
Hippos Discovered New Pastures In Sabiepark ... Well, Mr. Hippo did not tell lies about the why’s and wherefore’s of his preference for water. It is, indeed, as he had explained, for protection. For those times that he has to spend out of the water, his body produces its own built-in sun block.
Many Tributes To Sabiepark, by Different Poets & Authors, Who have Places Of Honour On Walls ... The game, the bird life, the trees, trees, trees; the thickly wooded banks of one of South Africa’s most beautiful rivers – these jewels speak to one in a tongue which falls sweetly upon ear AND heart.
Sabiepark Is Accurately Described As “Only A Lion’s Roar From Kruger Gate ... Things in the bush which are calling, Zaza described Sabiepark accurately as “only a lion’s roar from Kruger Gate”. The “houses and thatched roofs (here) are simply built around a large tree, embracing it.
Leopards Are Fond Of Sabiepark! That's How Operation L Begun in Sabiepark ... The abundance of game is ideal for hunting. Fresh water is plentiful. The veld is thickly wooded. By day, the bush, offers lots of hiding-places. The leopards seem to have an affinity for Tarlehoet too
A Bit of Heaven in the Kruger Park ... Piet van Wyk’s Field Guide to the Trees of Kruger National Park will assist the reader to discover and enjoy the wealth of our trees