Just How Much do Different Species “Talk” to Each Other?
This is a tricky one. I was reading a post about communication between different herbivores, and it briefly touched upon the possibility of animals responding to the alarm calls of …
This is a tricky one. I was reading a post about communication between different herbivores, and it briefly touched upon the possibility of animals responding to the alarm calls of …
I am guessing not much… Not many people do. If you are one of them, that’s impressive. First, let’s quickly recap a little on frogs themselves. In the rainy season (our …
We look but don’t see. We listen but don’t hear. Often we become blind to that which is closest to us. This Valentine’s Day we invite you to awaken to …
Spending hours in the African Wilderness is a privilege. Primitive feelings of our inner, ancient self that we would otherwise never feel are brought to the surface. Feelings of absolute …
Yellow-billed hornbills enjoy a rather catholic diet, eating anything from fruits to small mice that they will raid from any nest they happen to discover. They can grab quite large …
I had traveled halfway around the globe. My body screamed for a hot shower and a nap. Our eight hour layover in Qatar coupled with three flights totalling twenty-plus hours …
One afternoon in late October, I was walking down the Londolozi footpath when a wave of recognition washed over me. I stopped in my tracks and doubled back, ready to …
After following the tracks of the Mhangeni pride zigzag back and forth in the open grasslands of the south-western part of the reserve for most of the morning, we were …
“My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feeling of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.” – Oliver Sacks On a balmy November morning, I pulled up a chair …
The complete unawareness of the local wildlife of what’s happening in our world acts almost like a reassurance for me. It can serve as a reality check as to what’s …
Working in camp at Londolozi, it’s hard to resist the urge to be out in the bush. Sure, we have our fair share of wildlife encounters inside the lodge fence …
“It’s another world. The Africa of dreams, of films: the natural world.” ~ Anthony Bourdain on safari Londolozi is a powerful teacher, and the beauty of a Londolozi safari is …
At Londolozi, where birds sing on your balcony and guitars and voices join together around the campfire, music is never far away. It’s a place to tune out distractions and …
Carpe diem… Seize the Day… a well-known phrase; but is it actually something we put into practice in this day and age? When the Londolozi WhatsApp group beeps with a …