The Week in Pictures #465

James Tyrrell November 13, 2020 24

First things first: the bird in this week’s ID Challenge: It was a Thick-billed Cuckoo. Heard more than they’re seen, they’re a good tick to have on your bird list. …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #34

James Tyrrell November 8, 2020 18

Small birds, tiny lion cubs and a crazy wild dog chase. This week was full of variety at Londolozi Game Reserve… Enjoy this Week in Video…

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The Week in Pictures #464

James Tyrrell November 6, 2020 21

The proliferation of life at this time every year is utterly astounding. It’s the birds that have really stolen the show over the last ten days; nests have been discovered …

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The Tsalala Lions: Still Alive and Well. For Now

James Tyrrell November 4, 2020 27

The Tsalala female and her daughter dodged a proverbial bullet a few days ago, walking within 100 metres of the full Nkuhuma Pride where they were lying above the Manyelethi …

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Ntsevu Lion Cub Gets Carried

Guy Brunskill November 3, 2020 23

We had received reports that one of the females part of the Ntsevu pride had recently given birth to a new litter. None of us had yet seen any of …

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Habituating a Leopard Cub

James Tyrrell October 31, 2020 19

It’s a beautiful thing winning the trust of a wild animal, especially one as enigmatic and vulnerable as a leopard cub. It’s certainly not that they begin to trust you, …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago? #9

James Tyrrell October 27, 2020 23

We haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I was in the archives recently and happened across a photo I hadn’t seen in a year or so, so thought …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #32

James Tyrrell October 25, 2020 20

We continue where we left off last week, on site with some members of the Nkuhuma pride near where they had their buffalo kill. The we join some Nyala, some …

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An Encounter with the Ntsevu Pride’s Newest Member

Nick Sims October 22, 2020 30

Since March I have been relishing the thought of getting back to the bush. During the course of the last few months I would often ponder as to what the …

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ANOTHER Leopard Cub: This One Shouldn’t Exist

James Tyrrell October 13, 2020 1 40

Speechless. That was the word that leaped to mind. When Managing Director Chris Kane-Berman reported a leopard with a 3-4 month old cub on a kill a couple of kilometres …

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Flat Rock Male Jumping River Grant Rodewijk

Is the Flat Rock Male Moving On?

James Tyrrell October 7, 2020 2 22

In the harsh world of nature in which a happy ending is a rarity, every so often an animal does catch a break. The Flat Rock male’s arrival at Londolozi, …

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Why Leopards are Like Hermit Crabs

James Tyrrell October 6, 2020 1 15

Well, they’re not. In appearance, anatomy, habitat, size… literally nothing about them is similar apart from the fact that they are both organic life forms. BUT…when their place of residence …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #29

James Tyrrell October 4, 2020 20

A whole spectrum of wildlife was encountered this week, with probably the most intense sighting being the Ntsevu pride stealing a kill from a young female leopard. As we head …

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The Week in Pictures #459

James Tyrrell October 2, 2020 24

The rain came in full force last night with a good 20mm soaking the reserve. This is nowhere near what we can get in one downpour, but it certainly gives us …

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The Week in Pictures #458

James Tyrrell September 25, 2020 26

First up, the answer to this week’s Mystery Bird Challenge: it was none other than a Crowned Eagle. This was the first one I’ve seen at Londolozi in 10 years …

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