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Leopard Cub Hangs Upside Down!

Bob & Lucie Fjeldstad May 26, 2019 0

A few months ago, my wife and I were on an afternoon safari with Grant Rodewijk and Jerry Hambama. It was getting dark and we were heading back when Jerry …

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Which Species Most Rivets the Imagination?

Paul Danckwerts May 25, 2019 6

“Lions are the most visible, most gregarious and noisiest of the cats. The patriarchs are dramatic to behold, with a cloud of mane as fragrant as dried grass – the …

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The Week in Pictures #388

James Tyrrell May 24, 2019 18

First off the answer to this weeks’s bird challenge… Many of you got it right; it was of course a female Scarlet-Chested Sunbird. The streaky breast was a big clue; …

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Crocodile Thrashes Egyptian Goose in Epic Display

Bruce Arnott May 23, 2019 13

Many think lions are at the top of the predator hierarchy… I don’t. I think crocodiles hold that top spot. Crocodiles are an ancient predator, we’re talking millions and millions …

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Water vs Food: The Difference in Lion Behaviour at Each

James Tyrrell May 19, 2019 15

We posted a photo on our Instagram account yesterday of some Mhangeni sub-adults drinking peacefully together around a small rainwater puddle back in 2016. Not one sign of aggression is …

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Leopard Cub Catches Scrub Hare Repeatedly

Rob Jeffery May 18, 2019 6

Leopards have to learn to hunt on their own. As cubs, their mother will leave them and go off hunting and, when old enough to eat meat, lead them to …

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The Week in Pictures #387

James Tyrrell May 17, 2019 1 10

One usually imagines the African bush to be a peaceful place, but as the moon heads towards full, the impala rams are hitting their stride in the rut, and their …

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Why do Leopards Cede Territory?

James Tyrrell May 16, 2019 11

I don’t want to go too much into the science on this one as I’m going to get it wrong and I don’t currently have the research at hand, but …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago?

James Tyrrell May 15, 2019 12

I’m a big fan of memory lane style posts. We have such an archive of photos and stories on our Blog and on the harddrives that are starting to become …

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24 Hours of Magical Game Viewing at Londolozi

Pete Thorpe May 14, 2019 2 22

Having recently had a phenomenal run of sightings, I decided to try and recreate the events from my perspective to give you an idea of what life is like here …

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Why We Should Be More Like the Monkeys

Nick Sims May 13, 2019 12

The month of May signifies the slow final approach of winter at Londolozi. Any evidence of the summer rains has all but gone, the temperatures at night are dropping and …

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The Mashaba Female Leopard: 7 Years Through the Eyes of a Guest

Anthony Goldman May 12, 2019 12

Tony Goldman’s name should be familiar to regular readers of the Londolozi Blog. He has contributed some wonderful photographic material in the past, and he recently submitted a series of …

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Celebrating the Nature of Mothers

Amanda Ritchie May 11, 2019 12

She’s the first true connection you ever made. She’s been your confidant when you couldn’t share your secret with anyone else. She’s the one who quietly gives you the advice …

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The Week in Pictures #386

Dean De La Rey May 10, 2019 17

“Wilderness is for me salvation…You are not human if you aren’t changed by the wilderness.” – Ian Player With the rains behind us and the grasses becoming dry, you can …

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Tsalala Lioness: Acting Like a Leopard

James Tyrrell May 9, 2019 19

Lions are the only social cats, relying on their pride for hunting support and protection. Many aeons ago they were solitary though, and have evolved their social nature over millenia, …

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