The Season of Return: How Animals Find Their Way Home

Keagan Chasenski October 14, 2025 4

Summer is stirring here at Londolozi. The first rains have fallen, and with them comes a shift you can feel in the air. Soon the mornings will ring with new …

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Notes from a Garden at Londolozi

Matt Rochford October 13, 2025 10

Sitting outside my cottage in the Londolozi village the other afternoon, I found myself simply watching and listening. The small garden in front of me has become a kind of …

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A Rare Encounter with the Mawelawela Male Leopard

Nic Martin October 7, 2025 1 22

When Reece’s voice crackled through the radio, saying he’d found the Mawelawela Male just up ahead of us, I think I might’ve jolted in my seat a little. This was …

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Xinkhova Female Leopard – Still Waiting for Her First Litter

Ross Cheshire October 6, 2025 7 9

Watching the Xinkhova Female grow from an adventurous youngster into an independent leopard has been an incredible journey. Approaching five years old, she has certainly reached sexual maturity, a stage …

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August & September in Reels: Experience Londolozi Through Video Highlights

Megan Kane-Berman October 4, 2025 8

As winter slowly fades and spring begins to unfold, August and September have brought a collection of unforgettable moments, both in the wilderness and within the lodge. In this blog, …

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The Return Of The Othawa Pack Of Wild Dogs: A Long-Awaited Reunion

Barry Bath September 30, 2025 9

Before the first light of dawn, we set out from camp with a sense of anticipation that only the bush can inspire. Our mission was clear: find the elusive Othawa …

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The Umwelt of Londolozi

Kate Tennick September 29, 2025 7

Having recently revisited Ed Yong’s book, An Immense World (which I highly recommend by the way!) I found myself thinking about the concept of umwelt, and the environment that surrounds …

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Why Do Zebras Twitch So Much?

Kelsey Clark September 25, 2025 10

It’s almost impossible to spend time with a herd of zebra and not notice the constant rippling of their skin. From a distance, the movement looks subtle, almost like a …

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A Northward Shift By The Gijima Male Lions

Ross Cheshire September 22, 2025 13

Over the last few weeks, the Gijima Males have been appearing more frequently on Londolozi. For a long time, they stuck mostly to the southern parts of the Sabi Sand, …

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Lessons From The Wild: What The Bush Teaches Us About Patience

Keagan Chasenski September 20, 2025 10

Out here, things rarely happen on our schedule. You can spend hours waiting at a den or following faint leopard tracks that vanish into thin air. Sometimes nothing shows itself. …

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Beyond the Herd: The Story of Elephants

Kelsey Clark September 17, 2025 5

At Londolozi, elephants are a near-daily sight. Herds cross the Sand River or feed quietly among the marula trees, and their calls and rumbles often echo through the bush. It …

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Buffalo in the Dust: Why Cape Buffalo Herds Swell in the Dry Season

Kirst Joscelyne September 16, 2025 5

As the golden grasses of the Sabi Sands begin to fade and the landscape takes on a dusty, sun-bleached hue, one of the most impressive spectacles of the dry season …

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Standing Still in Reverence: A Pangolin Encounter

Barry Bath September 15, 2025 9

One of my most memorable moments in the bush happened recently on a quiet afternoon, when we were fortunate enough to spend time with a pangolin. We stopped at a …

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The Week in Pictures #718

Kelsey Clark September 12, 2025 4 30

With the current shift in lion dynamics, you’re never quite sure which lions you’ll find where. Over the past week, I’ve had a good run with the Kambula Lionesses. Both …

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Strength in Scarcity: Buffalo at the End of the Dry Season

Nic Martin September 8, 2025 0

Of all the animals at Londolozi, few carry themselves with the same weight and presence as the Cape buffalo. Their horns curve like ancient weapons, their eyes hold untold stories, …

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