Why Are Most Leopards Afraid of Water?
A recent sighting I was fortunate to witness was that of a year-old leopard cub crossing the Sand River to reach its mother on the opposite bank. Definitely a sighting …
A recent sighting I was fortunate to witness was that of a year-old leopard cub crossing the Sand River to reach its mother on the opposite bank. Definitely a sighting …
Lions, leopards, a cheetah and three wild dog packs! What more could one ask for when it comes to predator viewing? A sure highlight has got to be that of …
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the large influx of butterflies here at Londolozi. Summer in the Lowveld area of South Africa is a hub of butterfly activity. …
“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean” – Arthur C. Clarke, Author As World Wildlife Day approached us we saw that the theme of …
Leopard dynamics can cause a long-winded debate on what is true, what is false or otherwise what is calculated assumption based merely on observation. There is a good chance most …
When one talks about safari what things come to mind? For most it will be lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo – the Big Five. It will be the whoop …
“Leopards are renowned for organising their lives so as to avoid encounters with people. Unlike lions, they are furtive and solitary, appearing and vanishing like a hallucination” Mitch Reardon, Shaping …
Anyone who has been to Londolozi lately will certainly have noticed a number of additional splashes of colour to the already vibrant palate of summer in the bushveld. Whether up …
Within my soul, within my mind, there lies a place I cannot find. Home of my heart. Land of my birth. Smoke-coloured stone and flame-coloured earth. Electric skies. Shivering heat. …
If you have ever been on safari during the summer in South Africa you will be able to associate yourself with what I am about to explain and if you …
For those of you who may have been caught up in the festive season a bit too much to stay up to date with the Londolozi Blogs through December, you …
My favourite answer to this question comes from an ancient San Bushmen story: Many generations ago, in the heart of Africa, a baboon sat guarding the one and only waterhole …
Wildlife books will inform you that leopards are opportunistic animals and are predominantly Crepuscular hunters, i.e. hunting during dawn and dusk. Whilst this is their general behaviour, it is however not …
On a recent drive with well-renowned wildlife photographer, Sergey Gorshkov, we came across two large elephant bulls feeding alongside the road. Even though we were in search of a leopard, …
Summer time is when the reptiles of Londolozi are out and about. Their poikilothermic lifestyles mean they are dependant on ambient temperatures to regulate their body heat, and the warm …