August 2009

Southern Pride Kills Five Buffalos in 30 Seconds

August 31, 2009

It was early in the evening when the lions were found on the move by the open grasslands of the Castleton/Sparta break. Tails flicking and eyes set straight forward, it was evident that they were on the hunt. As the late August night sky set in, the Southern Pride moved towards a herd of buffalo. Sensing an opportunity the pride moved quickly and isolated a buffalo calf from the rest of herd. With stealth, strength and masterful agility the lionesses brought the calf down and ended its life.

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Leopards Found Mating this Morning at Londolozi

August 30, 2009

Mike Miller and Freddy Ngobeni had heard about the mating pair of leopards at Tortoise Pan late last night and were subsequently intrigued enough to see if they could locate them this morning. As leopards typically mate every 15 – 20 minutes over a 3 – 4 day period, the mating pair were still by the pan in the morning. As they approached the pan, Freddy caught sight of the female walking towards the male. Below is the footage that they captured of the mating pair.

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The Dudley Riverbank Female has a new litter.

August 29, 2009

Dudley Riverbank Female was recently located walking along the road.  She had clearly just eaten and was making her way towards a small pan in the south east of the reserve.  This came as no surprise, however when she continued to walk on past the pan after drinking, we realized that something was out of [...]

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The Tsalala Pride fights amongst each other for food

August 27, 2009

A snort from an impala gave away the presence of lion. Baboons went berserk and raced for safety in any tree available as one lioness charged into the previously peaceful scene. The racket caused by the baboons sent the antelope in all directions and this galvanized the 2 remaining lionesses into action. In a split second one lioness had grabbed a young female neatly by the throat and the other plucked a ram from the air and dumped it to the ground. She hadn’t bothered with the throat but rather paralyzed it with a bite to the back.
She dragged this with supreme strength past the vehicle and down into a donga. We worked our vehicle in there and watched as 8 cubs began the noisy battle for a meal.

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Londolozi Olympian

August 24, 2009

I am not talking of the Olympians doing gymnastics or running the hundred meters, although he does enjoy running after the ball on the soccer field. I am talking about Siyabulela Kobo although most of us know him as Siya. He is our Executive Sous Chef and Londolozi Olympian who will be representing South Africa at the 2012 Olympics. Siya is part of Culinary Team South Africa and one of eighteen chefs chosen to showcase their skills and compete against many other countries for the coveted Gold Medal.

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20:20 – A new vision in the bush

August 21, 2009

A few months ago, Londolozi received a visit from an eye doctor. I know I should be careful with a statement like this – because there is a significant difference between ophthalmologists and optometrists, but I didn’t bother to have my eyes tested and so I can’t verify which of the specialists we had. Anyway, several of the staff here are now happily bespectacled and some have even gone for corrective laser surgery and for now at least – we are all seeing a little better.

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Happy Birthday – Mandela’s Way

August 15, 2009

In 1990 we were afforded the great honour of introducing Nelson Mandela to the natural world. Indeed it was under his inspiration that an integrated safari and conservation development model which leads the world into the age of restoration has been created ,a model which promotes the Londolozi vision of —right relations between people earth and its wild inhabitants.

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Londolozi Game Reserve Video

August 12, 2009

Londolozi is one of the original pioneering lodges of the ecotourism industry in South Africa and an unashamedly family run, stand alone operation.

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The First Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle – Part 2

August 12, 2009

Londolozi is one of the original pioneering lodges of the ecotourism industry in South Africa and an unashamedly family run, stand alone operation.

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The First Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle – Part 1

August 12, 2009

Last month, I took out Ross and Renee Parry Davies – guests who first visited Londolozi in 1974. The virgin bush is much the same but this time their game drive was in a solar-powered Land Rover!

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