Whispers from the Den: A Glimpse into the Secret Life of Hyena Cubs

Nic Glassock May 1, 2025 16

There’s a subtle kind of magic that comes with late afternoons in the bush. Just before the sun dips below the horizon, the air becomes cool and still—the world is …

General Nature Safari Experience Wildlife

Young Giraffe is Lost to a Clan of Hyenas

Pete Thorpe October 6, 2019 11

Sometimes just before game drive while we wait for guests on the Londolozi Camp Decks or in the car parks, we hear noises from the wilderness outside that evoke immediate …

General Nature Safari Experience Wildlife

Just How Efficient is Nature’s Cleanup Crew?

James Tyrrell August 4, 2018 19

Those who saw yesterday’s Week in Pictures would have seen the second and third photos of a whole lot of vultures feeding on an elephant carcass. The elephant was a young …

Wilderness teachings Wildlife

Mating Hyenas: Incredibly Rare Footage

James Tyrrell December 14, 2017 10

It will come as a surprise to many people that spotted hyenas are generally representative of a highly developed and pristine ecosystem. Misunderstood by many and vilified by some, these …

Wildlife

Mhangeni Pride Brings Down Buffalo

Bruce Arnott November 8, 2017 9

With the sixteen-strong Mangheni pride spending most of their time west of Londolozi we had not had a sighting of them on Londolozi soil for a couple of weeks. When …

Wildlife

Lion Warfare: The Old Adversaries Return

James Tyrrell July 29, 2015 11

The hyenas are back with a vengeance! With the departure of the Majingilane from central and eastern Londolozi, it seems that new coalitions aren’t the only thing that the resident …

Wildlife

Incredible Lions vs Hyenas

James Tyrrell September 29, 2014 20

I don’t want to write too much about this sighting. Because I can’t. Short of saying it was the single most awesome sighting I have probably ever been witness to …

Wildlife

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