Is This The Start of a New Coalition?

Jess Shillaw January 8, 2024 12

coalition noun a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government. In the context of lions and other social big cats, a coalition refers to a …

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The Week In Pictures #630

Robert Ball January 5, 2024 5 16

While putting this week in pictures together, I couldn’t help but reflect on the amazing photographic opportunities we are lucky enough to have at Londolozi. The first week of 2024 …

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A Bittersweet Morning with the Three Rivers Female and the Maxims Male

Matt Rochford January 4, 2024 2 9

Trying to maximize our time out in the bush on my guests’ last game drive, we set off into the wilderness at first light. We had planned to drive out …

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The Appeal of Leopards in Leadwoods

Ross Cheshire January 3, 2024 2 10

Today’s blog is going to take you through an afternoon permanently etched in my memory, culminating in a sighting many dream of—a spectacular first for me. Learning to adapt swiftly …

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Introducing the Thumbela 4:3 Female Leopard

Matt Rochford December 28, 2023 1 15

As we stand on the brink of a new year, I have no doubt that 2024 will bring many more special sightings and stories from the Londolozi wilderness. Amid this …

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A Symphony of Life and Death at Londolozi

Kyle Gordon December 20, 2023 1 8

The afternoon started as many of the afternoons do here at Londolozi; charged with anticipation. Leopard viewing had been somewhat harder than usual, an understandable trade-off for the spectacular lion …

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Guiding With A Tracker: An Ode To Equalizer

Kate Tennick December 18, 2023 7

I’ll start off by saying that this is a blog I have been wanting to write for a long time now. With the end of the year approaching and it …

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The Contagious Yawning Phenomenon and Synchronised Behaviour

Kelsey Clark December 14, 2023 1 20

It is so often that as we sit with a predator during a period of rest, we hope to see one yawning, this can often precede a bout of activity. …

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Resilience and Hope: The Future of the Tsalala Pride

Barry Bath December 11, 2023 19

Few, if any prides at Londolozi carry with them the same sense of longing for success as the Tsalala Pride does. The history of the Tsalala Pride is steeped with …

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The Week in Pictures #626

Jess Shillaw December 8, 2023 2 18

This is now the time of year that the regrowth of the bush escalates. We have had some rain and now with the warm humid weather the grass shoots up …

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The Three Rivers Female: An update on her Recovery

Nick Tennick December 7, 2023 3 27

A little over three months ago a few of the rangers, trackers and their very fortunate guests at Londolozi witnessed an epic territory battle between the Three Rivers Female and …

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Glimmers and Gratitude at Londolozi

Robyn Morrison December 6, 2023 8

A trigger is a stimulus that evokes a negative emotion often associated with past events or traumas. These days the term “trigger” is used more loosely as something that sparks …

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What Do Leopards Eat?

Keagan Chasenski December 5, 2023 5 11

Often touted as the most adaptable (and adept for that matter) predator, leopards are found from the mountains surrounding Cape Town, to Kalahari deserts, the thick mountainous forests of central …

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A Poem About My Love For Painted Dogs

Jess Shillaw December 4, 2023 13

Many guests arrive at Londolozi eager to see the Big 5 (lions, leopards, buffalos, elephants, and rhinos). However, there is such a variety of animals in the Sabi Sands that …

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The Week in Pictures #625

Kelsey Clark December 1, 2023 1 27

December is here and most of us are wondering where this year has gone. This last week, however, has been no different from any other with endless photographic opportunities, only …

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