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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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Wild Dogs attack Honey Badgers at Londolozi

September 15, 2009

In the southern section of Londolozi Private Game Reserve, bordering the Kruger National Park, a pack of resident Wild Dogs discovered two honey badgers. Both aggresive animals, what ensues is an extremely rare interaction between the two very rare species that was fortunate enough to be caught on camera by James Siwela and Adam Bannister.

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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 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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