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What Whole Do You Form Part Of?

Amy Attenborough October 31, 2017 11

Hundred of thousands, sometimes millions of tiny red-billed queleas fly together in flocks creating clouds of movement called murmurations. How do they do it? How do they not bump into …

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The Week in Pictures #306

Alex Jordan October 27, 2017 4 19

“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy” – Ernest Hemingway The dust at Londolozi has begun to settle and the …

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A Fierce Territorial Battle

Guy Brunskill September 21, 2017 6

I don’t know if you have ever heard the loud honking call which resonates from the beautiful Egyptian goose. Myself, tracker Shadrack Mkhebla and guest Spencer Palmer certainly did. From …

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What Does A Hundred Thousand Birds Look Like?

Rob Jeffery September 20, 2017 7

The most abundant wild bird species on the planet, the red-billed quelea, has been swarming on Londolozi in their thousands. In fact, these tiny little birds have completely stolen the …

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African Folklore, the Mystery of Birds: Part 2.

Bruce Arnott September 16, 2017 11

African tribes have traditionally believed many strange and wonderful things about birds. The Zulu people call a bird an ingonyi, the Sesotho and Tswana people call birds ngonyani. These African …

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If Vultures Were Kids at a Birthday Party, Which Would You Be?

Guy Brunskill August 23, 2017 2

It all began after a successful start to the morning, the temperature started to rise so we decided to stop for some coffee and hot chocolate at a small water …

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Friend, Fiend or Foe?

Sarah Calasse July 20, 2017 3

I have a fascination with the diverse African folklore and superstitions that are widespread across this amazing continent. I often find myself wondering where they stemmed from. It almost always …

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The Week In Pictures #287

Amanda Ritchie June 9, 2017 1 24

The Week In Pictures has become somewhat of a reflection for us. It is no longer sufficient to simply send out a summation of the previous week in image format. We …

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A Peculiar Relationship

Bruce Arnott May 30, 2017 8

As a guide in training I have had the opportunity to shadow a number of experienced guides over the last few weeks. During this time there was a particular moment …

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What is Brood Parasitism?

Alex Jordan May 21, 2017 4

Written and Photographed by Alex Jordan Passing on genetic material is ultimately the goal of any organism in the natural world. However, parenting and raising of young is a time consuming …

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What a Camera Trap Reveals About Visitors to an Impala Carcass

Pete Thorpe May 16, 2017 1

We are now in the peak of the impala rutting season at Londolozi. The air is filled with sounds of male impala snorting, alarming and making strange growl-like noises. This …

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Picking up Chicks in the Bush

Kevin Power April 1, 2017 3

I’m glad I got your attention. An evocative heading will do that. However, I’m unfortunately not going to be giving any advice or techniques to use in the local pub …

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A Birdwatchers Dream

Shaun D'Araujo March 22, 2017 4

One of the things I most enjoy about summer in the Lowveld is the increase in the amount of waterbodies due to the higher rainfall. The surrounding vegetation is also …

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Celebrating a Valiant Frenchman

James Souchon March 9, 2017 8

A couple of years ago I was very lucky enough to do a road trip from South Africa all the way up to Uganda and back. Together with four other …

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Science, Spears and Storks

James Souchon March 4, 2017 3

Now that we have officially moved out of Summer and into Autumn or Fall, we have started to notice that the days are getting just a little bit shorter and …

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