My Purple Patch

Irene Nathanson August 21, 2017 1 23

This “purple patch” that I have heard about lately in the Londolozi blogs is quite a remarkable phenomenon not just experienced by the tracker and ranger teams but by guests …

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Mourning The Piva Male: 29 Never-Before-Seen Photos

Amy Attenborough August 19, 2017 1 13

Over the last few days, I have received a barrage of emails from guests expressing their shock and sadness over the death of the Piva male leopard. Some knew him and watched …

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The Week In Pictures #297

Nick Kleer August 18, 2017 11

” In every walk with nature one receives more than he seeks. ” – John Muir This week has been one of some serious ups and downs. It started off with the …

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Leopard Cub Life Lessons

Alistair Smith August 16, 2017 1 11

A sighting of a female leopard and cubs could never, under any circumstances be referred to as ordinary, but I had one of the Nkoveni female and her two seven …

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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

The Week in Pictures #296

Amy Attenborough August 11, 2017 3 23

True to form, we’ve had another amazing week of game viewing on Londolozi in the last seven days. Lions in particular have been prevalent with the arrival of the Styx …

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A Run of Good Luck with Alfie Mathebula

Rob Jeffery August 9, 2017 2 5

Every now and again when guiding, rangers or trackers seem to go through what James Tyrrell recently referred to as a purple patch in his blog. This is a time where …

Wildlife

The Tsalala Pride: A Reunion

Amy Attenborough August 5, 2017 10

Recently the Tsalala Breakaway Pride made a waterbuck kill close to the Londolozi camps. These lions have been spending a lot more time south of the Sand River, moving further away …

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Every Moment Counts

Sylvain Villeroy De Galhau July 29, 2017 6

My four days at Londolozi with my family back in April may have been very similar to those of many of you. We all have this in common that our …

Guests 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

Without A Line in The Water You Won’t Catch Anything

Rob Jeffery July 5, 2017 28

I grew up fishing along the coastline of Cape Agulhas, where the warm Mozambique current meets the cold Benguela current at the southern most tip of Africa. My father is an …

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What A Hungry Elephant Can Teach You

Amy Attenborough July 2, 2017 8

Adult elephant bulls weigh on average about six tons. They eat about five percent of their body weight everyday. This means they’re eating about 300kg or 660 pounds of food. …

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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 …

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The Week in Pictures #289

Pete Thorpe June 23, 2017 13

Yet again, the bush provided some incredible moments for us this past week. Lion dynamics are continuously shifting, leopard cubs are holding on day by day and wild dogs have …

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Why Did The Majingilane Return?

Amy Attenborough June 21, 2017 19

Londolozi has become a sort of ground zero for male lions at the moment. The departure of the Matimba males, the arrival of the two Avoca males, the surprise appearance of …

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