What Is Next For The Shingi Male Leopard?

Ross Cheshire April 7, 2026 7 8

The Shingi Male Leopard is now just over two years old. Born in January 2024 to the Nkoveni Female, he is at the age where we expect to see his …

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The Week In Pictures #744

Keagan Chasenski March 13, 2026 3 11

There is a particular magic to the bush at the turn of autumn. Although the grass is still long, thick and green from the summer rains, it’s just beginning to …

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The Week In Pictures #742

Kate Tennick February 27, 2026 3 16

This past week carried a quiet intensity, the kind that rewards patience and presence in equal measure. From long track and finds that ended high in the branches of jackalberry …

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The Week in Pictures #738

Chris Taylor January 30, 2026 1 12

We often touch on the weather in these introductory paragraphs of The Week in Pictures but the past week at Londolozi has been unlike any other I have experienced. With …

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Male Lions Like Swimming More Than You Think!

Ross Cheshire January 28, 2026 10

Some sightings stay with you long after they’ve ended. This was one of them. On the final afternoon drive of 2025, something unbelievable happened. Its always been my dream to …

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Ottawa Pack Pressure: A Morning with Wild Dogs and Wildebeest

Ross Cheshire January 7, 2026 11

A recent morning’s sighting with the Ottawa Pack of wild dogs unfolded slowly and kept us focused for a long period of time, with several changes in pace and direction …

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The Evolutionary ‘Why’ Of The Cuckoo

Ross Cheshire December 9, 2025 6

The idea for this post actually came from a guest I had the other day. I was genuinely stumped by a question they asked: “What is the evolutionary advantage of …

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The Week in Pictures #728

Chris Taylor November 21, 2025 1 13

“No one anointed us ruler of this kingdom. It is not ours to own. We are simply one of the animal species on our planet; not separate, not superior. We …

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Xinkhova Female Leopard – Still Waiting for Her First Litter

Ross Cheshire October 6, 2025 7 9

Watching the Xinkhova Female grow from an adventurous youngster into an independent leopard has been an incredible journey. Approaching five years old, she has certainly reached sexual maturity, a stage …

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A Northward Shift By The Gijima Male Lions

Ross Cheshire September 22, 2025 13

Over the last few weeks, the Gijima Males have been appearing more frequently on Londolozi. For a long time, they stuck mostly to the southern parts of the Sabi Sand, …

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Seven Years Living in the Wild: A Love Letter to Londolozi

Jess Shillaw September 1, 2025 1 44

In the quiet corner of the African bush, a young woman arrived in 2018 with nothing more than a dream and a heart that beats to the rhythm of the …

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The Silent Language of Alarm Calls

Ross Cheshire August 11, 2025 1 8

Life Sibuyi, my tracker, often reminds me, “You can hear far further than you can see.” At first, it felt like one of those throwaway sayings, but I quickly realised …

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Leopard in the Light: Trying to Capture and Make the Most of a Photographic Opportunity

Kirst Joscelyne July 23, 2025 1 16

One of the most iconic scenes in the African wilderness is a leopard draped effortlessly across the limbs of a marula or leadwood tree. It’s a moment that stills the …

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The Life of a Firefly

Jess Shillaw July 22, 2025 8

As a little girl, I truly believed fireflies were fairies. On warm summer evenings, I’d sit in the garden watching their gentle glow drift through the dusk like tiny lanterns, …

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A Morning To Remember

Ross Cheshire July 17, 2025 9

It’s mornings like this that remind me why we wake before the sun and set off into the bush with no real script—just the hope that the wilderness will reveal …

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