This Week in Pictures #299

James Souchon September 1, 2017 2 13

On the brink of the 300th instalment of This Week in Pictures we look back on another magical week here at Londolozi. Searching for leopard cubs has been a recurring …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What Happens Now: The Piva Male’s Vacant Territory

James Tyrrell August 28, 2017 7 12

Nothing happens in isolation in the bush. Every incident has a knock-on effect, either sizeable or insignificant, from a tree being pushed over by an elephant to the takeover of a pride …

Leopards Wildlife

Farewell to the Piva Male

James Tyrrell August 14, 2017 1 35

In the early hours of Saturday morning, in an incident unseen by human eyes – like so many others in the bush – the Piva male leopard, one of Londolozi’s …

Leopards 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

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 …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

David amongst Goliaths: The 4:4 Male

Callum Gowar July 6, 2017 5 21

I started writing this blog a while ago but had to take it out of the lineup after the untimely death of the Robson’s 4:4 male. I wanted to share with the …

Leopards Wildlife

How Long Can the Majingilane Last?

James Tyrrell June 27, 2017 20

Once more the roars of three lions, not two, were heard in the chill dawn air. It could only be the Majingilane. Waking at intervals through the night, like a diver …

Lions Wildlife

The Claws of a Lion

James Tyrrell June 19, 2017 11

A lion’s claws must be some of the most fearsome weaponry in nature. Not only are they razor sharp and as strong as carbon fibre, but there are 18 of them and …

Lions Wildlife

Leopard Trapped in Tree by Buffalo Herd

Pete Thorpe June 13, 2017 1 4

Tracker Freddy Ngobeni and I set off with our guests one afternoon with the intention of finding buffalo. We had heard reports of a fairly large herd on the western side …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #286

James Tyrrell June 2, 2017 11

Seeing the change in behaviour in the predators in the colder weather has been interesting. I remember Tom Imrie once telling me how the first hour of the morning in the …

Featured Wildlife

Matshipiri Males in Trouble

Amy Attenborough May 29, 2017 19

From being what was once a strong and stable coalition just a short while ago, the Matshipiri male lions are now in serious trouble. In mid- to late April, in an …

Wildlife

A Long Wait

David Dampier May 23, 2017 2 18

There are certain iconic pictures that every guide at Londolozi would like to have the opportunity to take at some stage during their time here. Lions crossing the Sand River, …

Leopards Wildlife

Throwback Thursday: Different Tsalala Breakaway Cubs

James Tyrrell May 18, 2017 5

The beauty of a digital archive is that within a few short clicks you can be reviewing events from way back when, either comparing past with present and trying to …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #283

James Tyrrell May 12, 2017 30

Written and Photographed by Dave Strachan: Not many people debut and retire on the same day. I, however, enter my last two week stint at Londolozi before heading off on …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

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