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What Makes Crocodiles Such Stealthy Hunters?

Jess Shillaw June 2, 2021 15

I’m sitting at a waterhole watching the waterbirds wade along the waters edge as the swallows zig-zag low above the water swooping up unsuspecting insects. What seemed like a peaceful …

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The Uniqueness of Waterbuck

Kirst Joscelyne May 29, 2021 16

One of my most favourite antelope has to be the waterbuck. These antelope can be seen often at Londolozi and almost look out of place with their shaggy coats. As …

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The Week in Pictures #494

James Tyrrell May 28, 2021 2 22

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” – William Shakespeare No, William, you shouldn’t. Pick winter instead. Yes, summer in the bush comes with its own wonderment, but it’s …

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Birding From My Veranda

Tayla Brown May 27, 2021 19

One afternoon I didn’t have any guests so I decided that instead of going out into the bush for a drive I would stay in camp and do a little …

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A Different Take on Termites

Kyle Gordon May 26, 2021 23

One of my favorite features of the Lowveld landscape are termite mounds. Now at this point this blog could go in a number of directions. I could talk about any …

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The Week in Pictures #493

Nick Sims May 21, 2021 30

Over the course of the last week, my guests Breck and Patsy Weingart and I had great opportunities to capture an array of different subjects, both big and small. Spending …

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A Fish Out of Water

Barry Bath May 20, 2021 11

After having one of the highest rainfall seasons in several years, Londolozi has been scattered with numerous ephemeral pans; all providing well-needed respite from the scorching summer days for myriad …

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Three’s a Crowd

Nick Sims May 17, 2021 3 26

Late one afternoon drive, former ranger and Londolozi legend, Ian Thomas, announced over the radio that he had found a male leopard with a fresh impala ram kill. Being nearby …

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The Week in Pictures #492

Robert Ball May 14, 2021 25

The past week has been flooded with an array of emotions. Some melancholy and others euphoric as one dominant male lion was killed but another five young cubs were found. …

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Ntsevu lioness and Plaque Rock female tumble from marula

The Story Behind the Video – A Lioness and a Leopard in a Tree

Kirst Joscelyne May 12, 2021 1 31

A further look into the unbelievable video of a lioness climbing into a tree after a female leopard with a kill. We set off on an early morning game drive …

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What Makes a Good Wildlife Photograph?

Chris Taylor May 11, 2021 38

Before I begin, let me make it clear that I do not write this post as a professional photographer. In fact I’m quite far from it. I have had a …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #60

Sean Zeederberg May 10, 2021 10

The week was filled with many great sightings, the Ximungwe female’s cub has been viewed a few times and is becoming a lot more relaxed. The Nkoveni female and her …

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The Fate of the Othawa Male

Dean De La Rey May 10, 2021 52

Male lions fighting; it is simply something I have waited for my whole life to see. Spoiler alert, it is yet to happen in front of me but on this …

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The Week in Pictures #491

Dean De La Rey May 7, 2021 26

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest …

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