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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #34

James Tyrrell November 8, 2020 18

Small birds, tiny lion cubs and a crazy wild dog chase. This week was full of variety at Londolozi Game Reserve… Enjoy this Week in Video…

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The Week in Pictures #464

James Tyrrell November 6, 2020 21

The proliferation of life at this time every year is utterly astounding. It’s the birds that have really stolen the show over the last ten days; nests have been discovered …

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The Tsalala Lions: Still Alive and Well. For Now

James Tyrrell November 4, 2020 27

The Tsalala female and her daughter dodged a proverbial bullet a few days ago, walking within 100 metres of the full Nkuhuma Pride where they were lying above the Manyelethi …

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Ntsevu Lion Cub Gets Carried

Guy Brunskill November 3, 2020 23

We had received reports that one of the females part of the Ntsevu pride had recently given birth to a new litter. None of us had yet seen any of …

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Eagle vs. Owl

James Tyrrell November 2, 2020 11

Driving down the Maxabene Riverbed looking for owls, we were thrilled to suddenly see a Verreaux’s Eagle Owl take off from a Tamboti grove we were approaching. It landed a …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #33

James Tyrrell November 1, 2020 13

A week of amazing sightings – of leopards in particular – some elephants being fussy drinkers, and a stakeout that didn’t quite go according to plan… Enjoy this Week in …

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Habituating a Leopard Cub

James Tyrrell October 31, 2020 19

It’s a beautiful thing winning the trust of a wild animal, especially one as enigmatic and vulnerable as a leopard cub. It’s certainly not that they begin to trust you, …

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Lion Follow-Up

James Tyrrell October 28, 2020 25

A couple of days ago we wrote about the Ntsevu pride starting to splinter as the lionesses start giving birth to new litters, and the Othawa male was thrown into …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #32

James Tyrrell October 25, 2020 20

We continue where we left off last week, on site with some members of the Nkuhuma pride near where they had their buffalo kill. The we join some Nyala, some …

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Slow Down

James Tyrrell October 20, 2020 22

With the world opening up again, albeit slowly, and Londolozi already open to South African guests, I wonder how people feel to be returning to the bush. If you’re still …

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Did Lockdown Affect the Wildlife?

James Tyrrell October 19, 2020 20

Short answer: No, it didn’t. Sure the Finfoot female made a couple of kills actually within the bounds of the camp, and was regularly seen by the staff in camp …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #31

James Tyrrell October 18, 2020 14

Elephants and lions were the main theme this week, with an utterly spectacular sighting of the Nkuhuma pride and Avoca males in particular providing some incredible action. We also spend …

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The Week in Pictures #461

Pete Thorpe October 16, 2020 19

First up, the answer to yesterday’s Bird ID Challenge… It was a Lappet-faced Vulture. It was a tough one as there are a number of big brown birds flying around …

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What Bird is This? #29

James Tyrrell October 15, 2020 17

This is a fairly large bird. I think that’s fairly obvious given its size relative to the tree in the foreground. I won’t say much more than that. It’s tricky …

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The Euphoria of Viewing Elephants on Foot

Guy Brunskill October 14, 2020 25

Ranger Pete Thorpe and I were following tracks of a pair of lions in the eastern part of Londolozi; a beautiful area which has two beautiful view points overlooking the …

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