Londolozi’s Nightlife: Part 1
Picture yourself watching a sunset- the warmth of the last sun’s rays on your skin, the cold of the first gin and tonic in your hand. One loses track of …
Picture yourself watching a sunset- the warmth of the last sun’s rays on your skin, the cold of the first gin and tonic in your hand. One loses track of …
One thing I love the most about this job and the accompanying interactions with different people is that you get a good feel of different cultures and their perspectives on …
The harsh sound of agitated birds can easily draw one’s attention out in the bush. Little birds will make a serious racket when a perceived threat is nearby. Threats come …
In nature we see many similar looking species living in close proximity to one another yet they remain as separate species. Would cross-breeding ever be possible? Looking around camp one …
Smell is the most evocative of the 5 senses. The olfactory pathways along which scent travels are connected directly to the limbic system, which is the area of the brain …
There’s no better way to start your day in summer than waking up to the dawn chorus in the African bush. The chirp of birds, fresh floral and aromatic smells …
The first Week in Pictures for 2018… What a treat! The infamous New Years Eve party was a good attempt at keeping some of us from getting up early, but …
If you work as a guide for long enough in a Big 5 area, you’re going to get a fright or two. Some of these may just be gentle reminders …
Being my favourite animal, if there is any chance of wild dogs being found on the reserve, I am often the first to be out looking for them. However, I …
I’ve often wondered just how certain animals can stomach certain things. Taste buds play an important function in letting an animal know what is good or bad to eat. If …
Yesterday you may have read Guy Brunskill’s account of our crazy morning game drive. Below is the remainder of that story… In the frenzy, the wild dogs ran off and …
One might think that this question is a no-brainer. A kingfisher must surely be the best in the world at catching fish? I mean, they are the kingfishers. However, don’t …
A lot, it seems. For humans, communication normally equates to talking. Trees don’t talk by using language or forming words and so for many years, people have believed that it …
A week ago we saw three adult leopards in the same sighting. The scene resembled something of a soap opera with two sisters (same mother but different litters) competing for …
“I think there’s something wrong with an animal I saw on the pathway here,” a guest said to me on the Granite Camp deck a few mornings ago. “It’s one …