Leopards Steal From Wild Dogs
Tracker Judas Ngomane and I were following wild dogs on a hunt. Andrea Sithole and Sersant Sibuyi had found them at Finfoot Crossing in the Sand River at first light. …
Tracker Judas Ngomane and I were following wild dogs on a hunt. Andrea Sithole and Sersant Sibuyi had found them at Finfoot Crossing in the Sand River at first light. …
An old male lion, ousted from his territory and suddenly nomadic, will always have a haunted look in his eyes. Without trying to sound fanciful or assume he has human …
It has been a fascinating week at Londolozi. We have had numerous sightings of the Birmingham males all across the reserve, which strongly suggests a territorial expansion. Two of them …
It’s been many, many months since the regular calls of the Majingilane came reverberating down into camp from up at the airstrip. Being serenaded by lions during dinner was a …
The hype around leopard cubs tends to focus around the younger ones. Which female has just given birth? Where is she denning? Can we see the cubs being carried? And …
The surviving cub of the Nanga female leopard was killed by lions this morning. Wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time seems to happen far too regularly for this female, and on the banks of the …
Long-time Londolozi guest and friend Michael Klauber recently posted a question asking about the identification of individual lions; whether there is a system or not, and if so, does it …
Scrub Hares are pretty much a given on night drives. Seeing at least a couple is pretty much guaranteed as you head back to camp, and we’ve amused ourselves greatly …
The problem with digital photographs is that the vast majority never get a second look. Particularly so when it comes to wildlife photos. With high-end cameras firing away at 12 …
People who lose the use of one or more of their senses – particularly sight – will almost always find that to compensate, their other senses become heightened. Blind people …
Early 2016 was quite simply a ridiculous time to see leopard cubs on Londolozi. At one point the Nhlanguleni female was the only territorial female on the reserve to not be …
As some of you may have noticed from posts in the last couple of weeks, the Mashaba Young female leopard is no longer being referred to as that. She is …
The rather subdued roar of a male lion came from near the Londolozi airstrip early in the morning. Within minutes ranger Mrisho Lugenge had found one of the Birmingham males …
With 2017 seeing the senior leopard population of Londolozi taking some serious blows, in the form of the Piva male’s and Xidulu female’s deaths, both killed by the Avoca male …
Horns and antlers always seem to accentuate an animal’s demeanour, mood or appearance. A confrontational buffalo bull staring through the foliage wouldn’t look anywhere near as intimidating without the sleek …