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The Great Hunter

Londolozi Guest July 5, 2014 4

On our very first morning at Londolozi we met our very excited ranger, Mike Karantonis, and tracker Shadrack Mkabela, at our vehicle at 05.40 am. They had both heard lions …

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The Week in Pictures #137

Mike Sutherland July 4, 2014 20

There is seldom a week that goes by that leaves me without inspiration. It is difficult to caption or explain the way in which one is fulfilled after spending many …

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Best Majingilane pictures ever taken

Kate Neill July 3, 2014 17

The beginning of 2010 was an interesting time for the lion population of the Sabi Sands with the Majingilane Males making quite the entrance and taking over from the well-known …

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Behind the Scenes with Londolozi Tracker, Richard Siwela

Ryan James July 2, 2014 6

Richard Siwela is one of Londolozi’s longest serving Trackers. You can tell that he is a man who prefers to listen and observe, even when he’s not tracking fresh spoor. …

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A Kill And A Steal

Londolozi Guest June 28, 2014 7

I am still reeling from the drama that had unfolded in front of my eyes a few mornings ago. Our tracker had spotted a lone leopard (which our ranger later …

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A Five Day Bumper Photographic Safari

Mike Sutherland June 26, 2014 10

I have had the recent privilege to begin my work cycle with a five night Photographic Safari, that took myself, my tracker Life, and my two guests to the most …

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A Wee Tired Elephant

Londolozi Guest June 25, 2014 9

This blog is dedicated to one small elephant, only a few months old, whom we had the privilege of viewing late in the afternoon while on safari at Londolozi Private …

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A Day for Leopards

Andrea Campbell June 24, 2014 5 10

There are certain days in ones guiding career that you will never forget. The stars align, magic happens and you know beyond all doubt that you will never have a …

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Lions at Play

James Tyrrell June 23, 2014 5

Last week’s beautiful Week in Pictures by Simon Smit featured a number of photographs of lions on the sands of the Manyelethi Riverbed. Myself and Simon were driving a photographic …

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RunMadagascar Update

James Tyrrell June 22, 2014 14

With what is probably unwarranted optimism, we are now entering our 10th week of training for the big run across Madagascar. Progress so far has been pretty steady, and we …

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Birds of a spotted feather flock together

Andrea Campbell June 19, 2014 2

Polkadots are not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of the colours and patterns of the African bush. However, there are a fair number of spotted …

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Wild Dogs Take on a Dazzle of Zebras

Chris Goodman June 18, 2014 5

Lucien had called in on the radio in the early morning to say that he was following up on a possible wild dog sighting. I chuckled to myself at his …

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Mashaba’s latest litter, LOST.

Simon Smit June 17, 2014 1 6

It has been a few weeks now that any sign of the Mashaba female’s cubs have been seen. The first suspicions of a new litter were in early March. She …

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The Nhlanguleni female

Simon Smit June 10, 2014 1 7

The time has come for a young female leopard to no longer be associated with her mother but to be recognised as a territorial adult on Londolozi and receive a …

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Majingilane: Still in Control

James Tyrrell June 9, 2014 6

It would seem that every time we scratch our heads and say, ‘Hmmm, we haven’t seen the Majingilane in a while!” they show up in force, put us in awe …

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