The Week in Pictures #308

Pete Thorpe November 10, 2017 9

The daily reports of new migratory birds arriving have continued this past week. Although not the first one to do so, I personally ticked off my first Jacobin and Levaillants’ …

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Can Leopards Change Their Spots?

James Tyrrell November 7, 2017 3 20

When I first moved to the bush a leopard was a leopard, and I couldn’t have told them apart even if I had wanted to. Female, male, sub-adult… to me …

Leopards Wildlife

Ntsevu Pride Update

James Tyrrell November 6, 2017 14

The Ntsevu pride are hard to pin down. I don’t mean physically of course, but more in terms of how they operate, their internal pride dynamics, and the predictability of …

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Where Does a Leopard Hide Her Cubs?

James Tyrrell November 5, 2017 3 10

The history of the Nhlanguleni female leopard is a bit of an up-and-down one, with long periods of no sightings, then a sudden spate of viewing as she appears on …

Leopards

The Week in Pictures #307

James Tyrrell November 3, 2017 8

The two big stories out of Londolozi this week are one sad and one happy. The sad one is the loss of the Mashaba female’s litter of three. Aged only …

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Lion Pride Reforms

Alex Jordan October 30, 2017 1 12

“There are only two ways to approach life; as a victim or a gallant fighter” – Merle Shain I quote Merle Shain as this is the epitome of life in …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #306

Alex Jordan October 27, 2017 4 19

“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy” – Ernest Hemingway The dust at Londolozi has begun to settle and the …

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Have the Nkoveni Cubs Been Killed?

James Tyrrell October 22, 2017 4 15

Happy endings, it seems, are a rarity in the bush. The reality out here is that life is fragile, and whether you are a dung beetle, impala lamb or leopard …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #305

James Tyrrell October 20, 2017 5

A collaboration TWIP this week, as we eagerly await the arrival of the first impala lambs. The first one is usually spotted in early November, but late October arrivals have …

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The Week in Pictures #304

Kevin Power October 13, 2017 8

Triskaidekaphobia – the fear of the number 13. Many people would have woken up this morning feeling a little uneasy with it being Friday the 13th. I think this is …

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How Well do Hyenas Hear?

James Tyrrell October 10, 2017 1 12

It is well-established that leopards will hoist their kills into trees to get them out of reach of hyenas and lions. Many times we have watched the Leopards of Londolozi …

Wildlife

Resilience is What Gets You Through Life

James Tyrrell October 2, 2017 3 11

Only a few weeks ago we ran a post that examined the injury sustained by the Ndzanzeni female, the last leopard in the lineage of the original Mother Leopard with …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #299.5

James Tyrrell September 8, 2017 9

So it seems there was a hiccup as we approached the 300th edition of The Week in Pictures. A glitch in the system. Our system. We’ll reveal all next week, …

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An Incredible Introductory Experience at Londolozi

Alex Jordan September 7, 2017 1 7

The first time you visit Africa you may arrive with expectations of what you have seen in documentaries, read on the Londolozi Blog or viewed on the internet. All of …

Leopards Wildlife

Which Cub Survives?

James Tyrrell September 6, 2017 12

Very often in a litter of leopard cubs (I’m going to deal exclusively with litters of two here), one cub is more nervous than the other. Virtually every time a …

Leopards Wildlife

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