A New Leopardess in the Southeast? – The Kurhula Female
The Kurhula female isn’t seen often on Londolozi. A handful of sightings, total. She spends almost all her time south of our boundary, on our neighbour’s property, and the few …
The Kurhula female isn’t seen often on Londolozi. A handful of sightings, total. She spends almost all her time south of our boundary, on our neighbour’s property, and the few …
Watch a leopard make a kill, and the hunt is only half the story. The other half is everything that comes after. She catches her breath first. Then, almost immediately, …
Many guides have spoken about the abundant rain we had at the beginning of the year. However, the rain has continued, albeit more irregularly, throughout the winter months. This has …
In my previous blog, I looked at why male leopards hold territories and what it means for a male to establish and defend his own space. Female leopards are territorial …
There is a weird kind of obsession that takes hold of people who spend any considerable time with leopards at Londolozi. Rangers who have been here for decades will still …
This week, I could hardly contain my excitement; it started with some news from the north that had us all a little excited. A brief sighting of a female leopard …
The lions have certainly been keeping us busy this week, while the leopards have continued to keep us honest. Leopard viewing can be incredibly rewarding, but they can also be …
Let me set the scene. Two leopards. Dense thicket. The female crouched low, the male mounting, biting down on the nape of her neck. Ten seconds of snarling, growling chaos. …
There are some mornings in the bush where, no matter how many game drives you have been on, you return to camp wondering how it all possibly unfolded. This was …
This week had more lion drama than I was expecting. It started with the Kambula Pride on a wildebeest carcass not far from camp. The hyenas arrived first, calling for …
Every now and again, the bush gives you a reason to pause and appreciate just how remarkable these animals are. The arrival of two tiny leopard cubs from one of …
This Week in Pictures features an incredible variety of wildlife sightings from across Londolozi, with lions taking centre stage. The N’waswitshaka Males from the south, the Ntsevu Pride and the …
I’m not too sure if anyone has picked up on this, but several of my previous blogs have been about the Xinzele Female. For some reason, I’m always drawn to …
When I wrote an update on the Ndzanzeni Female earlier this year, there was still a quiet optimism that she would once again emerge from the thickets of the Deep …
It seems after my recent blog “Who will my Fiftieth leopard at Londolozi be?” there have been a few newcomers, and so now, with much anticipation, I await to see …