Male Leopards west of camp
Just west of camp, a fascinating shift is unfolding in the male leopard landscape. Three powerful individuals—each experienced, each with something to prove—are converging around the Sand River, jostling for …
Just west of camp, a fascinating shift is unfolding in the male leopard landscape. Three powerful individuals—each experienced, each with something to prove—are converging around the Sand River, jostling for …
Out here, it’s often the grand events—a lion’s roar, a leopard’s leap—that stay with us. But every now and then, it’s the quieter moments that linger longer. A glance. A …
Mother Nature rarely offers neat conclusions, but every so often, the wild delivers something that defies expectation. All week, I’ve been turning over how to follow up on last episode’s …
In the beginning, there was fire. And around that fire, the first stories were born—not typed into keyboards or captured in pixels, but spoken into existence under starlit skies. Long …
Winter has definitely set in here at Londolozi, bringing with it those beautiful golden hues that we so strongly associate with this time of year. With the landscape opening up …
For some time now, the Gijima Males have been the dominant coalition of two imposing male lions, holding sway over the southern stretches of the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve. Their …
They might not have the swagger of a lion or the mystique of a leopard, but mongooses are among the bush’s most charismatic and underrated characters. Agile, intelligent, and endlessly …
The wild has a way of quietly reshaping itself—loss makes room for new life, absence creates opportunity, and the story continues to unfold. As difficult as it is to say, …
It’s never easy receiving unsettling news regarding any of the Londolozi leopards, especially when it involves one of the most well-known leopards. Word came in from Ranger Jerry Sibiya a …
The wild is no stranger to hardship, but some stories strike deeper than others. This week, our virtual safari follows one of Londolozi’s most iconic and much-loved leopards—the Ximungwe Female—who …
April and May at Londolozi, set against the backdrop of autumn, have been nothing short of extraordinary — filled with unforgettable wildlife sightings and moments of celebration and connection. In …
Autumn has settled gently over the African bush, bringing with it a welcome crispness to the air. As the landscape begins its quiet transformation, the light shifts, lower in the …
Early one crisp autumn morning, my guests and I set out across Londolozi’s open grasslands in search of the Makhatini Cheetah Family. The stunning sunrise cast a golden light across …
Certain legacies in the bush are hard to ignore. You feel them in the way animals behave around one another, in the routes they walk, even in the way the …
We set out early from Tree Camp, bundled in blankets and warm jackets, with one clear goal in mind: finding the Makhatini Female and her three cubs. A report had …