The Claws of a Lion
A lion’s claws must be some of the most fearsome weaponry in nature. Not only are they razor sharp and as strong as carbon fibre, but there are 18 of them and …
A lion’s claws must be some of the most fearsome weaponry in nature. Not only are they razor sharp and as strong as carbon fibre, but there are 18 of them and …
I’d like to start off this Week in Pictures by wishing you all a happy Youth Day 2017. This day commemorates a wave of protests started by students in 1976, …
The beauty of a digital archive is that within a few short clicks you can be reviewing events from way back when, either comparing past with present and trying to …
A few weeks ago we released a video on the transformation of the bush after the drought. Without having been here during the heart of the dry times, it’s almost …
At 15 years old, the Tailless lioness has given birth to what we can only assume is her last litter of cubs. In a rather beautiful turn of events she has chosen …
Just a few days ago we watched the Mhangeni breakaway pride finishing off a carcass. As six lionesses scrambled for the remains of the kill, teeth and claws flew along …
Typically people only tend to talk of the weather when making small talk but this week the weather was actually quite a big deal at Londolozi. Despite us being right at …
I, like most other rangers, often struggle to come up with an answer to one of the most frequently asked questions by guests: “What is your most favourite sighting here …
In a clash unseen by Londolozi eyes, a lioness from the Sparta pride was killed by the six Mhangeni breakaway lionesses a few days ago. With this new pride encroaching …
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” One of the fantastic things about photography is that it allows us to return to and ponder the …
This is not so much a showcase of the best results possible. Rather it’s the sharing of a journey to understanding the purpose and power of a very different photographic …
There’s a certain tree scattered across Londolozi’s landscape whose many names – the buffalo thorn, blink-blaar-wag-‘n-bietjie (Afrikaans for “shiny-leaf wait-a-bit”), umLahlabantu (Zulu for “that which buried the chief”), and mbafa …
The exciting news is that we think the Tsalala Tailless lioness might have given birth to cubs. She has not had much luck in raising litters over the last five …
A couple of weeks ago we ran a post featuring some of the best of long-standing guest, Tony Goldman’s bird images. We promised a follow-up post in which we’d feature …
Trying to understand lion dynamics in the central Sabi Sands at the moment is a bit like trying to understand quantum physics. Beyond the understanding of most people, and even for …