The Supporting Cast
While on safari, the undoubted attractions are the larger animals. Leopards, lions, elephant and giraffe – the list of the stars who steal all the limelight goes on. But the …
While on safari, the undoubted attractions are the larger animals. Leopards, lions, elephant and giraffe – the list of the stars who steal all the limelight goes on. But the …
We speak of Lions, we photograph Leopards, we talk and write about the Big 5. We immortalise these great creatures in our words and pictures. We hold them up to …
Monday I’ve never been so intrigued by the sex lives of animals as to gawk at the television when David Attenborough is narrating mammalian copulation, but TV is quite a …
On our 4th day at Londolozi we were well acquainted with the process and were out for our morning drive before 6 am. It turns out that this would be …
As the helicopter landed in the front of Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa and outstepped Nelson Mandela, I knew that this would be a defining moment in my life. …
It has been estimated that roughly 50% of impala lambs make it through the year. At least that’s the figure I’ve heard. Once most of the females have dropped their …
Mike Sutherland ran a post a few months ago about the disappearance of the Ximpalapala leopard cubs. Since then one of the young females has been seen once more on …
5:00 in the morning comes early in the bush. It seems that my head had just hit the pillow when the alarm rang. Time to get up, brush our teeth, …
The impala lambs are filling up the clearings faster than we can count them, which in turn has been providing a boon for the predators of Londolozi. One species taking …
Since April this year we have been so privileged to have the ability to track, follow, photograph and view the female cheetah and her 2 youngsters, now aged around 14 …
After a few long flight and two night in Joburg we were finally on our way to Londolozi. Londolozi, located just west of Kruger National Park, is famous for it’s …
The Prides, Leaps, Herds, Clans, Dazzles, Journeys, Crashes and Packs have made this week an unforgettable one. So much action and so much suspense. Tracking for hours, birding late into …
Saturday morning wasn’t only exciting because the Springbok rugby team was playing against Wales that night. It was also the day on which I saw what is by far the …
Marianna Gdanis and Alan Griffiths were with us again recently and I am sure you will remember their last post, highlights of safari, and be please to know that Marianna is sharing her …
Green everywhere. That is what Londolozi has become in less than two weeks. Apparently a little further north of us the bush is still very dry and brown, yet down …