The Ngungwe Female Leopard’s Next Chapter
We had been searching for leopards all morning when reports came through of a possible mating pair in the northern parts of Londolozi. Naturally, we headed in that direction, hoping …
We had been searching for leopards all morning when reports came through of a possible mating pair in the northern parts of Londolozi. Naturally, we headed in that direction, hoping …
This has been said at the start of every entry in this series, and it stays true. There is a weird kind of obsession that takes hold of people who …
Having just got back from leave recently, one of the first things I wanted to catch up on was what the Xinkhova Female has been up to, and it sounds …
When the Makhotini coalition of two young male cheetahs were found late the previous afternoon, they were on the far southern end of the reserve, and we were on the …
The Xinkhova Female is pregnant. Two drives, two days in a row, and by the second one there was absolutely no ambiguity about what I was looking at. A very …
There are certain leopard sightings that live in the imagination long before they happen: a leopard stretched across a granite boulder, one silhouetted against the last light of the afternoon, …
This week has had some incredible moments, although punctuated with some rainy days and surprisingly cool mornings, it certainly has felt like two seasons over the last 7 days. On …
Reece was back with us for a short stint recently, and boy did he pick a good week for it. On one of the morning drives, he was following the …
Before coming to Londolozi ten years ago, I’d already been guiding for a few years. I understood animal behaviour, and I knew how the theory of habituation worked in practice. …
This week’s selection is a bit of a team effort. Stoff Kane-Berman, our Managing Director, simply cannot help himself when it comes to getting out into the bush, and with …
The low-angled morning sunlight was just beginning to shine through the canopies of the Marula trees when the course of our morning bush walk shifted. We were following along a …
This week I kept finding myself watching animals navigate the gap between where they are and where they’re going. It started at the wild dog den. The pups are getting …
Often, while sitting deeply entrenched in watching a leopard go about her business, after calling it in on the radio, or having said something to the camera where I have …
We went back to the wild dog den. Last week, three pups. This week a few more surprises were waiting at the entrance that we did not see coming. There …
There is a certain magic in knowing that something is there without actually being able to see it. The bush is constantly speaking, although much of what it says is …