Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
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A charming two month old rhino calf – Mala Mala, South Africa 2025
A charming two month old rhino calf. Early one morning in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we came across this huge white rhino with her two month old calf. It was lovely to see the calf play with a branch of a bush and to watch it prancing around. The family...
Leopard with her two cubs play on the river bank – gorgeous big cats! – Malamala, South Africa 2025
Leopard with her two cubs play on the river bank - gorgeous big cats! In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. They had had a traumatic time the evening before as they had experienced...
Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank – MalaMala, South Africa 2025
Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
A Malachite Kingfisher catches a fish – MalaMala, South Africa 2025
A Malachite Kingfisher catches a fish. As we crossed the Sand River in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we spotted one of the most colourful and majestic kingfishers - the Malachite Kingfisher perched in the reeds above a small pool of water that contained several...
Leopard and one of her cubs play on the river bank – lovely interaction – MalaMala, South Africa 2025
Leopard and one of her cubs play on the river bank - lovely interaction. In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. One cub was resting nearby whilst the second cub could not resist...
Leopard and her very young cubs play in the long grass – MalaMala, South Africa 2025
Leopard and her very young cubs play in the long grass. The light was lovely in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa when we found this family of leopards in some long grass. This was the Piccadilly female and her two, five month old cubs. It was hilarious to see...






