The Week in Pictures #98
As the weather heats up but the real rains have yet to begin, the elephants have continued to flock to the Sand River. Animals are retreating to the shade sooner …
As the weather heats up but the real rains have yet to begin, the elephants have continued to flock to the Sand River. Animals are retreating to the shade sooner …
A few days ago, James Tyrrell wrote a blog on the rise and fall of specific animals popularity and it was mentioned that the Nanga cubs were definitely shining brighter …
It is known to most from all walks of life, whether one has an interest in animals or not, particularly cats, large or small, that they do not enjoy water, …
The Nanga leopard cubs have been featured on the Blog a lot recently. Yesterday we put out some of Richard Laburn’s fantastic footage of them and their mother near the …
It struck me that some animals to rangers are like a sports team to a fickle public. When they do well, everyone loves them. When the results aren’t there, however, …
Second time to Londolozi and Charlotte Cornett was on a mission to get some top photographs to go home with. Being some of the first guests to rent photographic equipment …
Recent Londolozi guests, Andrew and Natasha Osborne spent three nights with us at Varty Camp and were kind enough to share some of their amazing pictures with us. I was …
Last week I wrote about the ‘Purple Patch’ that rangers occasionally experience as amazing sightings consistently unfold in front of them. Well it seems I got it wrong last week, …
‘The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge.’ – Albert Einstein No two days are the same on safari and every experience is tailor-made …
This is starting to read like a post on repeat. Cheetah hunts antelope. Cheetah catches antelope. Cheetah starts to feed but lion/leopard/hyena robs it of it’s hard-earned meal. It happened …
“We’re going to have this wonderful thing on the 24th of this month … when we all gather round one fire…It’s a fantastic thing, a very simple idea. Irrespective of …
Certain rangers are known for their affinity for certain animals. Mike Miller was a lion man, through and through. Mike worked as a ranger at Londolozi from 2009 to 2011, …
After two visits and two wonderful blog posts within a year, it only made sense to do another post showcasing more of Anthony Goldman’s fantastic pictures of his most recent, …
One of the greatest contributions we can make towards Big Cat conservation is in the telling of their stories. Through the use of various media, we are able to convey …
As a ranger, every now and then you will hit a so-called “Purple Patch”. Amazing sightings seem to be on pause until the moment you get there, and then the …