A Morning With the Piva Male
Living and working in the bush, we are constantly reminded of what a privilege it is to be in the presence of wild animals. No two days in the bush …
Living and working in the bush, we are constantly reminded of what a privilege it is to be in the presence of wild animals. No two days in the bush …
Now that the female ostrich has found some male companions, we thought it appropriate to stress just how incredible it is that this bird is still around today. Ostriches typically …
There are many different ways to approach The Week in Pictures. Often one can talk about the different seasons, weather, sightings of animals and their movements. This week I wanted …
Two weeks ago we ran a post that looked at the possibility of the Mashaba female finally forcing her cub into independence. The reasons we cited were that she had …
It took me a long time to see leopards mating for the first time and it wasn’t until early last year that I got to witness this rare moment for …
To witness animals mating in the wild is always an intriguing spectacle. It provides amusement and wonder for everyone watching and sometimes a few awkward giggles as well. As a …
As mentioned a few days ago in an update on the Mhangeni pride, no-one can really predict with any amount of certainty what is going to happen from one day …
A few weeks ago we ran a post on the impending independence of the Mashaba young female. At the age of 14 months, we speculated that it probably wasn’t too …
Things are getting slightly confusing on the lion front these days. Whereas in years past territorial lines amongst the Lions of Londolozi have – at least for the most part …
The stubbornly dynamic presence and movements of leopards in the wild makes for a fascinating study. In an area as well-suited and sought-after by leopards as the Sabi Sands, the …
This week a very definite theme of animals in their environment seems to have emerged in this photographic collaboration between me and James Tyrrell. With the dry weather putting pressure …
Textbooks can be necessarily vague when it comes to giving facts and figures about wild animals, and when looking up the age of leopard independence, one will generally read that they …
In July 2015 our guide, Andrea Campbell, wrote a blog entitled “The Most Hardcore Animal in the Bush: the Female Leopard” and during our recent visit to Londolozi we enjoyed …
The Sparta pride made a welcome return to Londolozi, moving through the open woodland areas south and west of the Maxabene, before eventually settling near the Tugwaan riverbed, with one of …