Do Leopards Play?
This will probably be a controversial question, given the delightful mother/cub interactions or cubs vs. litter-mates chasing antics that can be seen in a leopard litter or lion pride. But …
This will probably be a controversial question, given the delightful mother/cub interactions or cubs vs. litter-mates chasing antics that can be seen in a leopard litter or lion pride. But …
Leopards and elephants certainly seem to be the theme this week, with the giant pachyderms being seen more and more frequently feeding on the by-now abundant marula fruits up on …
Firstly, the Mystery Bird from yesterday. Almost everyone got it right: the answer was an African Fish Eagle. Most large eagles have much darker or barred tails, so the all-white …
It’s fairly boring to be discussing the weather, but we were meant to be pretty much swimming our way out on drive right about now. The predicted rainfall for last …
Even an adult wildebeest wouldn’t go very far between four lionesses, two big male lions and 13 cubs. One unlucky individual got encircled in a Tamboti thicket recently, and ended …
On a recent drive with well-renowned wildlife photographer, Sergey Gorshkov, we came across two large elephant bulls feeding alongside the road. Even though we were in search of a leopard, …
The movements of Londolozi’s lion prides are usually dictated by either the season or the resident male population. Lionesses might be hiding their cubs from an invading male coalition, or …
Round 3 of Tony Goldman’s wildlife highlights is here, with another fantastic batch of photos! Tony sent us a wonderful large collection after his last stay, so we had to …
It’s not often that I’m glad I’m wrong, but a recent mistimed blog post that I scheduled to be posted when I was away from the lodge apparently came out …
The Mashaba female leopard is apparently heavily pregnant again. I haven’t seen her myself in a couple of weeks, but reports from rangers in the field state that she may …
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera” – Dorothea Lange Why do we take photographs? Each individual will have a different answer to …
With the rains that we have had over the last few weeks, lush green vegetation has burst, and the herbivores of the reserve are looking a lot healthier with all …
A few years ago I was fortunate to live and work in South Africa. Given that I am keen amateur wildlife photographer, I spent as much of my spare time …
First things first: Mystery Bird #4: The bird in the picture is a Dark Chanting Goshawk. Well done to those who got the right answer. The combination of plumage colour …
I’m cheating a little here as not every photo was from this week, but I’ve been away on leave and wanted to fill up some space with some photos from …