The Week in Pictures #77
The dogs are back. A pack of 6 has been hanging around the big block to the south of Ximpalapala koppie for the last three days, and their reluctance to …
The dogs are back. A pack of 6 has been hanging around the big block to the south of Ximpalapala koppie for the last three days, and their reluctance to …
Getting back from leave, the bush was far greener than I expected it to be. Late rains have given the Lowveld a final flush into winter, but already the animals …
A hungry Sparta pride defined this week for me. We tracked them for three mornings in a row, each time finding them with empty bellies. On the third morning, three …
It was another Magnificent Seven week at Londolozi with fantastic sightings of some familiar faces plus a visit from the pack of wild dogs! Love was also in the air …
A Londolozi article from Vanity Fair UK – Sept 2012 All the luxuries you would expect from a Relais & Chateaux property, but what really sets Londolozi Private Game Reserve …
This week was most definitely centered around the cub activity on Londolozi. I’ll admit to favouring the little guys, but at the moment it’s almost difficult to view a female …
The four Majingilane Males have been present at Londolozi for just over two years now. At first their approach, to pride domination, seemed to me to be chaotic and unplanned…I …
This week, we had some unexpected visitors to a number of our sightings. Elephants chasing leopards. Leopards walking between rhinos. Rhinos chasing lions. Leopards watching lions feeding. Leopards killing baboons. …
If you type these exact words into Google you get over 780 000 hits! Everything from formal online dictionary answers to entire websites dedicated to the subject. As a ranger …
One of Londolozi’s favorite male lions has returned to his traditional hunting grounds. Known by many as Solo, this male has been away from Londolozi for many moons! He has …
Winter is a fantastic time for photography in the bush. The light is excellent, and the animals stay active well into the morning. The summer birds and bright colours of …
A couple of days ago I had what was quite possibly my most exciting moment since starting to guide in the Sabi Sand. Not because of an extraordinary sighting in …
This week, once again, the lions were relatively quiet and elusive around Londolozi, leaving room for incredible sightings of other top predators: leopard, hyena and even wild dog. The young …
As March comes to an end, so do the blisteringly hot days of summer at Londolozi. The season has definitely eased into the early annals of Autumn and the once …
People sometimes ask us, ‘Do you ever get bored seeing the same animals all the time?’ For one thing, getting to observe the same (territorial) animals over time allows us …