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The Season of Return: How Animals Find Their Way Home

Keagan Chasenski October 14, 2025 4

Summer is stirring here at Londolozi. The first rains have fallen, and with them comes a shift you can feel in the air. Soon the mornings will ring with new …

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The Umwelt of Londolozi

Kate Tennick September 29, 2025 7

Having recently revisited Ed Yong’s book, An Immense World (which I highly recommend by the way!) I found myself thinking about the concept of umwelt, and the environment that surrounds …

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Lessons From The Wild: What The Bush Teaches Us About Patience

Keagan Chasenski September 20, 2025 10

Out here, things rarely happen on our schedule. You can spend hours waiting at a den or following faint leopard tracks that vanish into thin air. Sometimes nothing shows itself. …

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Asking Nature For Advice – Part II

Kate Tennick September 9, 2025 10

Since writing about biomimicry, doughnut and circular economic models, I’ve found myself looking at every game drive through a different lens. It’s one thing to discuss these concepts theoretically, but …

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Seven Years Living in the Wild: A Love Letter to Londolozi

Jess Shillaw September 1, 2025 1 44

In the quiet corner of the African bush, a young woman arrived in 2018 with nothing more than a dream and a heart that beats to the rhythm of the …

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The Life of a Firefly

Jess Shillaw July 22, 2025 8

As a little girl, I truly believed fireflies were fairies. On warm summer evenings, I’d sit in the garden watching their gentle glow drift through the dusk like tiny lanterns, …

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The Londolozi Conservation Development Model ~ An Original Way

Shannon Dawson May 17, 2025 8

Along the gentle curves of the Sand River, where ancient trees cast dappled shadows across golden grasslands, a dream took root decades ago – a dream that would inspire pockets …

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Biomimicry Inspired by the African Elephant’s Trunk

Kirst Joscelyne May 5, 2025 9

Biomimicry, the practice of emulating nature’s designs to solve human challenges, has led to remarkable innovations. The African elephant’s trunk, with its unparalleled versatility and strength, has inspired advancements across …

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Unlocking the Secrets of Painted Dog Scent Marking

Jess Shillaw April 29, 2025 7

The African painted dog (Lycaon pictus) is a creature of remarkable complexity. Known for their intricate social structure, cooperative hunting, and vocal communications, these animals have long fascinated wildlife researchers …

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Did You Know: How is Honey Made?

Nick Tennick April 15, 2025 9

As a field guide at Londolozi, I have the pleasure of welcoming and guiding visitors from around the globe through the beauty of the African bushveld. Many of these guests …

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Hibernation & Aestivation – How Animals Survive the Extremes

Keagan Chasenski March 17, 2025 8

The African wilderness is a place of constant change. Seasons shift, temperatures fluctuate, and the wildlife must adapt to survive. At Londolozi, we experience sweltering summers and crisp, dry winters, …

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The Rhythm of Reproduction: How Nature Fine-tunes Mating Cycles

Keagan Chasenski March 11, 2025 14

Nature most definitely is the ultimate tinkerer. She seems never to be satisfied with what is and instead constantly upgrades the performance of everything on Earth simultaneously. The point I …

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Myths and Folklore of Bird Feathers: Mystical Plumes Across Cultures

Jess Shillaw March 5, 2025 5

Bird feathers have historically held a profound place in myths, folklore, and cultural traditions. Revered for their connection to the heavens and their association with the spiritual realm, feathers have been …

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Poetry as Medicine

Christina Fox March 1, 2025 8

A nod to Mary Oliver… A poem is successful not when we understand it intellectually, but when it makes us feel something authentic, when it changes how we see the …

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An Original Way

Amanda Ritchie February 3, 2025 9

“In a world that spins ever faster, there remain sanctuaries of stillness – places where time seems to pool rather than flow, where the wisdom of the old ways still …

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