How Old is That Lion? Part 2
In my previous blog about “How Old is That Lion?” I focused on a few different ways to estimate the age of cubs in particular. Now it is time to …
In my previous blog about “How Old is That Lion?” I focused on a few different ways to estimate the age of cubs in particular. Now it is time to …
For close to a month we had had no sign of the cub of the Makomsava female. Some had started losing hope that the cub was still alive, until Tayla …
Over the last few weeks you may have noticed two bright lights just above the horizon in the early evening sky when looking in a south-westerly direction. These are not …
A couple of lion tracking expeditions took place this week, some successful and some not. Hyenas featured strongly as did the ever-present elephant herds. Summer is in full swing at …
To be away from Londolozi for eight months was difficult, to say the least, especially when you’re watching the daily sightings on the blog and social media. Put it this …
“It’s a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together” … I read this quote most mornings when I am in the back of Varty Camp. I am …
Dean de la Rey and I were out early, hoping to find the Mhangeni pride which no one had found the previous evening. They had been down in the southern …
When one delves deeper into the animal kingdom – and more specifically their social structures – we realise more than ever that humans are really not that far removed from …
It’s always wonderful to be in the bush at a this time of year as there is an abundance of new life everywhere you look. I don’t even have to …
Less than five minutes. That’s how long it took for a wildebeest calf to get to its feet for the first time. Granted it’s usually not quite as quick as …
We take an amazing peek inside the nest of a hornbill to see the newly hatched chicks, and catch up with the Tsalala lioness and her daughter on a wildebeest …
As you walk past the Londolozi Creative Hub at the moment there’s often a familiar hum, a tapping of a foot to a tune or even a whistle. A song …
Although survival is always the name of the game in the wild, the vulnerability of the many newborns, hatchlings, fledglings, calves, lambs and whatever other diminutive animal is out there …
We have been really lucky with sightings of wild dogs as of late, hence why I headed out into the bush early one morning to find the pack we had …
A great week with many leopards, lions hunting buffalo and a myriad of smaller creatures that bring the bush to life in Summer. Enjoy this Week in Video…