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Eagle vs. Owl

James Tyrrell November 2, 2020 11

Driving down the Maxabene Riverbed looking for owls, we were thrilled to suddenly see a Verreaux’s Eagle Owl take off from a Tamboti grove we were approaching. It landed a …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #33

James Tyrrell November 1, 2020 13

A week of amazing sightings – of leopards in particular – some elephants being fussy drinkers, and a stakeout that didn’t quite go according to plan… Enjoy this Week in …

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Habituating a Leopard Cub

James Tyrrell October 31, 2020 19

It’s a beautiful thing winning the trust of a wild animal, especially one as enigmatic and vulnerable as a leopard cub. It’s certainly not that they begin to trust you, …

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The Week in Pictures #463

Nick Sims October 30, 2020 24

The month of October has been a very busy one at Londolozi. Not only have we welcomed guests back into the lodge but plenty of early-season rainfall has ensured that …

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Lion Follow-Up

James Tyrrell October 28, 2020 25

A couple of days ago we wrote about the Ntsevu pride starting to splinter as the lionesses start giving birth to new litters, and the Othawa male was thrown into …

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The Ntsevu Fracture

James Tyrrell October 26, 2020 26

Three different Ntsevu lionesses were found at separate points across Londolozi on a morning drive recently. Two of those lionesses are currently rearing small cubs. The third was mating with …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #32

James Tyrrell October 25, 2020 20

We continue where we left off last week, on site with some members of the Nkuhuma pride near where they had their buffalo kill. The we join some Nyala, some …

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African Wild Dogs vs. Lone Wildebeest

Nick Sims October 24, 2020 25

Over the years I have been asked all sorts of questions about the inhabitants of the African bush by guests. Sometimes the very best questions (also the most difficult to …

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An Encounter with the Ntsevu Pride’s Newest Member

Nick Sims October 22, 2020 30

Since March I have been relishing the thought of getting back to the bush. During the course of the last few months I would often ponder as to what the …

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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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