The Week in Pictures #328

Grant Rodewijk March 30, 2018 6 5

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 …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Birmingham Male Lions Push Further Onto Londolozi

James Tyrrell March 29, 2018 14

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 …

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Leopard Cub Approaches One Year

James Tyrrell March 28, 2018 1 5

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 …

Leopards

How To Identify Lions

James Tyrrell March 24, 2018 11

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 …

Lions Wildlife

Photo Feature: Tsalala Cubs of 2011

James Tyrrell March 22, 2018 17

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 …

Lions Photo Journal Wildlife

The Cat’s Whiskers

James Tyrrell March 20, 2018 23

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 …

General Nature Leopards Wildlife

Hyena Steals Kill From Leopard. Leopard Steals it Back.

James Tyrrell March 18, 2018 13

When a group of people with a combined bush experience of around 80 years is raving about how incredible a sighting was, you know it was pretty spectacular. We were …

Leopards Wildlife

Introducing the Ximungwe Female Leopard

James Tyrrell March 14, 2018 1 11

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 …

Leopards Wildlife

Can a Dead Tree Still Be a Tree of Life?

Alex Jordan March 11, 2018 1 7

Out on drive in the African bush one may see hundreds, if not thousands of trees that have fallen. Trees ring-barked by elephants, disabling them from receiving nutrients to vital …

General Nature Photography Wilderness teachings

The Power of Black and White

Alex Jordan March 6, 2018 18

“I believe that if black-and-white photography is done correctly, it can convey much more emotion and a deeper meaning than colour ever could. It’s as if by subtracting colour, the …

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The Mashaba Young Female: Where to Next?

James Tyrrell March 1, 2018 3 12

The Mashaba young female was born in May 2015 and is now fully independent, yet has not established a territory for herself. Nomadic around the fringes of her mothers territory …

Leopards Wildlife

Mhangeni Lionesses with Birmingham Males: What Does This Mean?

James Tyrrell February 27, 2018 9

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 …

Lions Wildlife

Another Missing Leopard Cub Found Alive!

James Tyrrell February 19, 2018 6 19

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 …

Leopards Wildlife

When a Leopard Cub Grows Up

James Tyrrell February 17, 2018 3 20

The real value of a platform like this one (the Blog) is that the longer it runs for, the more it increases in value as an archive of information. By …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #322

Alex Jordan February 16, 2018 30

All the rangers at Londolozi have specific trees around the reserve in which they’re dying to see a leopard. There’s a particular dead Schotia in the north that I have …

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