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A Newborn Elephant Calf

James Tyrrell March 13, 2016 5

Sometimes things just go your way in the bush, and without any effort on your part, incredible sightings pop up around every corner. I recently had two friends come and visit …

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Top 15 Instagrams From Early 2016

James Tyrrell March 12, 2016 5

When it comes to selecting our favourite Instagram posts, there are a number of criteria to go on. Is it a technically great photo? Does it resonate? Did it get …

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The Week in Pictures #222

Don Heyneke March 11, 2016 1

Living in the wilderness is wonderfully stimulating, in an extremely multi-faceted way and its unique to each individual. My week has been revitalized once again by exploring this wonderland, sharing …

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The Difference Between a Leopard and a Cheetah

Amy Attenborough March 10, 2016 31

Leopards and cheetahs are two very different cats and yet so often people get them mixed up. What I’d like to do is share some of the obvious and not-so-obvious …

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A Batty Weekend

Kate Imrie March 9, 2016 5

Guests often ask how guides manage a long term guiding career? One of the standard answers they get is that there is so much to learn out there that it keeps …

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Matimba Males: Far South

James Tyrrell March 8, 2016 25

Late last week saw a rare event; some of the Londolozi trackers stumped. Despite following the tracks of the two Matimba males all the way through a sweltering morning, they …

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An Amazing Leopard Sighting

James Tyrrell March 7, 2016 11

Ranger Tom Imrie and tracker Jerry Hambana were watching a journey of giraffe with their guests, when Jerry’s hand suddenly shot up for the vehicle to be quiet and listen. …

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From Sandbank to Verdant Green: The Sand River’s Change

James Tyrrell March 1, 2016 0

In South Africa we are fairly lucky, in that natural disasters are not commonplace. We don’t have a Tornado Alley equivalent. Earthquakes, although the occasional tremor is felt, do not …

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A Look at Life in the Sand River from a Stork’s Perspective

Josephine Benecke February 28, 2016 4

The other morning I was on Founders Camp deck, looking over the beautiful, albeit quite dry Sand River when I noticed a great variety of storks. A saddle-billed pair, the most …

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The Week in Pictures #220

James Tyrrell February 26, 2016 5

Rangers and trackers were fortunate this week to have the team from Nikon conducting a photographic workshop at Londolozi. Obviously on a photographic course one wants things to photograph, and …

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Throwback Thursday: Tutlwa Female’s 2014 Litter

James Tyrrell February 25, 2016 1 4

Two years ago today, ranger Mike Sutherland introduced the latest litter of the ever-elusive Tutlwa female. Any regular followers of the Londolozi Blog will recognize the name of the Tutlwa female, …

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Lion Warfare Update: Majingilane versus Matimba

Amy Attenborough February 24, 2016 33

Just two days ago, Sean Cresswell posted about the re-emergence of a badly injured Matimba male lion. It posed the question; where had this male been and who did he fight …

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Londolozi Celebrates 90 Years of Safari

Amy Attenborough February 23, 2016 23

This year Londolozi celebrates a massive milestone: Her 90th birthday. As you can imagine, nine decades of safari has countless chapters and each one has bought with it adventures, friendships, …

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Lion Update: A Close Call for the Matimba Coalition

Sean Cresswell February 22, 2016 15

The ever-changing lion dynamics within the Sabi Sands continues to intrigue. Now, however, potential changes and unseen events have furthered that intrigue and interest into mystery and unanswered questions. The …

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The Week in Pictures #219

Amy Attenborough February 19, 2016 9

Of late, James Tyrrell and I have been spending extended periods of time looking for, following and filming leopards. This is fabulous and I’m certainly not complaining but as a result …

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