Are Trackers True Detectives?

Rob Jeffery July 8, 2019 14

With a keen eye, intuition and experience, trackers really are like detectives when they attempt to decipher the course of events that took place overnight. The major difference is that …

Featured Lions Wildlife

Young Leopard Makes Good Decision, Avoids Warthog

James Tyrrell June 23, 2019 1 7

I remember a sighting in which I was sitting parked with my guests, watching the Tutlwa female leopard on the opposite river bank to the Londolozi Camps. She was moving …

Leopards Wilderness teachings Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #392

James Tyrrell June 21, 2019 18

I was about to write something about the Wild Dogs about to give birth, but then decided against it, as we’ve discussed the power of the jinx before. I’ll keep …

Photography The Week in Pictures

Nature in its Rawest Form: the Death of a Leopard Cub

Chris Taylor June 8, 2019 1 22

There are many joys of being out in the wilderness and connecting to nature. The African bush can have an addictive effect on many people; as is evident in the …

Leopards Wildlife

Introducing the Tortoise Pan Male Leopard

James Tyrrell June 6, 2019 2 12

Most of you familiar with the Leopards of Londolozi will have some idea about the naming process when a leopard becomes territorial. I use the term “territorial” loosely as territorial behaviour …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

Memory Lane: This Month 5 Years Ago

James Tyrrell June 4, 2019 11

We’re going to start posting a few more of these memory lane-style galleries, as for those of you who’ve followed the Londolozi Blog for a while, it’s great to reminisce …

Featured Photo Journal Wildlife

Leopard Cub Hangs Upside Down!

Bob and Lucie Fjeldstad May 26, 2019 18

A few months ago, my wife and I were on an afternoon safari with Grant Rodewijk and Jerry Hambama. It was getting dark and we were heading back when Jerry …

Leopards Wildlife

The Mashaba Female Leopard: 7 Years Through the Eyes of a Guest

Anthony Goldman May 12, 2019 1 16

Tony Goldman’s name should be familiar to regular readers of the Londolozi Blog. He has contributed some wonderful photographic material in the past, and he recently submitted a series of …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #386

Dean De La Rey May 10, 2019 34

“Wilderness is for me salvation…You are not human if you aren’t changed by the wilderness.” – Ian Player With the rains behind us and the grasses becoming dry, you can …

Birds Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Tsalala Lioness: Acting Like a Leopard

James Tyrrell May 9, 2019 23

Lions are the only social cats, relying on their pride for hunting support and protection. Many aeons ago they were solitary though, and have evolved their social nature over millenia, …

Lions Wildlife

Nhlanguleni Leopard Cub Kill Scrub Hare 7

Leopard Cub Plays With Scrub Hare

James Tyrrell May 6, 2019 13

Wildlife can be frustrating to photograph. I learnt this early on, after yet another exasperating sighting in which I had missed the best of the action. Animals don’t always do …

Leopards Wildlife

A Series of Fortunate Events Leads to an Unbelievable Sighting

Chris Taylor May 2, 2019 17

Our plan for the morning was to go in search of leopard, more specifically the Ximungwe female. If luck was on our side, her two cubs -now approaching seven months …

Leopards Wildlife

Why Abstract Photographs are Often More Captivating

Alex Jordan May 1, 2019 20

It’s easy to stay confined within the rules of ‘standard’ photography, looking to showcase subjects in their ‘natural’ way, but why not tell a story and why stick to the …

Photography Post Processing Wildlife

Three Leopards in a Tree

Guy Brunskill April 17, 2019 14

It had been raining the night before, which is good when following a leopard. It means the cat – presuming it’s a territorial adult – will almost certainly be on …

Leopards Wildlife

Tree Climbing Lions of Londolozi?

Pete Thorpe April 15, 2019 9

Do lions climb trees? This is something I am often asked while out on game drive at Londolozi. Let’s have a look at some of the evidence we have gathered …

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