The Week in Pictures #342
The Mhangeni pride split from the Tsalalas, then the Ntsevu pride split from the Mhangeni females. With another group of Mhangeni sub-adults (from 2016) currently roaming the property, it’s inevitable …
The Mhangeni pride split from the Tsalalas, then the Ntsevu pride split from the Mhangeni females. With another group of Mhangeni sub-adults (from 2016) currently roaming the property, it’s inevitable …
It’s been chilly! Every morning we set out on safari we are all wrapped in multiple layers of attempted warmth. Blankets and hot water bottles have been well-utilized. Almost every …
The temperatures have risen slightly over the past week but I don’t think we are out of the woods with winter just yet, or at least I hope not. I …
Whoever the closest glove retailer is, they were probably doing a roaring trade off the Londolozi guides recently, as a cold snap took morning game drive temperatures down to just …
It has been cold. The coldest morning this year in fact was recorded this very morning at 4.6 degrees Celsius. I know that for some of you from the colder …
It has been an exciting week at Londolozi. The May chill has allowed many of the predators to be active late into the morning, providing us with some spectacular game …
From Sydney to Shanghai, my guests this week have come from far and wide with one thing in mind: Photography. Londolozi Game Reserve has long been renowned as one of …
The Birmingham males now seem to be firmly established as the dominant male coalition on Londolozi, despite not really venturing into the northern sectors of the reserve yet. Although other …
The most incredible leopard cub viewing at Londolozi was early 2017. All but one of the territorial females were raising young, and a sighting of a female without her cubs almost …
The best sighting of this week for me was the interaction between the Tsalala pride and the Nhlanguleni female. Both are regularly found in the Sand River and the female …
Misty mornings have begun to fill the valleys and low lying areas of Londolozi; gone are the days of setting out on drive with a pair of shorts and short …
Elephants have taken centre-stage this last week as we have witnessed hundreds of them moving all over the reserve. With the dry, dusty grip of winter yet to take its …
An exciting event this week, thanks to some late rain, is that the Manyelethi River started to flow. Normally a dry riverbed with only the odd pool of water, it …
With the sadness associated with the sudden decline of the two remaining Majingilane males, this week will not go down as one of the happiest in Londolozi memory. But as …
It has been a fascinating week at Londolozi. We have had numerous sightings of the Birmingham males all across the reserve, which strongly suggests a territorial expansion. Two of them …