The Embarrassment of Getting Lost
One generally takes a subconscious pride in knowing one’s home turf pretty well. I’m from Cape Town, and I would always scoff at reports of tourists getting lost on Table …
One generally takes a subconscious pride in knowing one’s home turf pretty well. I’m from Cape Town, and I would always scoff at reports of tourists getting lost on Table …
A recent sighting I was fortunate to witness was that of a year-old leopard cub crossing the Sand River to reach its mother on the opposite bank. Definitely a sighting …
Lions, leopards, a cheetah and three wild dog packs! What more could one ask for when it comes to predator viewing? A sure highlight has got to be that of …
Delicious. For many, this word suggests a gastronomic experience. It is a word synonymous with eating or drinking something other-worldly; something mouth-watering and luscious. Most often used in answer to …
You do not have to even leave the confines of the lodge to experience wildlife at its best. For those of you who were here when the Tsalala Pride killed …
Leopard dynamics can cause a long-winded debate on what is true, what is false or otherwise what is calculated assumption based merely on observation. There is a good chance most …
This will probably be a controversial question, given the delightful mother/cub interactions or cubs vs. litter-mates chasing antics that can be seen in a leopard litter or lion pride. But …
When one talks about safari what things come to mind? For most it will be lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo – the Big Five. It will be the whoop …
I am sure a lot of you have built up in your mind some sort of bucket list sighting. You hold this thought in the back of your mind and …
“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual …
Lions will do things on their own time. Just ask anyone who’s sat with them for hours waiting for them to move, and they’ve done nothing except roll over lethargically …
If you have ever been on safari during the summer in South Africa you will be able to associate yourself with what I am about to explain and if you …
We aren’t going to go too deeply into a discussion of the relative intelligence levels of the big cats here, but it struck me the other day that a grasp …
You can’t buy experience. Nor can you buy a grey cap in the Londolozi Boutique shop. The colours we have on offer there are khaki, black, white and then there’s …
On a recent drive with well-renowned wildlife photographer, Sergey Gorshkov, we came across two large elephant bulls feeding alongside the road. Even though we were in search of a leopard, …