The Week in Pictures #87
I have been waiting almost three years to watch lions bring down a buffalo, and this week it finally happened. Two of the Majingilane added their massive firepower to the …
I have been waiting almost three years to watch lions bring down a buffalo, and this week it finally happened. Two of the Majingilane added their massive firepower to the …
Since my arrival on Londolozi in January this year, I have had this constant urge to view and photograph the 2 young daughters of the Ximpalapala female. On my arrival …
A cub is missing from the Sparta Pride. Sub-adult would be a more accurate term, but whatever the nomenclature, there is, unfortunately, a distinct possibility that the young lion may …
When I arrived at Londolozi in late 2010, things were pretty chaotic within the leopard population. The Camp Pan male was being assailed on all sides by potential usurpers, there …
Winter has most certainly arrived at Londolozi as guests gather on deck, wrapping gloved hands around a steaming cup of coffee. With the mist hanging low on the water of …
A question that often gets asked by guests is, “Do you name your animals?”. It’s a tricky issue, and my answer is usually given after a pause. “Yes and no”, …
The Tamboti tree leaves have started to go red and orange, the grass a golden brown and with these changes soft warm light has transformed Londolozi into a living canvas. …
Londolozi guest, David Fedonczak, came to Londolozi with his family and I had the great pleasure of meeting them in the Boma last week. I knew that David was an …
I am told that the first time I came to Londolozi I was eighteen months old. We were fortunate enough to see a pride of lions and my excitement levels …
The cub of the Mashaba female continues to provide amazing viewing whenever she is found. Elephants are appearing in greater and greater numbers as water levels shrink in the large …
Windy conditions made the leopards go quiet for a few days. The wind puts the herbivores on the alert as sounds and smells get confused, whilst waving grass and bushes …
With my harddrive on the brink I was unfortunately unable to access my latest photos, so while I try and sort out the problem, I thought it would be fun …
For a number of days a pack of wild dogs had been seen around the Ximpalapala clearings. One day 5 dogs would be seen, the next 4, the next 6. …
When Roddie Watson radioed in a few weeks ago that he had found a female cheetah with two cubs just north of the Sand River, nobody took him seriously. Maybe …
Leopards come and go. Fact. They are born, get older and eventually die. The majority don’t even make it through their first year. Excuse this seemingly callous outlook, but it …