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Why the North is So Dangerous For Leopards

Amy Attenborough February 25, 2017 4 14

Sitting on the Varty Camp deck just a few mornings ago, with cups of coffee in hand, a few of us rangers looked over the Sand River to the northern …

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What Happens to a Leopard in Half a Decade?

James Tyrrell February 21, 2017 5

Half a decade sounds like quite a long time, although it’s only five years. For a leopard, however, that period of time represents roughly a third of its life it …

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Deja Vu: A Leopard’s Favourite Tree

Callum Gowar February 2, 2017 1 5

Towards the end of 2015, James Tyrrell asked the question “Do leopards have favourite trees?”. Since then, this has been hotly debated, with opinions varying between rangers, trackers and textbooks and …

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The Late Gowrie Male: A Piece of My Past

Sean Cresswell January 22, 2017 1 15

Safari is a living experience; we each take away from it something a little different. For some, the grandeur of its large mammals shocks and awes, for others the mighty …

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If Three’s a Crowd, What is Four?

James Tyrrell January 16, 2017 7

We’ve written before about how a leopard’s star can rise and fall, and certain individuals are sought after at certain times more than others. In 2013 we published a piece …

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Is Three a Crowd?

Kevin Power January 12, 2017 5

To see a leopard is special. By nature they are very shy and secretive animals and have historically rarely allowed us into their worlds. However, here at Londolozi, we are …

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Do Leopards Mate in Secret?

James Tyrrell January 10, 2017 2 4

One would have thought so, yes. A mating pair of leopards will often seek out the relative seclusion of a drainage line or a thicket for their tryst, but every …

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What’s The Story?

James Tyrrell January 8, 2017 22

Andrea Sithole is one of the best trackers at Londolozi. He makes it all look annoyingly easy. Great trackers don’t just have the ability to spot a track and see …

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Is the Sand River Safe for Leopard Cubs?

James Tyrrell January 5, 2017 7

The Nkoveni female leopard is expected to give birth to her second litter any day now. Her last litter was never seen, as is regularly the case with leopards. We …

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In Search of a Legend

Shaun D'Araujo December 17, 2016 1 11

I recently came across a quote by Carl Sagan, an American astrophysicist, who stated that “every aspect of nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense of wonder and …

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My favourite Morning Spent With Leopards

Grant Rodewijk December 10, 2016 1 9

Leaving Founder’s Camp on an absolutely beautiful morning, tracker Gerry Hambana and I had great plans for our morning drive. Our aim was to track and find a pair of mating …

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Three’s Company But Four is a Crowd

Nick Kleer December 7, 2016 2 8

Despite having been born here, the Xidulu female had hardly been seen on Londolozi prior to this year. With the level of the Sand River now slowly rising due to …

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The Week in Pictures #260

Alistair Smith December 2, 2016 4 13

Last week’s post touched on the manner in which the bush has undergone major transformation over the last little while. The recent rains have turned a dry, dust-filled landscape into …

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Grace & Gratitude

Dave Varty November 30, 2016 3

The year 1926 is etched in our history when the forefathers of Londolozi first arrived to pitch their tents in the shade of a thousand year old ebony tree on …

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90th Anniversary: 3 Videos in 1 Post

Rich Laburn November 27, 2016 5

The year 1926 is etched in our history when the forefathers of Londolozi first arrived to pitch their tents in the shade of a thousand year old ebony tree on …

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