Slow Down

James Tyrrell October 20, 2020 22

With the world opening up again, albeit slowly, and Londolozi already open to South African guests, I wonder how people feel to be returning to the bush. If you’re still …

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Did Lockdown Affect the Wildlife?

James Tyrrell October 19, 2020 20

Short answer: No, it didn’t. Sure the Finfoot female made a couple of kills actually within the bounds of the camp, and was regularly seen by the staff in camp …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #31

James Tyrrell October 18, 2020 14

Elephants and lions were the main theme this week, with an utterly spectacular sighting of the Nkuhuma pride and Avoca males in particular providing some incredible action. We also spend …

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The Euphoria of Viewing Elephants on Foot

Guy Brunskill October 14, 2020 25

Ranger Pete Thorpe and I were following tracks of a pair of lions in the eastern part of Londolozi; a beautiful area which has two beautiful view points overlooking the …

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ANOTHER Leopard Cub: This One Shouldn’t Exist

James Tyrrell October 13, 2020 1 40

Speechless. That was the word that leaped to mind. When Managing Director Chris Kane-Berman reported a leopard with a 3-4 month old cub on a kill a couple of kilometres …

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Danger for the Drongos

James Tyrrell October 12, 2020 14

Fork-tailed Drongos are fairly ubiquitous across Londolozi and the region in general. They are often found following large herbivores through the bush, hoping to capitalise on any insect prey flushed …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #30

James Tyrrell October 11, 2020 22

We track lions for hours, watch hornbills at the start of their mating season and spend time with a beautiful group of giraffes up near the Londolozi airstrip… Enjoy this …

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The Week in Pictures #460

James Tyrrell October 9, 2020 23

You know it’s been a great few days when you have to scratch your head and really think in order to work out which sighting happened on which day. It …

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The Lions That Act Like Leopards

James Tyrrell October 8, 2020 23

I don’t know how many of you have watched the old Indiana Jones movies from the 80’s. But there always seemed to be some sort of ancient trap in which …

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Flat Rock Male Jumping River Grant Rodewijk

Is the Flat Rock Male Moving On?

James Tyrrell October 7, 2020 2 22

In the harsh world of nature in which a happy ending is a rarity, every so often an animal does catch a break. The Flat Rock male’s arrival at Londolozi, …

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Why Leopards are Like Hermit Crabs

James Tyrrell October 6, 2020 1 15

Well, they’re not. In appearance, anatomy, habitat, size… literally nothing about them is similar apart from the fact that they are both organic life forms. BUT…when their place of residence …

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The Impala Ewe That Wasn’t

James Tyrrell October 5, 2020 8

It’s usually the subtle differences that let you know something funny is going on. Things look right, but yet they don’t. Hear the ambient bird calls of the common species …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #29

James Tyrrell October 4, 2020 20

A whole spectrum of wildlife was encountered this week, with probably the most intense sighting being the Ntsevu pride stealing a kill from a young female leopard. As we head …

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The Week in Pictures #459

James Tyrrell October 2, 2020 24

The rain came in full force last night with a good 20mm soaking the reserve. This is nowhere near what we can get in one downpour, but it certainly gives us …

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The Leopard Outside My Office

James Tyrrell October 1, 2020 26

The barking of bushbuck is a fairly regular background noise at the Londolozi camps. Sometimes it’s just a couple of males barking at each other, but quite often it indicates …

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