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The Lion Dynamics after the Flood

January 30, 2012
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After a lengthy break from the bush it is wonderful to be back. I have returned to a very different landscape having missed the monumental floods nearly two weeks ago. I drove around yesterday and am simply amazed by how the area along the river has changed so dramatically. Over the next few days whilst [...]

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Londolozi Christmas 2010

November 30, 2010
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IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR EFFORTS AND IN THE TRADITION OF OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS VIDEO: WE PRESENT………FROM THE BUSHVELD FILM STUDIOS OF LONDOLOZI, SOUTH AFRICA ……. TO OUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE WORLD……..THE LONG AWAITED, THE INCREDIBLE, THE UNFORGETTABLE, THE UPLIFTING…….NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON SCREEN —– “ LONDOLOZI…CHRISTMAS VIDEO 2010”

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No Love Lost: Nyelethi Update

November 22, 2010
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The remains of a young impala ram were hooked over a branch in the Jackalberry tree. As we looked up the guests gasped in unison at the realization that we had stumbled upon a leopard kill. Only when the Crested Francolins began alarming and the small Nyelethi young female leopard walk down the game trail did my heart started to beat with excitement! Having earlier seen male leopard tracks in the vicinity I now knew there were possibly two leopards in the area…

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How To Compose Symphonic Wildlife Photographs

October 22, 2010
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Let me save you a lot of trouble in trying to get good photographs by providing you with a simple outline of how to compose your pictures so that they consistently look great. You will be surprised how these little tricks can hugely improve your photographs and give them a professional edge.

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Here is a Quick Way to Forget your Worries

October 18, 2010
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A stone’s throw from where the landrovers leave for game drive ( Varty Camp car park): a Green Backed Heron sits on her nest. Here on the north eastern corner of Camp Dam she has begun the annual spring ritual of rearing young. This time, however, it’s different because she’s let us in on the [...]

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A Brief History of the Tsalala Pride

October 13, 2010
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After our previous blog post on The Demise of the Tsalala Pride, former Londolozi Head Ranger, Oliver Sinclair, wrote up a brief history of the Tsalala Pride to fill in the gaps for our readers who want to gain a deeper understanding of this prides history…

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The Demise of the Tsalala Pride

October 11, 2010
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She was discovered in a heap by the hyena den. One of the young Tsalala lionesses was badly beaten up, bleeding, drifting in and out of consciousness. Barely able to stand, she would muster a growl only when the six hyenas surrounded her. A kilometer away, her three sisters lay out in the open on the airstrip having run from the violent encounter the previous night. Fragmented, beaten and lean from the winter months, a once formidable pride of lions is now struggling to regroup. Could this be the demise of the Tsalala Pride…

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An Elephant Birth for an Elephant Whisperer

September 30, 2010
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Martha Beck must have a strange attraction for elephants. The last time she was at Londolozi she had an interesting conversation with our ‘resident’ bull (Nightshift) and this time around she watched an elephant cow give birth in the Sand River right beneath her room. Whatever this attraction is, we don’t mind as it allows us to gain greater insight into the lives of elephants and enhance our already respectful relationships with them…

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The Difference: 1990 and 2010

September 23, 2010
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The 24th of September is South Africa’s National Heritage Day. It is a day which encourages South Africans across the spectrum to celebrate the rich and diverse heritage on which our country exists. There are many things to celebrate from the cultural traditions and historical buildings to the unspoiled wilderness making this day a significant event in every South African’s calender. But the bigger question that I am usually asked by my guests is what South Africa is really like at the moment….

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What Happens When an Elephant Dies

January 11, 2010

An elephant bull was killed in a fight with another bull. The week after his death was an incredible time to watch what happens after an elephant passes away. Warning: Not for sensitive viewers. To view the full post and video click on the heading.

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Days of our Lives

November 6, 2009

One of the unexpected perks of guiding is on the job learning. I’m not talking about observing wild ways and adding that to the repertoire of guide speak – I’m thinking more about what you, the guest, teaches us.

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First ever footage of the Dudley Riverbank Female Leopard and Cub

September 4, 2009

The Dudley Riverbank Female and her one cub was caught on video for the first time this last week. Adam Bannister and James Siwela found the leopards in the south-eastern corner of the reserve and managed to get a shot of the female with her cub.

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