Missing — White Zebra Foal
She hasn’t been seen in over three weeks. For an animal that stood out the way she did, impossible to miss in a dazzle, a flash of pale white against …
She hasn’t been seen in over three weeks. For an animal that stood out the way she did, impossible to miss in a dazzle, a flash of pale white against …
This film was never supposed to exist. We were deep in the making of our centenary documentary series, which at that point was going to be four parts. Somewhere in …
There are few moments in the bush more humbling than staring directly at a leopard and not seeing it. It happens more often than you might think. A tracker points …
This week started with an update on a story a lot of you have been following closely. Then things got interesting in a way I wasn’t expecting. The Mhangeni Pride …
If you have read any of my other blogs, you will know I enjoy leaning towards the more scientific topics, and this one is no different. It normally starts with …
Two photographers, one week, one combined selection, which means this edition is a little heavier than usual. Bryce and I have pooled what we’ve each been out there capturing, and …
I thought it’s time for another edition of looking through my photographic archives (in a similar vein to previous blogs I wrote in October last year and February this year). …
We followed the Shingi Male into the last of the light the evening before. He was kind of moving with purpose, a somewhat deliberate walk as though he was looking …
One of the biggest differences between male and female leopards is the way they use space. While females establish their territories around food, water and safe places to raise cubs, …
There are certain leopards that become so ingrained in a landscape that it is difficult to imagine that area without them. For years, the Three Rivers Female was one of …
There is a moment, somewhere in the opening minutes of this film, where you realise you are watching something that took decades to make. Not in the editing suite. Not …
This week I have some news. Those of you who have been following the Nkoveni Female’s story over the last few weeks will want to read on. I’m not going …
There are few moments in the wild more difficult to earn than finding evidence of a leopard den. Not because leopards are rare, nor because cubs are impossible to see, …
This week the Nkoveni story continued — and tested my patience in ways I probably deserved. If you watched last week’s episode, you’ll know where we left off. She’d finished …
As the last golden light slips behind the horizon and the African bush exhales the day’s heat, a remarkable transformation begins. The familiar landscape of a daytime safari fades into …