Christmas in May
It’s Christmas in May and filled with anticipation I wait impatiently for 6:00 and the first game drive of the day. Be it a giraffe in the grey mist or …
It’s Christmas in May and filled with anticipation I wait impatiently for 6:00 and the first game drive of the day. Be it a giraffe in the grey mist or …
There aren’t that many people working at lodges in the lowveld who grew up in Cape Town. The exposure to the bush is limited as one must travel long distances, …
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 …
Noble. Proud. Regal. Dangerous… and oddly paternal. This is the Hip-Scar male of the mighty Majingilane. For reasons unbeknownst to us, he has adopted the role of gentle protector of …
This week marks the official return of Friday’s post, “The Week in Pictures”. The brainchild of well known blog-guru Talley Smith, it represents a snapshot – excuse the pun – …
This week I was fortunate to get out of the office and onto the road again for a few days, and what a few days it was! As has been …
There is trouble brewing amongst the Londolozi Lions. Lion Warfare has taken an unexpected turn in the last 3 weeks with the Tsalala Young Male and his comrade, the Sparta …
If you’ve been on safari with me and Freddy at Londolozi, you may know that my nickname amongst the ranging team is ‘Talleycat’ because of my apparent favour of our …
A few weeks ago while out one morning near our hyena densite, we spied a bird in a nearby Jackalberry tree. It was clearly a raptor, but a juvenile, and …
Award winning filmmakers, Dereck and Beverly Joubert, have just released a brand new film on National Geographic which tells the story of a young leopard cub growing up in the …
Four lionesses are all that remain of the once mighty Sparta Pride. This pride that numbered over twenty lions a little over a decade ago, is now at a stage …
This week, the Tsalala Pride was in full force around the camp… literally! The Pride was heard roaring throughout most nights, and seen frequently closeby, in a number of interesting …
This week, in addition to the abundance of exciting predator and large mammal sightings, the reptiles were also in the mix. The Sparta Pride is settling back into their territory …
This week, the lions roared around the camp throughout each night – the Tsalala Pride in the west, the Spartas in the east, and the Majingalane Coalition between. Every morning …