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Happy Birthday to the Nottens Female

Adam Bannister November 7, 2012 1 20

The Nottens Female (a.k.a. The Shaw’s Female) has just turned 17 years old! This is an incredible achievement for a leopardess in this area. Not only in the wild, but …

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The Mapogo Return North

Adam Bannister November 6, 2012 39

The surviving two males from the legendary Mapogo Coalition graced us with their presence last week. Makhulu (15) and Pretty Boy (12) were found trailing an exceptionally large herd of …

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Majingilane Meet With Tsalala Pride

James Tyrrell November 5, 2012 13

A few days ago we ran a post about the Tsalala Pride taking down a buffalo in the Sand River near camp. Three mornings after the kill, ranger Dean Smithyman …

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The Week in Pictures # 59

James Crookes November 2, 2012 38

This week, the pictures in my post are a stark contrast to my previous post, which showed a dry, winter backdrop. After all the recent rains, the bush has transformed …

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The Tracker and the Banker

Rich Laburn November 1, 2012 16

Renowned filmmaker, Philip Bloom, has just completed an incredible mini documentary shot during his recent stay with us at Londolozi Game Reserve. Filmed over two days, the documentary tells the …

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My Leopards of Londolozi

Adam Bannister October 31, 2012 1 1

This morning, after having a ridiculously good leopard sighting, I felt inspired to go through my computer looking back at some of the leopard pictures that I have taken over …

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The young cub follows her mother, the Tailless female

Tsalala Pride bring down a buffalo

Rich Laburn October 30, 2012 5

Julius and his guests were watching the Maxabeni Female and the Marthly Male mating when they heard the ominous sounds of a buffalo in distress. Carefully picking their way through …

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The Marthly Male (left) and the Maxabeni Female (right) feed on the warthog carcass

Marthly Male and Maxabeni Female Kill Warthog

Rich Laburn October 29, 2012 2 4

It was a stunning sighting of the Marthly Male leopard and the Maxabeni Female leopard mating together just north of the Sand River. A short distance away, a sounder of …

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The Week in Pictures # 58

Talley Smith October 27, 2012 18

This week, we spent a lot of time enjoying the ‘smaller’ pleasures of the bush – because summer is upon us, a lot of the migratory birds are back, as …

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The Wild Dog that STILL thinks he is a Hyena

Sean Carter October 25, 2012 14

In August, I wrote of my startling encounter with a lone wild dog that was discovered interacting with Hyenas at their den close to camp. He was found chasing the young cubs …

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The Eye of the Leopard

Adam Bannister October 24, 2012 8

Like in all animals the pupil of a leopard’s eye constricts or dilates according to the amount of light that enters the eyes, with both pupils normally dilating in dim …

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The Life of a Lioness

Adam Bannister October 23, 2012 20

After managing to find the Tailless Female of the Tsalala Pride relaxing together with her cub, I found it impossible to not share some of the footage with you all. …

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Giraffes chase Cheetah

Adam Bannister October 22, 2012 10

The male cheetah’s shoulder blades sat high as his belly dropped to the ground. There was little cover in the recently burnt area, but he was skillfully approaching a herd …

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Wild Dogs chase Kudu into watering hole

Adam Bannister October 20, 2012 3

One of the reasons I love my job is that every drive is different. You just never know what is going to happen. A couple of nights ago we had …

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The Week in Pictures # 57

Talley Smith October 19, 2012 19

If you’ve been on safari with me and Freddy at Londolozi, you may know that my nickname amongst the ranging team is ‘Talleycat’ because of my apparent favour of our …

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