The Othawa Male: What Really Happened That Night
This Week in Video will be released tomorrow. But for today’s story; many of you will have heard that the Othawa male – the dominant male lion of the Mhangeni …
This Week in Video will be released tomorrow. But for today’s story; many of you will have heard that the Othawa male – the dominant male lion of the Mhangeni …
This past week started rather slow. The cold front that hit most of South Africa, leaving snow in some parts of the interior, stretched up into the Lowveld and brought …
Working at Londolozi you inevitably get to spend some quality time with different animals. On one occasion while we were watching a female leopard stalk an unsuspecting scrub hare, I …
For those of you who have been following the Londolozi posts and virtual safaris over the course of the last few months, you will be familiar with the mother cheetah …
Young rhino calves are always amazing to watch as the whole world is new and they go through their days handling the sensory overload. The young calf sticks very close …
With the weather in the afternoon being slightly cooler now, we left camp earlier than usual as we wanted to make the most of the afternoon with the hopes animals …
I’m sitting at a waterhole watching the waterbirds wade along the waters edge as the swallows zig-zag low above the water swooping up unsuspecting insects. What seemed like a peaceful …
As a ranger, we can often put ourselves under unjust pressure when a guest arrives at Londolozi having been on safari numerous times before or having been somewhere else prior …
One of my most favourite antelope has to be the waterbuck. These antelope can be seen often at Londolozi and almost look out of place with their shaggy coats. As …
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” – William Shakespeare No, William, you shouldn’t. Pick winter instead. Yes, summer in the bush comes with its own wonderment, but it’s …
One afternoon I didn’t have any guests so I decided that instead of going out into the bush for a drive I would stay in camp and do a little …
One of my favorite features of the Lowveld landscape are termite mounds. Now at this point this blog could go in a number of directions. I could talk about any …
In referencing a previous blog written by Chris Taylor, A 12 Day Safari in Pictures, I agree that there is enormous value in a longer stay at Londolozi. Previously a …
Londolozi is an extremely unique place as I’m sure everyone who has visited us will agree. There are so many different elements to what makes us unique. Every single day …
This week we spent some time tracking the Ximungwe female as she leads us on a wild goose chase around her territory. The Tsalala female was seen and looking healthy …