Dis ‘n warm somersmiddag in die bos. Mamma Kolkat en klein Spikkeltjie se rustigheid word skielik wreed versteur. Mamma Kolkat gee ‘n waarskuwende grom en trek haar lippe oop om haar gevaarlike skerp tande te wys…
Helsim Hiëna is alweer aan die rondsluip op soek na iets om te vreet. Hy sal ‘n klein kolkatjie met een hap van sy kragtige kake, die ewigheid in stuur…
Spikkeltjie het intussen blitsig in ‘n knoppiesdoringboom ingespring. Dis nie die allerbeste boom om in te skuil nie, want die dorings sit soos hare op ‘n luiperd se rug en gryp vir Spikkeltjie vas. Gelukkig sal Helsim tweemaal dink voor hy haar daar afhaal en die ou stap maar ewe druipstert verby. Teen ‘n doringboom en ‘n grommende luiperdmamma is hy nie bestand nie…
Spikkeltjie loer angsbevange om die stam van die boom. Waar is daardie liederlike Helsim nou?
Spikkeltjie wag net vir Mamma Kolkat om ‘n teken te gee dat alles veilig is…
Na die groot skrik is daar niks wat kom by ‘n suipseltjie melk nie…
en ‘n bietjie liefkosing en moederliefde…
Nou bietjie lyf skoonlek…
en ‘n vet boslyf stukkend knyp tussen skerp tande…
Vir oulaas nog ‘n lekker souslek met mammie se skurwe tong…
Dis salig om ‘n Spikkelkatjie met so ‘n sorgsame mammie te wees.
Alle foto’s is geneem in Londolozi, Sabi-Sandwildreservaat en dis hoe die verhaal werklik afgespeel het.
Perdebytjie se nes 
Mooi verhaal bij mooie beelden weer!
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Baie dankie Trees.
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Wat heb je weer een mooi blog gemaakt.
Diervriendelijke groet,
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Baie dankie Rob.
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Hierdie fotos is uitstekend en ek hou van die verhaal wat voor ons uitspeel.
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Baie dankie, Anne.
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Ek love die verhaal, dankie rat jy dit bir ons verewig het!!
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Dankie liewe Riana.
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Oeweeeeeeeee Bytjies dit bitterlik mooi!! Daai kleintjie se ogies roep my potlode!!!
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Nou toe, haal uit die potlode! Dankie Bondeltjies.
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Dankie vir die mooi storieprentjies….dis so mooi!!
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Dankie Ria, ek waardeer jou mooi kommentaar.
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Wat een mooi verhaal én schitterende beelden!
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Baie dankie Bea.
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You’re so lucky Dina, here we’re already over the moon with one or two wolfs coming to our forests again….;-))
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I heard about the wolves and I am very excited about it. Yes we are very lucky to still have parks where these animals can roam freely. Thanks for your visit.
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Spikkeltjie kyk skoon skeel van lekkerte as sy mamma se tong hom so liefkoos – absoluut sjarmant!
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Jy lewer altyd sulke oulike kommentaar. Dankie Frannie.
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Die mama met haar jong – heerlijke foto’s !!!
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Dankie vir die besoek, Paul.
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Sjoe dis interessant. Ek keer so baie by jou. Het nie geweet hiëna is jagluiperd se vyand nie.
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Hiënas steel selfs luiperds se vangste. Dis hoekom luiperds hul prooi haastig in ‘n boom ophys. Die klein welpie is baie kwesbaar. Ander luiperds en leeus kan hom doodmaak.
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Die natuur is nie vir sussies nie.
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Beslis nie.
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Ik houd nu eenmaal van alles wat katachtig is. Mooie beelden van die dieren.
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Katagtige diere is besonders. Ek is bly jy hou van my blog. Dankie Suske.
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Die ou Helsim kan ook maar nie wegbly nie. Bly Spikkeltjie het so n goeie mamma.
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Dankie vir inloer Ineke.
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Plesiertjie. Het jou skryfsels gestuur oor meerkatte.
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Dis net te dierbaar soos die kleintjie uit die boom loer. Weereens welgedaan.
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Dankie Kameel.
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Mooi, mooi soos altyd. 💐🐆
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Dankie Erna.
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Dis die mooiste, mooi Dina!
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Baie dankie Aletta.
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Heerlijke foto’s en verhaal
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Dankie Marylou.
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Chui kidogo (baby leopard). Wow. A leopard is hard enough to find but a baby? Unique. 👏🏻
What do you say at the bottom? The photos were taken in such game reserve?
Tot ziens
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This game reserve that I mention at the bottom, is the Sabi Sand Reserve. It is right next to the famous Kruger Park and there are no fences between the two. So animals can roam freely over a much larger area. This park has seperate owners
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This is your favourite reserve, right?
Are parks privately owned in SA?
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Yes this is our favourite park. Not all parks are private. We have quite a lot of national parks, which is more affordable for South Africans to visit. The private parks are very expensive and cater mainly for overseas visitors. Since Covid, they had a big knock and with great specials, it is more affordable now. The lodges are super grand and visitors are treated like kings. These private parks do a lot for conservation and the money from overseas visitors makes it possible. It also creates work for many people.
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Dankie for the explanation. I’ve always thought with regret that Africa’s greatest resource was tourism. Just about any country in Africa. Evasion. Adventure. But they’ve never managed (with a few exceptions) to do that. Sadly.
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It used to be farms, but now every farm has a lodge that is privately owned and this one that we go to every year is named Londolozi.There are also no fences and some owners have traversing rights on other owners’ property.
You may not drive your own vehicle here and they take you right up to the animals. Fantastic experience!
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I say. I’ve never walked much in the bush. Too much of a sense that there can be a lion in that tall grass there. Must be unique,
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Nog uitstekende fotos, dit is baie inspirerend en ek lief jou byskrifte.
Die kwaliteit is baie goed, jy kan dit gerus op ‘n webwerf sit.
Ek kan nie glo dat ek nog nie ddie fotos gesien het nie.
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Dankie Linda, ek waardeer jou kuiertjies op my blog.
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