What it Feels Like to be Surrounded By a Herd of Elephants

Pete Thorpe November 1, 2017 18

It almost seems blasphemy to try and describe this experience in writing but I am going to attempt to do so anyway, as I understand that not all of us …

Guests Safari Experience Wildlife

Lion Pride Reforms

Alex Jordan October 30, 2017 1 12

“There are only two ways to approach life; as a victim or a gallant fighter” – Merle Shain I quote Merle Shain as this is the epitome of life in …

Lions Wildlife

Leopard cub, tamboti female, tree 2017 Bennet Mathonsi

How Patience Leads You To Four Leopards

Londolozi Guest October 23, 2017 2 13

“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Patience certainly paid off for us on this particular morning. Let us tell …

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The Week in Pictures #304

Kevin Power October 13, 2017 8

Triskaidekaphobia – the fear of the number 13. Many people would have woken up this morning feeling a little uneasy with it being Friday the 13th. I think this is …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Leopard Chases Ground Hornbill From Kill

James Souchon October 8, 2017 1 9

The last time I drove long-time Londolozi guests Chris and Jane Wood, we were incredibly lucky (due to a fantastic spot by tracker Rich Mthabeni) to come across a pangolin …

Leopards Wildlife

Resilience is What Gets You Through Life

James Tyrrell October 2, 2017 3 11

Only a few weeks ago we ran a post that examined the injury sustained by the Ndzanzeni female, the last leopard in the lineage of the original Mother Leopard with …

Leopards Wildlife

An Incredible Introductory Experience at Londolozi

Alex Jordan September 7, 2017 1 7

The first time you visit Africa you may arrive with expectations of what you have seen in documentaries, read on the Londolozi Blog or viewed on the internet. All of …

Leopards Wildlife

Which Cub Survives?

James Tyrrell September 6, 2017 12

Very often in a litter of leopard cubs (I’m going to deal exclusively with litters of two here), one cub is more nervous than the other. Virtually every time a …

Leopards Wildlife

The Original Mother Leopard: End of a Lineage?

James Tyrrell September 4, 2017 2 13

The first leopard to be viewed consistently on Londolozi was simply known as “the Mother”. Whilst other skittish leopards had been glimpsed occasionally as they made furtive dashes for cover …

Leopards Wildlife

Leopards Mating, Hyenas Waiting and a Warthog in a Tree…

Pete Thorpe August 8, 2017 3 13

“Male leopard tracks head north towards the Manyeleti River. They look fresh.” Those were the words I was delighted to hear from tracker, Bennet Mathonsi. We had been driving around …

Leopards Safari Experience Wildlife

How to Raise Two Cubs

James Tyrrell August 6, 2017 4 13

The last time a leopard on Londolozi successfully raised two cubs was in 2012, when the Tutlwa female’s 2011 litter (including the Nhlanguleni female) was pushed into full independence. The …

Cubs Den Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #294

Callum Gowar July 28, 2017 2 6

The icy bite in the morning air is gradually being replaced by more manageable, warmer temperatures, indicative of the slow arrival of spring. Albeit rather inconsistent, these warmer temperatures are …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

A Not-So-Short Nap

Sean Zeederberg July 17, 2017 5

Feeling tired? Not enough sleep last night? I know waking up at the crack of dawn isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but why wouldn’t anyone want to be out and …

General Nature Wildlife

One Square Metre

Helen Young July 16, 2017 4

A wise old tracker once told me “a good guide can take a game drive in a square meter. A great guide can take 10 game drives in the same …

General Nature Wildlife

Three Leopards in a Tree

James Tyrrell July 11, 2017 3 13

I generally like the lesser-known leopards. Partly because as leopards I believe the more mystery they have about them the better, and partly because by default they tend to inhabit the further …

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