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‘Teenage’ Leopards Have More Fun

Amy Attenborough March 27, 2017 2 3

There is no argument that tiny, blue-eyed leopard cubs are heart melters. Mewling, fumbling about in long grass with spots so close together they look grey… I don’t know anyone …

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Where Did All the Chameleons Go?

Fin Lawlor March 26, 2017 8

In years gone by trackers would amaze guests when they spotted the incredibly well-camouflaged flap necked chameleons. Nestled in amongst the branches of a tree, the trackers would see a slight …

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A Secret Found in Stillness

Amanda Ritchie March 25, 2017 48

I’m going to share a secret with you. It’s not a big, juicy, scandalous secret. It’s a small one. One that you might already know something about, if you are …

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The Week in Pictures #276

Amy Attenborough March 24, 2017 4

“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” One of the fantastic things about photography is that it allows us to return to and ponder the …

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Photographic Journal: What and Why HDRI?

Sean Cresswell March 23, 2017 1 5

This is not so much a showcase of the best results possible. Rather it’s the sharing of a journey to understanding the purpose and power of a very different photographic …

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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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Two Londolozi Favourites: Caesar Salad and Banana Bread

Anna Ridgewell March 21, 2017 3

At Londolozi you may know we often take ideas from popular and historic great dishes, some of which include our tagines, our Warldorf salad and our Londolozi Benedict; in turn …

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Once in a Lifetime?!

Nick Kleer March 20, 2017 8

“We do not inherit the world from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb. A very rare occasion today as I write a blog that …

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The Lion King: Debunking Myths

Kevin Power March 19, 2017 14

Walt Disney’s The Lion King is one of my all-time favourite movies. As a child I would watch it time after time, being amused and enthralled by each scene as …

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The Week in Pictures #275

Callum Gowar March 17, 2017 2 21

At the conclusion of another memorable week at Londolozi, I look back and consider myself extremely fortunate to have witnessed such incredible sightings and to be exposed to such a …

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A Hyena Does Something Strange

Shaun D'Araujo March 16, 2017 6

Hyenas have always had a reputation of being strange animals. They are one of the few mammal species which have a matriarchal society, in which the females possess genitals which …

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The Newest Cubs on Londolozi

Amy Attenborough March 14, 2017 17

I don’t know what I expected but it certainly wasn’t what we got… It was late in the morning and myself along with two other rangers (Fin and Kevin) and …

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A Close Encounter for the Xidulu Female’s Cub

Callum Gowar March 13, 2017 1 9

We set out on morning game drive with a typical initial plan in mind; look for lions. Barely 15 minutes in though, tracker Freddy Ngobeni suddenly raised his hand for me to …

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Looking Back and Looking Forward

Londolozi Guest March 11, 2017 9

There’s a certain tree scattered across Londolozi’s landscape whose many names – the buffalo thorn, blink-blaar-wag-‘n-bietjie (Afrikaans for “shiny-leaf wait-a-bit”), umLahlabantu (Zulu for “that which buried the chief”), and mbafa …

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The Week in Pictures #274

James Tyrrell March 10, 2017 10

The exciting news is that we think the Tsalala Tailless lioness might have given birth to cubs. She has not had much luck in raising litters over the last five …

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