Tree Climbing Lions – The Lioness, The Marula Tree And The Ostrich
Assume nothing and expect the unexpected! On a recent morning game drive, these two phrases held true once again. A lioness… in a marula tree… feeding on an ostrich – …
Assume nothing and expect the unexpected! On a recent morning game drive, these two phrases held true once again. A lioness… in a marula tree… feeding on an ostrich – …
Searching for birds is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when planning that first safari to Africa. However, soon after touching down in the wilderness areas of …
The Sand River has risen and as we enter the New Year, the timing couldn’t be more apt. It goes without saying that many of us may find ourselves reflecting …
On the first afternoon drive with a new set of guests, Tracker Bennett Mathonsi and I decided to start out by heading down to the causeway, a low-level bridge that …
Over the past few weeks, the large majority of migratory birds at Londolozi have arrived. There are around 66 different bird species that join us here at Londolozi for our …
Right from the get-go, I have felt particularly fond of the Ximungwe Young Male. He was the very first leopard cub I ever saw. Not only was that first glimpse …
Each new dawn on safari is met with rangers, trackers, and guests eager to start exploring and piecing together what events unfolded through the night. While we are sleeping, most …
As you spend more time observing animal behaviour, you often start to wonder what life is like from their perspective. The discussion usually leads to a comparison of predators versus …
No one can argue that watching a herd of elephants or even just one lone bull is fascinating – not only in terms of observing their behaviour but also admiring …
Every step I take here at Londolozi leads me to a new adventure and a lot of these seem to start with the Londolozi airstrip. I certainly can’t help but …
One of my favourite things to do on a game drive at Londolozi is to park at the bottom of the airstrip on the way back home in the evenings …
“The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether we like …
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, …
The biggest event of this week was actually a non-event: no longer do we have an active Wild Dog den on Londolozi. The two adults from the pack that have …
The Ntsevu pride are found far from their normal hunting grounds. For once, the wild dog den is peaceful, with no drama that we can see (apart from a huge …