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One Whole Winter Later: Nature Still Knows Best

James Tyrrell August 20, 2020 1 25

This year has certainly been a little unreal. A LOT unreal would probably be closer to the mark. When we said goodbye to our last guests back in March, the …

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A First Morning Back to Remember

Guy Brunskill August 19, 2020 25

Editor’s Note: During a flurry of exciting wildlife sightings at the time, this post never got published. The story and sentiment remain unchanged though, and we felt it was valid …

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Londolozi’s Lions: Current Status

James Tyrrell August 18, 2020 25

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The South African Significance of the Secretary Bird

James Souchon August 17, 2020 27

Even though the Secretary bird is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it holds very special significance to us here in South Africa as it occupies centre spot on our national coat …

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Virtual Game Drives: The Week in Video #22

James Tyrrell August 16, 2020 21

Another amazing week at Londolozi, with the Mashaba female leopard at her hunting best, wild dogs giving us a gorgeous sighting, and the Three Rivers female having an unfortunate encounter …

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The Great Return

Pete Thorpe August 15, 2020 32

As much as international travel is still limited, there are some guests that we have noticed returning to Londolozi. The first I noticed arrived from somewhere between Finland and Western …

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The Week in Pictures #452

James Tyrrell August 14, 2020 1 32

Every week on the reserve seems to have a theme, although it might not be reflected in the pictures. This week was definitely buffalo, with some wonderful sightings taking place …

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Fresh Hope: A New Ostrich Nest

Pete Thorpe August 12, 2020 28

Greg Pingo: “Pete, do you think that’s an ostrich over there?” Pete: “No that’s a stump in the grass…” Needless to say, the stump swivelled at the top end, also …

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The Aftermath of a Buffalo Fight

James Tyrrell August 11, 2020 25

Those of you who follow our virtual safaris might have seen one of our recent stories documenting a couple of hours at waterhole, in which a large herd of buffalos …

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When No One’s Watching….

James Tyrrell August 10, 2020 24

Take a good look at the photo below. It is of a lion’s paw lunging in to grab a buffalo calf. Wild! We weren’t there to see this action take …

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Reminiscing Around the Sun

James Souchon August 8, 2020 21

On my hard drive I have a very well organised system for all the photos that I take. All the folders are labelled by year and then by month. I …

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The Week in Pictures #451

James Tyrrell August 7, 2020 25

First up, the answer to last week’s Mystery Bird Challenge #27. The bird – which a number of you got correct – was a juvenile African Hawk Eagle. Here is …

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Anticipating the Jump

Guy Brunskill August 4, 2020 1 25

We had not even driven out of camp before we heard bushbuck alarming just outside the entrance. As we drove into the area we saw the bushbuck, who with their …

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The Mating Leopards that Eluded Us

Sean Zeederberg August 3, 2020 12

After hearing what sounded like two leopards mating in front of camp , a search party was deployed to find them. Switching the vehicle off periodically as we went was …

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Virtual Game Drives: The Week in Video #20

James Tyrrell August 2, 2020 17

A leopard-heavy week with a mating pair in front of the camps, females chasing other females off kills, and 5 different individuals moving through the same kill in a 12 …

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