Battle of the Buffalo
A little bleary-eyed, the day began at 5am when we met Sean (ranger) and Robert (tracker) at the Land Rover. We set off and within ten minutes, Robert spotted the …
A little bleary-eyed, the day began at 5am when we met Sean (ranger) and Robert (tracker) at the Land Rover. We set off and within ten minutes, Robert spotted the …
Last week saw an incredible sighting playing out on the marula crests north of the Londolozi camps. Garrett Fitzpatrick, ranger, Irishman and all-round good guy, was following up on lions …
So often when we talk about lions we talk about their hunting prowess, and how the power of the collective allows these animals to do the most remarkable things. Let’s …
It’s tough to look back through the year and pick out the highlights, as we really are spoiled for choice at Londolozi, but now that we are nearing 2016, we …
Two years and a couple of weeks ago we ran a post on what looked to be the imminent approach of a clash between the Sparta and Mhangeni prides. As …
In this next Sigma Lens review, we change tack from the archetypical telephoto lenses, that are widely used on Safari, to something a little more, well, little. In the wilderness, …
About two weeks Amy asked for a blog on an epic lion of Londolozi. My reply was flippant and immediate: “Aren’t all lions that have somehow scrambled through to adulthood …
When the rangers at Londolozi have a day off, we often take the rest of the camp staff out into the bush to view the animals we are so fortunate …
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein The words spoken in the above quote are simple ones but ones that have become very true for …
It’s quite a sight. Any lion in the wild is a sight enough to immediately get the adrenaline flowing and therefore a pride of lions is a sight which can …
With the arrival of the Matimba males to Londolozi, the Tsalala pride has found itself in a state of turmoil. As is true of all cats, a male will attempt …
Followers of the Londolozi blog will have noticed a dearth in the posts about the once-mighty Sparta pride of late. The pride, once numbering over 20 individuals, now consists of …
“Out of the frying pan and into the fire”, could really be the history of the Tsalala pride summed up in one short idiom. We have been discussing the future …
I’m not the most popular person with the Londolozi vehicle workshop. I’ve broken my fair share of steering rods and severed a good few brake-fluid pipes and fuel lines by …
Lion dynamics tend to be forever unfolding at a daily rate at the best of times, and then suddenly halt in any change whatsoever. One would be incorrect in fearing that during such …