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Chris Taylor December 1, 2018 27

We all enjoy a good comeback story. Numerous Hollywood films and pieces of literature around the world are centered on the theme of fairy tale finishes; high school dropouts becoming …

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Londolozi’s Favourite Trees

Jess Shillaw November 26, 2018 14

During my longs walks a few months ago, in which I spent a week on foot criss-crossing the Londolozi property, I became more fascinated by and aware of prominent trees …

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Growth Through Grooming

Christina Fox November 25, 2018 5

The lioness throws her head back, nuzzling into the soft spot beneath the chin of her sibling. I am watching the Nkahuma pride of lions; there must be easily twelve …

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Falling In Love With Life Again

Oliver Sinclair November 1, 2018 13

Our Journey at Londolozi began on the 1st December 1998. Mish arrived from a neighbouring lodge and I was fresh off the ranger training course, which was in Northern Natal at …

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The Halloween Safari Cast

Jemma Brewitt October 31, 2018 22

Halloween is celebrated by most of the world in the form of scary costumes, Jack-o’-lanterns, trick-or-treating and, if you’re brave enough, watching horror films. However out in the bush Halloween …

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Why Are We Attracted to the Young and Cute?

Alex Jordan October 27, 2018 17

Cute. What does it mean and why are we attracted to the small and young of the animals we know? There’s a good chance one is going to rather want …

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Delight is in the Diversity

Rob Jeffery October 7, 2018 14

I read Fin Lawlor’s post from a day or two ago, and funnily enough I had written a very similar post totally independently. Spending time at a waterhole, I remembered …

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Why Sitting And Waiting Can Be Far Better Than Seeking In Haste

Fin Lawlor October 2, 2018 1 6

I have just finished driving a family for the last week, and the sightings we had together were fantastic. On the first couple of drives with my last set of …

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World Rhino Day: Safe Havens

James Tyrrell September 22, 2018 19

At the root of the rhino crisis is the myth that rhino horn contains curative properties. World Rhino Day highlights efforts to debunk the myths and diminish the demand for …

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The Mashaba Female Leopard Loses Another Litter

James Tyrrell September 16, 2018 3 11

Having already raised two offspring to independence (Nkoveni and Ximungwe females), the Mashaba female cannot be said to be an unsuccessful mother. Two or more cubs raised over a lifetime …

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Why Lion Prides are Like the Starks of Winterfell

James Tyrrell September 3, 2018 18

Lions are tough. Resilient, hardcore, strong. This is in no way anthropomorphizing. Those are not exclusively human traits. Those are facts. Lions are as tough as nails, simply because they …

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Celebrating World Elephant Day

James Tyrrell August 12, 2018 8

The difference between “endangered” and “vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List is subtle, but essentially it has to do with a species’ odds of …

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Women – The Power of Creation

Rich Laburn August 9, 2018 8

Today is Women’s Day in South Africa. This day commemorates the march in 1956 of approximately 20,000 women of all races to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The march petitioned the …

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Just How Efficient is Nature’s Cleanup Crew?

James Tyrrell August 4, 2018 19

Those who saw yesterday’s Week in Pictures would have seen the second and third photos of a whole lot of vultures feeding on an elephant carcass. The elephant was a young …

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How Many Leopards Have Lain on This Rock?

James Tyrrell July 31, 2018 1 8

In the north of Londolozi, the Manyelethi River snakes through granite crests and rocky outcrops, its banks draped in the shade of towering Jackalberry trees. The river only flows occasionally, …

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