Male Leopard Goes After Porcupine
It was my guests’ last morning drive, and they were filled with mixed emotions at the thought of their departure back home to America. We had had a spectacular three …
It was my guests’ last morning drive, and they were filled with mixed emotions at the thought of their departure back home to America. We had had a spectacular three …
There is no argument that tiny, blue-eyed leopard cubs are heart melters. Mewling, fumbling about in long grass with spots so close together they look grey… I don’t know anyone …
Sitting on the Varty Camp deck just a few mornings ago, with cups of coffee in hand, a few of us rangers looked over the Sand River to the northern …
Half a decade sounds like quite a long time, although it’s only five years. For a leopard, however, that period of time represents roughly a third of its life it …
Towards the end of 2015, James Tyrrell asked the question “Do leopards have favourite trees?”. Since then, this has been hotly debated, with opinions varying between rangers, trackers and textbooks and …
One would have thought so, yes. A mating pair of leopards will often seek out the relative seclusion of a drainage line or a thicket for their tryst, but every …
The Nkoveni female leopard is expected to give birth to her second litter any day now. Her last litter was never seen, as is regularly the case with leopards. We …
I think when one first starts as a young and most likely naive ranger at Londolozi, you tend to feel there is a certain air of permanence about the leopards …
Leaving Founder’s Camp on an absolutely beautiful morning, tracker Gerry Hambana and I had great plans for our morning drive. Our aim was to track and find a pair of mating …
The north of the Londolozi property is my absolute favourite section, but it can be hit or miss when it comes to finding predators up there. Established sightings are one …
Rain is the lifeblood of the earth, bringing new life when it falls. There are times though when it can also make conditions slightly harder for animals, which is something …
It becomes more than just an interest, to watch the development of an individual animal in nature, as fascination and respectful appreciation engulfs the observer. General behavioural studies are enough …
Chris visited Londolozi 20 years ago and had always planned to come back. On arrival he had told me that he had seen the most incredible things the last time …
The recent news on the leopard front has been the incursion of the Xidulu female back onto Londolozi soil. With the area still in the grip of drought, many animals …
How far could you spot a leopard from? This is a question the Londolozi trackers ask themselves daily, and some of them just keep raising the bar. Jerry Hambana has been …