The Week in Pictures #268
Wildebeest calves strike me as particularly stupid little creatures. They’re hilarious to watch as they gambol around the clearings with their funny “Meep” sounds, and their expressionless faces with those …
Wildebeest calves strike me as particularly stupid little creatures. They’re hilarious to watch as they gambol around the clearings with their funny “Meep” sounds, and their expressionless faces with those …
The last month in Cubs Den has been one filled with excitement. Starting with the excitement of Father Christmas arriving with his Christmas stockings, dressing up with multiple feather bowers …
Safari is a living experience; we each take away from it something a little different. For some, the grandeur of its large mammals shocks and awes, for others the mighty …
Wind makes me edgy. It did so long before I came to the bush, and I never really understood why. Wind on a rainy, stormy day I didn’t mind so …
Driving around at this time of the year there is a very common sound that emerges from the vehicle every time we see a herd of impala. The “Ooh”s and …
At Londolozi we often talk about the incredible bonds that are created here and how work colleagues are more friends and family to each other than anything else. Recently this …
We’ve written before about how a leopard’s star can rise and fall, and certain individuals are sought after at certain times more than others. In 2013 we published a piece …
This last week saw the Sand River water level rise rather substantially and the sound of flowing water could be heard through most of the lodges. It was very exciting to …
To see a leopard is special. By nature they are very shy and secretive animals and have historically rarely allowed us into their worlds. However, here at Londolozi, we are …
For someone on their first African safari, and indeed, someone visiting Londolozi for their first time, the wildlife experience is second to none. This experience, and the manner in which …
Andrea Sithole is one of the best trackers at Londolozi. He makes it all look annoyingly easy. Great trackers don’t just have the ability to spot a track and see …
The first TWIP of 2017 is by rights a collaborative effort, with a number of different rangers contributing a picture or two. Talk of the town – and by “town”, …
Every recognized species on earth (at least in theory) is given a two-part scientific name. This system is called binomial nomenclature. These names are important because they allow people throughout …
When one considers that even with lions hunting buffalo, leopard cubs moving through the Manyelethi riverbed, over 70mm of rain arriving and Christmas right in the middle of it all, …