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An Afternoon With the Flat Rock Male

Chris Taylor February 18, 2021 1 20

The Flat Rock male has been rather scarce of late. We suspect that he was partly stranded north of the Sand River which until a few days ago would have …

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The Original Leopard Trackers

Alex Van Den Heever February 16, 2021 22

Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo were one of Londolozi’s most formidable ranger/tracker partnerships. Working together for many years, they introduced countless guests to the magic of the African …

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My First Time Seeing One of Londolozi’s Royal Family of Leopards

Tayla Brown February 11, 2021 1 24

There are many leopards at Londolozi. Some that we get to see regularly and then a few that are very seldom encountered; this latter group includes one particular leopard, the …

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Ticking off one of Those Guiding “Lifers”

Sean Zeederberg February 4, 2021 20

Whether it be as a guide, a well-seasoned safari goer, a first timer or an avid birder, we all have a list of things we really wish to see. These …

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The Nkuwa Female Leopard

Dean De La Rey January 28, 2021 20

Having recently gone through my photos, I discovered that almost 90 percent of my recent leopard images are of the Nkuwa female. First, some background on this leopard… Her name …

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Leopards Mating in a Riverbed

Sean Zeederberg January 21, 2021 17

As the circle of life requires both rebirth alongside death, it is fascinating how these emotional events capture our attention and we have a strong desire to witness them. It …

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The Ximungwe Female and Her Cub: A Forgotten Sighting

Nick Sims January 19, 2021 1 19

After the year that all of us have just gone through, the first few months of 2020 probably seem like lightyears away – at least that’s how it feels for …

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The Nhlanguleni Female Takes the Leap

Guy Brunskill January 7, 2021 1 15

Andrea Sithole and I had been in search of wild dogs. We had driven practically every road until we met up on the last one, which neither of us had …

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Three Leopards in a Tree

Guy Brunskill December 22, 2020 24

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 …

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The Return of the Makhotini Male

Tayla Brown December 9, 2020 1 20

We set out early one morning with the intention of trying to find a cheetah. As we got closer to where one had been seen the day before we spotted …

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The Nhlanguleni Female Explores the Sand River Boulders

Guy Brunskill December 2, 2020 1 24

It was the final morning for guests Shaun and Carolyn, who had flown 22 hours from America to stay with us for 4 days. While sipping on a hot cup …

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Where are the Makomsava Cubs?

James Tyrrell November 24, 2020 15

Ask Ranger Tayla Brown and Tracker Freddy Ngobeni; they’ve turned the area inside out looking for these elusive leopards. Summer is here and with it have come all the things …

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An Afternoon with the Xinzele Female

Nick Sims November 14, 2020 30

The last few weeks at Londolozi can only be described as superb. The recent rains coupled with the warm weather have launched the bush into summer and the sightings of …

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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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ANOTHER Leopard Cub: This One Shouldn’t Exist

James Tyrrell October 13, 2020 1 40

Speechless. That was the word that leaped to mind. When Managing Director Chris Kane-Berman reported a leopard with a 3-4 month old cub on a kill a couple of kilometres …

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