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Rescuing a Trapped Honey Badger

Sean Zeederberg July 20, 2020 38

The afternoon drive had been relatively quiet for ranger Pete Thorpe and I, when I noticed something poke its head around from behind a large dead Marula tree right on …

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Virtual Game Drives: The Week in Video #18

James Tyrrell July 19, 2020 34

The usual characters were out and about this week, but the BIG stories didn’t feature big cats or wild dog pups. No, it was some of Londolozi’s smaller and rarer …

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The Week in Pictures #448

James Tyrrell July 17, 2020 33

This our 16th TWIP without any guests at the lodge, so we’re sad we don’t get to share the amazing wildlife with you all in person, but will do our …

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Successful Hunt for Two Young Cheetahs

James Souchon July 15, 2020 29

A while ago I wrote a post about how we were very lucky to be experiencing such great cheetah viewing on the reserve and I am very happy to say …

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The Porcupine’s Ingenious Defence

Sean Zeederberg July 13, 2020 16

In a world of such competitive nature it is either ‘eat or be eaten’ out here. In order to combat the “be eaten” part of this, animals have developed a …

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Wild Dogs vs Hyena vs Leopard

Pete Thorpe July 11, 2020 21

Monkeys alarming way in the distance got us on track late one afternoon. It was the sound of hyenas fighting that gave us even better direction. Finally we found the …

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The Week in Pictures #447

James Tyrrell July 10, 2020 25

There is usually a strong theme to the wildlife on the reserve each week. Last week’s was leopard, with about 10 individuals putting in an appearance, and this one is …

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Londolozi’s Newest Leopard Cub

James Tyrrell July 9, 2020 2 20

About a year ago we stumbled upon a newborn litter of the Mashaba female. I kick myself now as I didn’t have my camera on me, but the sight of …

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7 Wild Dog Pup Photos to Make You Smile

James Tyrrell July 7, 2020 18

Well, the pack of two with their pups continue to pull the wool over our eyes. Last we knew they had headed east out of Londolozi. We hadn’t seen them …

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The Emotional Rollercoaster of a Pack of Wild Dogs and Their Pups

Sean Zeederberg July 6, 2020 56

Over the last few months we were spoilt with phenomenal wild dog sightings. Having the pack of two adults den on Londolozi was something that many of us here have …

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Virtual Game Drives: The Week in Video #16

James Tyrrell July 5, 2020 25

Leopards, leopards, leopards. That was pretty much the standard order for this week. One or two vehicle mishaps from the two Jameses, a number of leopards sightings (some of which …

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Update: Tsalala Female and Cub

James Souchon July 4, 2020 33

The Tsalala female is a lioness that continues to defy the odds. We follow her story as closely as nature allows, and like a lot of people who have read …

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Why it’s Hard Being a Cheetah

James Souchon July 2, 2020 23

Recently we have had some spectacular cheetah viewing, with seven different individuals being seen in areas all over the reserve. The most exciting was the discovery of a female cheetah …

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Why are Aardvarks so Rare to See?

Sean Zeederberg June 29, 2020 44

Over the last few weeks, we have spent a lot of time following the local wild dogs and noticed they have often used abandoned aardvark burrows as dens for the …

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Virtual Game Drives: The Week in Video #15

James Tyrrell June 28, 2020 35

What a difference a week makes… From the devastation we felt last week at the loss of 7 wild dog pups to the utter elation on Friday when we discovered …

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