New Ostrich Chicks
A couple of months ago rangers Greg Pingo and Pete Thorpe made the wonderful discovery of an ostrich nest in the grasslands. It was a find completely by chance, as …
A couple of months ago rangers Greg Pingo and Pete Thorpe made the wonderful discovery of an ostrich nest in the grasslands. It was a find completely by chance, as …
When birds bathe in water or cover themselves in dust they are actively maintaining their plumage. In well-watered areas bathing is most common, but during winter when things are a …
It’s been an exciting few days around the reserve but there are few things that excite me more than seeing new cubs for the first time. Things were starting to …
Although Londolozi will be re-opening its doors to guests this week, don’t worry, the Virtual Safaris we’ve been conducting during lockdown will continue unabated. This week’s highlights include a crazy …
First up, the answer to this week’s Mystery Bird Challenge: it was none other than a Crowned Eagle. This was the first one I’ve seen at Londolozi in 10 years …
It was an ordinary afternoon. As ordinary as you can get living out in the wilderness of Africa as the birds sang from the trees and the insects called from …
There has been enough written about 2020 and the pandemic to keep us reading for years. The whole world has been affected in one way or another. On our side, …
Winter is not the best time for hippo bulls; lower water levels as we reach the end of the dry season means fiercer and fiercer clashes for territory, some of …
This one will surprise you. It’s a photo from a couple of months ago but so much was happening at the time we didn’t make the big thing out of …
A new litter of wild dog pups is viewed on Londolozi; 11 in total (more on this story next week)! We have a serious scare at the den of the …
October 1st will mark the day that South Africa starts opening up its borders for the first time since March. It is also the day Londolozi will welcome back its …
Most people in the southern hemisphere welcome spring on the 1st of September, otherwise known as Spring Day. In actual fact, according to nature’s calendar the beginning of spring is …
We go off the beaten track this week; into tree trunk interiors, down onto our stomachs to get eye-level with hippos and right under an elephant’s nose. Revisiting and old …
James Tyrrell recently summarised the general lion dynamics on Londolozi. The male lion dynamics of the Sabi Sands have drawn special attention over the years, particularly during the reign of …
A lot has happened in 2020. The world kind of got turned on its head, and people’s attention was necessarily on global events rather than the quiet demise of a …