The Week in Pictures #327
Scrub Hares are pretty much a given on night drives. Seeing at least a couple is pretty much guaranteed as you head back to camp, and we’ve amused ourselves greatly …
Scrub Hares are pretty much a given on night drives. Seeing at least a couple is pretty much guaranteed as you head back to camp, and we’ve amused ourselves greatly …
Having been an avid follower of The Week in Pictures myself prior to joining Londolozi, it is always a privilege to share some of my own experiences from this little …
I first learnt about Londolozi Game Reserve in 2008, when I was reading a book about leopards, called Living with Leopards by Nils Kure, that referenced Lex Hes’ book The Leopards …
“I believe that if black-and-white photography is done correctly, it can convey much more emotion and a deeper meaning than colour ever could. It’s as if by subtracting colour, the …
The first and most obvious argument is that other predators are dangerous to hunt, and it would be illogical for a lion or leopard to see a conspecific as a …
The bush is ever changing; the plants, trees, animals and birds are constantly adapting in new ways to suit a dynamic and competitive environment. Each element of the bush, from …
All the rangers at Londolozi have specific trees around the reserve in which they’re dying to see a leopard. There’s a particular dead Schotia in the north that I have …
A few days ago I noticed two white-backed vultures descending in the distance. When vultures descend like this, it is often because they have spotted a carcass and are looking …
When the end comes for lions, it generally comes quickly. Over the last two years, the fortunes of the Tsalala pride have been what we have come to expect from …
The Tamboti female leopard had had a successful day, killing a vervet monkey in the morning, which she dragged to her 10-month old cub for it to feed on, and …
I don’t know how many of you have watched HBO’s miniseries Band of Brothers, but there’s a line in one of the final episodes (near the end of the War) in …
The natural world has the power to uplift, to bring people down to their essence and instill appreciation and gratitude for one’s surroundings. It also has a calming effect in …
Literally every week in summer, I encounter a new insect species that I’ve never seen before. Praying mantises in particular continually astound me with their dazzling array of shapes, sizes, …
The first Week in Pictures for 2018… What a treat! The infamous New Years Eve party was a good attempt at keeping some of us from getting up early, but …
Now this is the Law of the Jungle – as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that …