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The Growth of a Leopard Cub

Helen Young May 25, 2013 4

The seasons are changing at Londolozi. There is a chill in the morning air and the metamorphism of the bush from bright greens to deep golds, as the water from …

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The Week in Pictures #79

James Tyrrell May 24, 2013 19

The pace of the bush has not slacked off, as the cooler weather has kept the activity going until well into the morning. The Sparta pride have been successful in …

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Wild Dog Bites Hyena

Alex Van Den Heever May 23, 2013 6

For a number of days a pack of wild dogs had been seen around the Ximpalapala clearings. One day 5 dogs would be seen, the next 4, the next 6. …

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Tamboti Female Leopard and Cubs

James Tyrrell May 22, 2013 13

After many apparently unsuccessful mating attempts with the Maxabene 3:2, Camp Pan and 5:5 males, the Tamboti female finally gave birth to a litter of two in late February or …

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Zebras vs Wild Dogs

Rich Laburn May 20, 2013 6

The pack of wild dogs had been running east since dawn. As the sun cast its Autumn glare across the grassy crests of Londolozi, the dogs spotted a herd of …

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Tsalala Breakaway Has New Cubs

James Tyrrell May 19, 2013 7

In 2010 the Majingilane coalition came roaring in to Londolozi and dethroned the Mapogo. Because of this shift in power, four young lionesses belonging to the Tsalala pride followed their …

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Christmas in May

Londolozi Guest May 18, 2013 26

It’s Christmas in May and filled with anticipation I wait impatiently for 6:00 and the first game drive of the day. Be it a giraffe in the grey mist or …

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The Week in Pictures #78

James Tyrrell May 17, 2013 11

An amazing week; some of it captured on film, some in photos, some not recorded at all, but all of it very special. This has honestly been one of the …

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A New Leopard Cub

James Tyrrell May 15, 2013 15

We were sitting with a large herd of buffalo on our eastern boundary, just south of our north-east corner. Impala were alarming nearby, slightly west of us, but in the …

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The Female Cheetah and Cubs

James Tyrrell May 14, 2013 12

When Roddie Watson radioed in a few weeks ago that he had found a female cheetah with two cubs just north of the Sand River, nobody took him seriously. Maybe …

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A ‘Family’ Affair

Kate Neill May 13, 2013 3

After an evening in the wine cellar with many a bottle of a wine, some great food, conversation and a few staff members, John Rhodes words were, ‘it was like …

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The Week in Pictures #77

James Tyrrell May 10, 2013 10

The dogs are back. A pack of 6 has been hanging around the big block to the south of Ximpalapala koppie for the last three days, and their reluctance to …

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The State of the Vomba Female

James Tyrrell May 9, 2013 1 13

Leopards come and go. Fact. They are born, get older and eventually die. The majority don’t even make it through their first year. Excuse this seemingly callous outlook, but it …

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Meet the blog team: Kate Neill

James Tyrrell May 8, 2013 14

There aren’t that many people working at lodges in the lowveld who grew up in Cape Town. The exposure to the bush is limited as one must travel long distances, …

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A Buffalo Birth

Kate Neill May 7, 2013 3

Anders Westermann is a repeat guest to Londolozi and I was fortunate enough to have met him during his last stay with us in April. In my new role on …

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